Advos
MAY 4, 2017
Happy Friday. Our weekly recap of funding, mergers & acquisition, and partnership news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace is below. Sign-up for our weekly Hot in HR newsletter to get these updates via email. FUNDING. Next Insurance raises $29 million for online platform that targets small businesses with tailored plans.
Cornerstone On Demand
MAY 3, 2017
While more than 75 percent of CEOs say gender equality is part of their top 10 business priorities, women remain underrepresented across every level of the corporate pipeline—comprising just 37 percent of management positions and 19 percent of C-Suite positions, according to a recent study from McKinsey and LeanIn.org. This gender disparity doesn't stem from the inability of women to perform at top levels.
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HR Bartender
APRIL 30, 2017
Momentum is the strength or force that allows something to continue to grow stronger or faster over time. We tend to think of momentum in the context of objects – such as the rock gained momentum as it rolled downhill. But it occurred to me that momentum applies to activities – support for a project can gain momentum. If workplace activities can gain momentum, then we need to be focused on how to increase it.
Lighthouse
MAY 3, 2017
As HR is increasing its presence as a strategic part of the business, key performance indicators, or KPIs, are becoming a key part of the language for discussing how it is actually performing. Recruiting, in some ways, is actually easier to measure because it is very similar to sales: you either have results or you don’t. This is evidenced by our recent study on talent acquisition priorities , where half of talent leaders said that they were focused on improving the recruiting process over
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nettime solutions
MAY 3, 2017
Risk is often thought of as something that happens from the outside –– such as a natural catastrophe or economic slump. Yet risk exists within your own business. And if you still use paper time sheets and time cards with your employees, you may be exposing your payroll process to a great deal of risk. Take employee time theft, for example. No one likes to think of employees stealing.
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HR Bartender
MAY 4, 2017
One of the things I love about my health insurance company is that they offer webinars and workshops to both members and the community. I’ve been able to get the latest info from a doctor about the Zika virus. They also hold nutrition workshops. Recently, I attended a Deskercise workshop (aka activities we can do at our desk). Because I work from home, I’m very conscious of the need to get active.
DecisionWise
MAY 2, 2017
Which Employee Engagement Survey Method is Best? Employee Engagement Scare Tactics. It’s rare these days to pick up an HR publication or attend a conference that isn’t at least partially dedicated to employee engagement. Many of these articles or events begin with alarming—although not always accurate—quotes like “over three-fourths of your employees are actively disengaged, and unlikely to be making a positive contribution to the organization.
nettime solutions
MAY 3, 2017
On paper and according to the Black’s Law Dictionary, the term employee is defined as “a person in the service of another under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, where the employer has the power or right to control and direct the employee in the material details of how the work is to be performed.”. To be practical, employees are what make, build and grow a business.
Cornerstone On Demand
MAY 4, 2017
Bacon and eggs. Peanut butter and jelly. Chocolate and peanut butter. Learning and performance? Some things are just better together! Certainly you have heard of the trends going on in performance management; specifically the move towards doing away with ratings and focusing in on how best to truly develop employees. Some companies, like Amazon, T-Mobile and Deloitte, are foregoing the ratings part of performance reviews all together.
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The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.
HR Bartender
MAY 5, 2017
I know I’m a little late with a reference to “ Take Our Kids to Work Day ” but I believe the concept is one we should embrace year around. It’s important for us to expose kids to work. Because someday they’re going to enter the workforce and we want them to be prepared. In career development, that first level – often labeled entry – is where we learn those key attributes of being a good employee.
Justworks
MAY 2, 2017
On April 4th, 2016, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that will provide 12 weeks paid family leave benefits to employees in the state of New York. The New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (PFLBL) will go into effect January 1, 2018. Read below for an overview of the PFLBL and how it will impact both your business and employees. What does the PFLBL require?
nettime solutions
MAY 3, 2017
With 90% of American adults owning a cell phone and 58% of those using a smartphone, it’s no surprise that stratus time’s mobile module is a hot topic among our clients (Source: Pew Research Internet Project ). As a technical sales engineer for nettime solutions, I demo stratus time’s mobile interface daily, and frequently hear the following questions from our clients and prospects in the HR and IT industry: 1.
WorkHuman
MAY 5, 2017
It’s easy to remember the bad boss. The person who didn’t give you feedback or coaching. The leader who wouldn’t engage in ongoing conversations or feedback because she was too busy with her own job to stop and spend time recognizing good performance in the trenches. I’ve had that boss. Early in my career, I worked as a recruiter in a bustling HR department.
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Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.
EmployeeConnect
MAY 2, 2017
Try to visualise a situation where you have to sell jobs for your organisation to individuals who have a lot of lucrative job opportunities in hand. In such a situation, what would you sell the job for or would you be able to attract the right talent towards a certain position? It is a fact that every organisation wants the best talent on board, but how many of them succeed in acquiring such talent?
UpstartHR
MAY 1, 2017
Did you know, in some countries it is illegal to email employees after normal work hours? This is just one example of the interesting global employment laws that can catch an unsuspecting employer at an inopportune time. For instance, several years ago I was sending some workers to Saudi Arabia, and we found out at the last minute that we had to abide by the “Saudization” requirement, which forced us to hire local workers to support the contract, even if they were not qualified to do
nettime solutions
MAY 3, 2017
All businesses have a slow season. It’s within this period that companies have a tendency to place urgency on reducing costs. In most cases, it’s a good way to tackle costs by trimming the fat. Unfortunately for some organizations the presumption is that managers will take the right actions to control their department costs. Or perhaps follow their CFO’s suggestions to delay critical investments, shift costs from one accounting category to another, or reduce overhead.
Everwise
MAY 3, 2017
The experience a customer has with your company, positive or negative, has immense power over your business. In fact, seven out of 10 consumers will spend around 13% more money with a company that provides a top-notch customer experience. But how can you most effectively improve customer satisfaction? Start by looking to your employees. The power of happy employees engaging positively with your customers is hard to ignore.
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As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?
Hppy
MAY 1, 2017
Retaining employees is fundamental when aiming to boost productivity levels in the office. Recognizing the hard work your team does can have a significant impact on your ROI. Studies emphasize that 78% of workers work harder and with more drive when their efforts are being rewarded. The more you focus on acknowledging your people’s hard work, the better chances you have to keep them happier and more committed to your company’s end goal.
PeopleStrategy
MAY 3, 2017
Performance Management is one of those topics that is both holy grail, and third rail. A high-performance organization that hums with productivity, motivation, and ongoing learning – what leader doesn’t want that? But how are we supposed to get there, if everyone is telling us performance reviews are hopeless, and we should toss formal performance management altogether?
nettime solutions
MAY 3, 2017
If you’re in the service industry – managing a busy restaurant or a retail store – some of your biggest challenges center around employee scheduling. Keeping track of who’s available to work, setting your shifts for a full week, and covering for last-minute absences or surges in customers. We designed stratustime’s new Advanced Scheduling capabilities based on client feedback to address these challenges and help you: Create and customize shifts and capacities.
EmployeeConnect
APRIL 30, 2017
One of the most effective ways to make your team feel connected and work collaboratively in a more engaging & fun way, is through team building games. These are broken down into communication activities, problem solving and/or decision making activities, adaptability and/or planning activities, and activities that focus on building trust. The key is to find the right kind of exercises which are challenging , engaging and, have a learning outcome of building teamwork skills that can help i
Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow
The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.
Hppy
MAY 4, 2017
Those searching for how to improve employees’ performance often wonder if they are giving the right commands, or dolling orders in the best way. Often, though, the most effective way to improve the performance of your employees isn’t to give commands at all, but rather to ask the right questions and listen to draw the right action plan. Ron Ashkenas, a former business consultant and a contributor at Forbes says that “asking questions effectively is a major underlying part of a manager’s job — wh
WorkHuman
MAY 2, 2017
Do we use our left brain or right brain more in HR? Is HR more about squishy, feel good moments or the cold, hard metrics behind the madness? It’s a little bit of both, according to HR influencer and WorkHuman speaker John Baldino. You may recall he hosted a webinar with us last summer on the Power of Feel Good Recognition Moments. He’s the founder and CEO of Humareso , a provider of consultative human resources services, and he has spoken at various WorkHuman regional forum events this past spr
nettime solutions
MAY 3, 2017
Software implementation can be tricky. If you’re not a computer programmer, it’s enough to make your head spin. Yet in today’s technologically advanced workplace, software conversations often bubble to the surface, regardless of whether your role is in payroll, IT, or even finance. Below are four tips to help your time and attendance implementation go smoothly: 1.
Workable
MAY 2, 2017
Recruitment agencies save your company time and effort by sourcing and shortlisting candidates for your open roles. Why you should use a recruitment agency: There are many benefits of using a recruitment agency, especially when you: Have short-term hiring needs. A recruiting firm finds employees fast, since they have a network of candidates with whom they have built relationships.
Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch
Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.
Hppy
MAY 2, 2017
In recent years, most workplace design trends have been largely influenced by the tech industry. Industry giants like Facebook and Google have become almost legendary for innovations ranging from offering free snacks and full meals from state-of-the-art kitchens to offering scooters and other transportation devices and providing basic services like dry cleaning and haircuts on site.
ATD Human Capital
MAY 2, 2017
It’s easy to look at a company’s balance sheet and attempt to gauge its success based on the numbers, but dollar amounts can’t tell the whole truth about the actual state of an organization. The true “health” of a company lies with the health and well-being of its employees. This doesn’t mean that every employee needs to smile all the time.
Everwise
MAY 2, 2017
Leadership transitions are a vulnerable time for companies. Stock prices take roller-coaster rides and employees at all levels feel uncertain about what changes a new CEO will usher in. The media keeps an eagle eye out for transitions gone wrong, and they usually have a good amount of material: While about 70% of companies do conduct succession planning, the actual execution of said plans is often more uncertain.
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