April, 2014

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Strategic Workforce Planning is the Way Forward

Cielo HR Leader

'Thought Leadership Discussion: Steve Hunt, Director of Resourcing, Thales Group. While McKinsey’s famous ‘war for talent’ may have dwindled to little more than a skirmish in many markets over recent years, it never died out completely and has remained hard fought in many of the emerging nations in the east and the south. And now, with signs of recovery in the U.S., UK and other established economies, it seems set to erupt again around the globe in all its past fury.

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What Are Your Employees Up To? How to Uncover the Truth with a Time Tracking System

Insperity

Time and attendance automation can be a beautiful thing. It can cut down on errors from manual processing and the time it takes to reconcile your payroll. But, don’t stop there. It also can help your human resources strategy and improve your bottom line. When you manage your employees’ time efficiently, your business can run more effectively. Staffing, productivity and compliance all become clear.

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How “One Culture” Made MGM Resorts International a Billion-Dollar Brand

Achievers

What would you change about your company if you knew you’d be bankrupt tomorrow? Over the last 30 years, MGM Resorts International has become the billion-dollar brand we know today through mergers and acquisitions. It’s the second largest gaming company in the world by revenue and employs 62,000 employees at its resorts around the globe. Yet, during the economic downturn of 2009, MGM Resorts found itself in a dire situation: the company was within hours of filing for bankruptcy.

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New research reveals Diversity & Inclusion efforts well-intentioned, but lacking

Bersin with Deloitte

Today at IMPACT 2014: The Business of Talent, we’re launching new Bersin by Deloitte research on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) nine months in the making. Our study of 245 organizations with operations in North America, 56 percent of which are global or multinational, reveals no shortage of good intentions when it comes to fostering an […].

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Investing in HR Software: How to Get Internal Buy-in

Buying HR software is a major decision. That’s why finding the right provider based on your needs and ensuring key decision makers are on board is vital. Download Paycor’s guide for tips to address common concerns across your buying committee.

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Workable teams up with Facebook to help mobile startups grow

Workable

Why does Workable know what it’s like to build a fast-growth startup? Because we are one. Growing a company from five to fifty staff members is one of the hardest and most rewarding things anyone can work on. To succeed you need to have the best tools available. “ That is why we liked FbStart and why we were one of the first companies to support the program.

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Leadership Lessons from Gandhi

DDI

We revisit Gandhi's life through his words and discuss how you can apply them to your leadership today.

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Childhood obesity is on the rise

Revolutionary Wellness

Listening to the radio, reading news media or even watching television the message is the same “childhood obesity is on the rise”. In 2010, the World Health Organization reported nearly 43 million children below age 5 were overweight! The CDC is reporting 18% of adolescents aged 12-19, 20% of children aged 6-11 and 10% of 2-5 year olds are now obese!

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Five Strategies to Develop the Modern Manager

Achievers

Bad managers are the number one reason employees quit, but good managers have the power to drive results. Performance is 35 percent higher when teams are led by strong management; moreover, engaged employees are also much more likely to stay with the organization, reducing turnover costs. With these kinds of results on the line, who wouldn’t want to give their managers the tools they need to become great at their jobs?

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The Five Elements Of A ‘Simply Irresistible’ Organization

Bersin with Deloitte

New Deloitte Global Human Capital Research shows that organizations today must work hard to create a meaningful, humanistic work environment to drive engagement, performance, and a magnetic attraction in the market. And this is good business. The Great Place to Work Institute has published studies which show that the “100 best places to work” outperformed the S&P 500 by […].

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Secrets to the Switch: Choosing the Best HR Software in 2023

Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

Does your organization need more productivity (and less pain) from your HR software? With the increase of technology-dependent remote work and highly sophisticated cyber threats on the rise, it's critical to successfully implement an HR platform that can help your organization see actionable information in real-time to hit all your key workforce KPIs.

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How to Go Paperless and Save 15 Hours per Month

AccountSight

How businesses and independent consultants can reduce their paperwork, cut costs and save time.

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Time Management in the Future

CakeHR

A while back, I wrote about what time management looked like a hundred years ago. The military’s need to be able to coordinate its numerous activities, for example, spurred the development of a reliable sturdy wristwatch to replace the cumbersome and delicate pocket watch, and industry’s need to reduce how long it took to make widgets and other commodities led Mr.

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Searching for Potential – On the Basketball Court and in the Workplace

DDI

Evaluating talent—especially leadership talent—is fraught with vague ideas and lack of agreement about what leadership “potential” is.

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I found myself in a state of health that I never thought I could reach

Revolutionary Wellness

As a career driven person, I had focused all my energy on work and very little on health and fitness. As the years progressed, so did the numbers on the scale. Finally reaching my highest weight of 273lbs, I knew I had to split my focus and direct some of that energy on my health. As I began researching gyms in my area, a close friend of mine said that he had worked with a trainer in the past and recommended a guy by the name of Jack Kunkel.

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2023 HR Technology Trends: What's New and What's Next

Speaker: Ben Eubanks - Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research & Advisory

The world of HR has changed so much in recent years, and so have the technologies and tools that support HR and talent leaders. But frankly, keeping up with the ever-changing HR tech landscape can feel like another full-time job. That's why we're sharing with you this webinar session with Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer for Lighthouse Research & Advisory.

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Aligning Your Workforce: One, Two, Three Strikes – You’re Out

Achievers

Picture this: it’s the bottom of the ninth and bases are loaded. Two outs and you’re down by three. Batter up! That’s you. The worst thing you can do right now is strike out. You look up at your coach for your play, but … wait, your coach isn’t there. You glance out the field and realize that your team has no idea what to do next. Okay. You think. Now what?

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Is Saba Coming Back?

Bersin with Deloitte

Saba Software, the pioneer of the enterprise LMS business (yes, they really did define this market), seems to be coming back. I had the opportunity to attend the 2014 user conference and things feel different. I've been following Saba for more than 14 years now (I used client/server version – Saba 3.0), and the company […].

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How to Go Paperless and Save 15 Hours per Month

AccountSight

How businesses and independent consultants can reduce their paperwork, cut costs and save time.

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How to Achieve More Next Quarter

Workboard

Commit to fewer goals and better execution. It's goal setting time and many of us are also self-assessing accomplishments against last quarter's goals. Q1 can be a hard quarter, but there are two things that exacerbate that: 1) too many goals to come anywhere close to achievement and 2) too little attention to goals after they're set. A lot of readers have shared how hard it is to keep goals visible week over week and how seldom they review goals once set.

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The HR Leader’s Guide to Recruiting & Hiring

62% of Paycor survey respondents say we’re in a permanent talent shortage. By 2030, we’ll see more jobs than workers (BCG).

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The Impact of Personality on Leadership

DDI

A leader may possess the skills to engage and mobilise people when times are good. But, if their perfectionistic derailer rears its ugly head, they are more likely to micromanage than mobilise.

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I have never met anyone with the wealth of knowledge that Jack has, he is a consummate professional

Revolutionary Wellness

Making the decision to change doesn’t come easy for most of us, I am no exception. As you can imagine at sixty two years old letting go of old habits is a challenge. I was fortunate to make the acquaintance of Jack Kunkel. We talked briefly at first, and the more we talked the more I realized the solutions we discussed was personal and built around my specific needs.

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The Ultimate Check-List: 8 Manager Essentials

Achievers

Your employees are your biggest and most important asset. When you think about where you’re investing efforts to keep employees engaged, aligned and recognized, what comes to mind? Cash bonuses? Celebrating their tenure? Perhaps it’s a fruitcake on their birthday. Well, what if we told you that the secret weapon to driving employee success was your managers?

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Wiley Acquires CrossKnowledge: New Player in Corporate Learning

Bersin with Deloitte

Most of us know John Wiley and Sons. as a book publisher. The company published two of my books (through the well known Pfeiffer imprint) and most HR and L&D professionals run into the company at trade shows and industry events promoting new books, authors, and a tools for HR and corporate learning. Well surprise: […].

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Upskilling HR: Future-Proof Your HR Career

Speaker: Jeanne Achille - CEO, The Devon Group

Is your HR department running around barefoot like the shoemaker's children? If so, you're on a collision course with the ever-changing realities of the workplace, which necessitate strong HR tech skills. In this webinar, we'll look at why HR should invest in learning to ensure organizational resiliency and employee retention. Consider it self-care as we discuss how to future-proof your own career through the opportunities provided by upskilling.

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How To Do Brainstorming For Problem Solving

TheHRBlog

Chances are that you would have come across the concept of using Brainstorming at one time or another in your corporate career. Brainstorming is the most used and abused word in the corporate corridors. If done in a fit and proper manner, the benefits of using brainstorming for problem solving are immense. What is Brainstorming? Brainstorming is a conference technique by which […].

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6 Lessons for a First Time Manager

Workboard

These six tips can help you quickly transition to a great manager of a high velocity team. Congratulations, you’re a manager! Your performance, hard work, and commitment made you great at your job, but now your job is managing a team. Rather than relying on yourself, you’ll need to work with and through your team coordinating, prioritizing and delegating work to achieve results.

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Volunteering, Job Interviews, and Cat Videos. Oh My!

DDI

What advice would you give yourself if you could travel back in time to when you were preparing for your first “real” job interview?

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He has helped me get the life I deserve back!!

Revolutionary Wellness

I was lucky enough to meet Jack after I was selected to be a participant in a local weight loss challenge. I was an athlete all through high-school so I knew my competitive side would help me through the challenge. I also knew however that I needed help to keep going once the challenge was over. I was at my heaviest weight, and I really noticed it in recent photos, and was completely ashamed.

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Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template

When it comes to benefits, communication is critical. To help you easily explain your offerings at open enrollment, Paycor created an open enrollment sample letter (and a few tips). Download this free Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template today.