Visier
JULY 31, 2019
This article is a companion piece to the white paper, The Employee Value Proposition of People Analytics. Give it a read today. I’m one of those people who believes that most individuals want to do good in the world. People generally want to treat others properly, they want to contribute to society in some meaningful way, and they want to improve the lives of their friends and families around them.
Qualtrics HR
AUGUST 1, 2019
Improving employee satisfaction has been a goal of organizations since at least the 1930s, when psychologists began earnestly studying employee attitudes and how they were affected by the employer/employee relationship. It was during this time that initial “job satisfaction” surveys were administered, which became the norm for the next 50 years and evolved over time to be more complex and sophisticated.
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HR Morning
JULY 29, 2019
Does summertime feel like FMLA stands for the “Friday Monday Leave Act” instead of the Family and Medical Leave Act? From late May to early September, you expect some empty desks or vacant work stations because of pre-approved PTO. What can’t be planned for is people making FMLA claims for absence that may not be on the up-and-up. Keep employees honest.
HR Digest
AUGUST 1, 2019
With the unemployment rate dropping to 3.6 percent - the lowest rate since December 1969, and the U.S. job market the tightest it has been in half a century, human resources managers are struggling to attract and retain top talent. While some businesses, like JPMorgan Chase & Co., Amazon, Costco and Walmart, have bumped paychecks, Glassdoor’s Employment Confidence Survey found that 4 in 5 employees would choose additional benefits over a pay raise.
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PeopleStrategy
AUGUST 1, 2019
There are many stereotypes about those of us who are in our twenties and early thirties and fall into either the Gen Z or Millennial population. As a member of the Gen Z generation, here are some examples that I’ve heard, and a few I may have even said myself: They don’t know how to work. They are so lazy. They can’t function without their phones. They don’t like people who hold authority over them.
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Ask a Manager
JULY 31, 2019
A reader writes: I’ve recently returned to the teaching field. While I know there are plenty of stories about the budget woes of teachers, my prior experience wasn’t so bad. The school year is approaching and I have been trying to get my class in order. My principal asked for a list of requested supplies and items, and I gave her what I thought was a modest list, the basics to get the year rolling.
Bob
JULY 29, 2019
There are two parts to productivity: getting productive and staying productive. The core issue is that office routines can become mundane. The same tasks day after day or a role that takes its sweet time to evolve in responsibility isn’t necessarily the most exciting circumstance to wake up to. And, yes – role diversity is the key to growing your people.
SHRM Resources
JULY 28, 2019
Many recruiters consider significant employment gaps on a job candidate’s resume to be a bad sign. While a consistent work history is associated with reliability and trustworthiness, periods of unemployment carry a negative stigma.
Engagedly
JULY 31, 2019
A company can look really terrific from outside, but only the employees working there can understand how their work-culture is and how it affects their performance at work as well as their career growth. For example, Who wouldn’t […].
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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.
Vantage Circle
JULY 31, 2019
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader. ~John Quincy Adams. Over the decades, many companies could not compete with global competition. Among the ones that did succeed, most could not sustain their position in the market. Leaders like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Warren Buffet, with their vision, unshakable determination, and persistent hard work, led their respective companies to great heights.
TalentCulture
AUGUST 1, 2019
The ability to attract top talent takes more than just a posting on a job board, a newspaper ad or a sign in a storefront window. Many small businesses must compete with larger companies for talented recruits, without the luxury of internal recruiters or head-hunters to conduct searches and interview candidates. However, there are some cost-effective ways for small-business owners to compete.
Take It Personel-ly
AUGUST 1, 2019
When it’s time for a career change, it’s important to take a moment to identify your strengths so that you can make the best possible case as you try to break into a new industry. Okay, this process might take more than a moment! Many professionals who excel in their work have trouble putting their […].
HR Digest
AUGUST 1, 2019
Diversity is an overused word, but at Chevron it’s a perfect description of its corporate culture. How did it happen? The company’s 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report highlights how diversity and inclusion (D&I) feature so centrally in the company’s success story. The spectacular progress reflects a holistic view of diversity which closes the gap between aspiration and reality.
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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.
The Muse
JULY 31, 2019
Want to keep your top performers around for the long haul? Consider these three reasons why employee retention should move to the top of your priority list.
6Q
AUGUST 1, 2019
We’ll all face adversity every now and then, but some of us find it easier to flourish when things begin to get difficult than others. Learning how to overcome this adversity within the workplace is one way that some employees stand out from the rest, as they can tackle issues which would stop others in their tracks. If you’re someone who struggles to deal with or overcome adversity, particularly in the workplace, then learning how to will do wonders for any issues you may face in the future.
TinyPulse
JULY 30, 2019
If you’re the type of manager who doesn’t talk to your employees that often, chances are your employees haven’t formed a strong bond with you either. This is unfortunate because the better the bond you have with your team, the happier they’ll be showing up to work each day.
The Employer Handbook
AUGUST 2, 2019
Image Credit: Pixabay.com. This definitely caught me flat-footed. An implied duty to accommodate? I think not. Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana law specifically states that no employer must “ make any accommodation of the use of medical marijuana on the property or premises of any place of employment. ”. But the law is silent about whether an employer must accommodate someone who takes medical marijuana at home but never uses it on the job.
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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?
BambooHR
AUGUST 1, 2019
For most HR professionals, the workday doesn’t include battling demogorgons, slaying mindflayers, or foiling Russian spies (and if it does, you may want to look.
SHRM
AUGUST 1, 2019
Over the last decade, most HR leaders have been obsessed by the role of millennials at work and figuring out how to meet the different expectations and needs of these young workers. Certainly, this has been important work. But, leaders need to be aware of a much bigger demographic challenge ahead: the role of people over the age of 55. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that in the next 10 years, the fastest growing segments of the workforce will be for employees over 65.
TinyPulse
JULY 28, 2019
If you want to measure your workplace and find out the underlying issues plaguing your workers, you turn to employee surveys, right? 81% of organizations do, according to a report by HRZone. But before you jump the gun, you need to be deliberate with your question choices. The wrong word choice or a confrontational tone can be off-putting for employees and even push them away from answering the question.
6Q
JULY 28, 2019
Anyone can easily become a better manager, simply by changing attitude and becoming more positive about things. This article explains. Think back to the last time your company faced a major setback. Likely, with it there was a great deal of stress among your entire team, and a lot of pressure on you. These situations are inevitable in a work environment, but it doesn’t have to be negative and bring the entire team down.
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.
EverFi - HR
JULY 31, 2019
Young people are experiencing an increase in depression at an alarming rate over the past couple of years, according to researchers at Columbia University. promote mental health awareness in your class community and provide students with effective methods to manage aspects of their mental health? Here are six activities you can implement to generate stronger mental health awareness in students.
SHRM Resources
JULY 29, 2019
?Changing immigration policies and a resulting need for improved communication tools has led to innovations in technologies that HR professionals use for employment-based immigration work.The proper capture, processing and storage of documents on employment eligibility and work authorization is necessary for businesses to comply with government regulations, and the recent increase in enforcement actions by U.S.
EX Program
JULY 30, 2019
Key facts to cut through the confusion about e-cigarette use Vaping. Juuling. E-cigs. If you don’t know these terms for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), you should. But if you’re confused about what you need to know about e-cigarettes and their impact on health and the workplace, you’re not alone. Now is the time to get clued [.]. Read More. The post 5 Things Employers Need to Know Now about E-cigarettes appeared first on EX Program.
TalentCulture
AUGUST 2, 2019
Much attention has been paid to fixing our country’s broken healthcare system. But what often gets missed are the problems with employer-sponsored health benefits and the role they play within the broader healthcare crisis. Employers in North America alone are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to provide healthcare benefits to their teams. In fact, the current cost is estimated to be $15,000 per employee, with 49% of the U.S. population relying on employer-provided health […].
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.
HRJazzy
JULY 27, 2019
Last week I turned in my notice. Yes, my 2 weeks notice, to my current employer that I’ve only been at for exactly 5 months and 2 days. I officially became a millennial. Thank you.
Take It Personel-ly
AUGUST 2, 2019
Many people, especially those who are career-driven and hardworking, tend to overwork themselves. This can sometimes be a good thing because you can easily impress your boss and quickly get the promotion that you have always wanted. However, working too much has its downside. You can end up feeling tired and burnt out if you […].
Forbes Coaches Council
AUGUST 2, 2019
Pursuing personal development doesn't necessarily require setting aside long hours for reflection. Sometimes, even small moments can make all the difference.
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