Sat.Oct 08, 2016 - Fri.Oct 14, 2016

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Nobel Prize In Economics Goes To MIT And Harvard Professors For Work Involving Workforce Analytics

Talent Analytics

Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström will share this year’s award for their contributions to contract theory. “This year’s laureates have developed contract theory, a comprehensive framework for analyzing many diverse issues in contractual design, like performance-based pay for top executives, deductibles and co-pays in insurance, and the privatization of public-sector activities,” the jury said on Monday. “The new theoretical tools created by Hart and Holmstrom are valuable t

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Who Cares About Compensation?

Compensation Cafe

Spoiler alert! This article doesn't have a happy ending. -. What if you worked in an organization where the Head of Human Resources didn't view the Compensation function as vitally important to the organization? I once worked in such a place. Though I wasn't in a leadership role at that point the lesson learned was telling. We weren't invited to critical HR planning sessions, my boss was never a member of the inner HR circle, and the department's list of annual objectives never included a com

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Selecting the Right Staff for Your Corporate Event

TalentCulture

When you’ve invested days, weeks, and even months planning a meeting, there’s nothing more disappointing than being let down by the staff on the day. It’s easily forgotten – but ensuring you have the right hosts to greet your guests, and great people to support them over the course of the day, can make a huge difference in the way your visitors experience your meticulously planned event.

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Cartoon Coffee Break: Interviews Can Be a Rollercoaster

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: This post is part of our " Cartoon Coffee Break " series. While we take talent management seriously, we also know it's important to have a good laugh. Check back every two weeks for a new ReWork cartoon.

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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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The Worst Hire You Can Ever Make

The Tim Sackett Project

A crazy thing happens almost every day in professional sports, and it’s the one thing that separates great teams from the pack. Talent selection will make or break a team’s success and in professional sports, it’s about getting the right talent for the right price. The problem with most professional sports team, regardless of the sport, is they continually try to improve their roster incrementally. “Oh, let’s pick up Pitcher A because he’s a little better than

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Take Inventory of What You Have – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

I’m not really into collecting stuff but I still find there are times when I look around the house and see clutter. So I picked up a copy of Marie Kondo’s best-selling book, “ The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing.” Can’t wait to start reading it. One of the reasons I get frustrated with clutter is because I find that, when I have clutter, I make bad purchasing decisions.

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3 Questions to Answer Before Investing in a Learning Program

Cornerstone On Demand

I have a number of books on my shelf about measuring training and learning — some going back to the 1990s. Many are by training gurus like Donald Kirkpatrick and Jack Phillips, who have created and sustained effective models for measuring the cost of training.

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LinkedIn “Open Candidates” Is Going To Get People Fired

The Tim Sackett Project

By now you’ve heard the news coming out last week’s LinkedIn Talent Connect where LI announced a new feature called “Open Candidates” Here’s how LinkedIn explains Open Candidates : Open Candidates is a new feature that makes it easier to connect with your dream job by privately signaling to recruiters that you’re open to new job opportunities.

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Analytics Must Be HR’s Top Priority To Be Strategic

Visier

What could be more important than realizing that the world of HR is on the edge of a dramatic shift that will literally change the entire focus of HR? Unfortunately, HR leaders are frequently so busy that most haven’t found the time to realize that “The War For The Future of HR” is already over, and “data analytics” has won! The Business World Has Changed and HR Can’t Afford to Lag Behind.

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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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Career Journaling: 9 Tips to Start Today

HR Bartender

A few years ago, I heard about the idea of career journaling during Ultimate Software’s Connections Conference. The idea really intrigued me, but I must admit I didn’t do anything with it. Then I ran across an article on The Muse titled “ 6 Ways Keeping a Journal Can Help Your Career ” and it reminded me to actually do something. So I decided that I was going to do a 30-day journaling activity and see what I learned.

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Why Your Employer Brand Matters More Than Ever Before

Cornerstone On Demand

You've likely heard that an employer brand can give your company the competitive edge it needs to attract and hire the best talent. But is this "employer brand" trend just another buzzword, or does it actually provide business value?

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Employees’ Perception is Culture Reality

CultureIQ

On the playground when I was a kid, a classmate asked me what color the sky was. I told him “blue,” most likely accompanied by a condescending eye-roll. He then pointed out that the version of blue I saw might not be the same blue color he saw. I still remember how this gave me pause. As an elementary school kid, I had never thought about the nuances of perception before.

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Get the Session Notes for HR Technology Conference 2016

Visier

The 16 th annual HR Technology Conference and Expo was a fast-paced three days of learning, idea sharing, connecting, and of course, trying out the latest in HR tech. As mentioned in our previous post , top themes from the show included: Making Sense of HR and People Data. Engaging and Retaining Talent. The Continuing Impact of Marketing on HR and HR Tech.

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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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Is There Something Wrong with Employee Loyalty?

HR Bartender

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the idea of “cultureboarding.” The concept being that organizations need to educate new hire employees about organizational culture. Preferably during their onboarding process. Culture + Onboarding = Cultureboarding. After publishing the post, I discovered that some people found the term to be less than perfect.

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Engaging Millennial Employees via Accountability, Clarity, & Prioritization

15Five

As businesses undergo workplace shifts and transfer of knowledge around responsibilities, there is often concern on how to bridge generational gaps. Many of our government clients have really started to address this through “emerging leaders” style programs and leadership academies. So as the discussion about Millennials in the Workplace evolves, we ask if they are really the entitled generation, or if that’s a misconception.

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Elements of High CEO Approval Ratings: An Interview with Glassdoor’s Chief Economist

UpstartHR

If you check out a company’s profile on Glassdoor , one of the first things you see is the CEO approval rating. As an HR leader, this is a number that I was always concerned with as a signal for overall employee satisfaction. It’s common to hear stories about CEO approval in the news, and all of us have an opinion about our current and past leaders at the top of the organizational hierarchy.

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3 Reasons Why Your Restaurant Business Needs a Technology Upgrade

The Aristocracy of HR

000000000000 Today’s Guest Aristocrat is: Maria Gee. “Maria Gee is The Content Manager for harri.com. A restaurant worker turned blog-writing-video-directing machine, she aims to educate and entertain those in the hospitality field. “ The restaurant industry is currently seeing one of the biggest technology shifts since the 1980s.

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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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Everyone Has the Ability To Be an Influencer

HR Bartender

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to hear change leadership expert Cheryl Cran at SilkRoad’s Connections Conference. If you ever have the chance to hear her speak, she’s definitely worth your time. During her session, she made the comment that “Leadership is the ability to influence others.” I’ve been saying this for years as well…so I tweeted it out.

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To the Point: How Achievers Builds Alignment Across the Organization

Achievers

By: Justin Rutherford. National Account Executive, Achievers. The role of a leader is to empower, engage, enable, and develop those around them in the workplace. It’s not an easy task and requires daily tending. So, how does one become a great leader? Marcus Buckingham, best-selling author and management expert, spoke at Achievers Customer Experience (ACE) Conference last fall on what makes a great leader.

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Oops! How Failing an Interview Question Taught Her About HR Strategy

UpstartHR

I had been on the job search for a little while, and I was very thrilled when I received a request to come in and interview for a manufacturing operation that produced rubber molds and other rubber pieces. This was going to be my first big HR role, and I was really nervous. Fast forward to the interview session, and I was feeling a little more confident.

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In Support of Amy Cuddy and Power Posing

The People Equation

Wonder Woman kicks butt. She’s strong, principled, and makes people tell the truth with her golden lasso. When I was a kid, I watched the Linda Carter version on TV. She’s my favorite heroine, as evidenced by the many WW items adorning my home. When Harvard professor Amy Cuddy made news with her 2012 “power posing” TED Talk , I could relate. The posture she exhorts audiences to adopt—legs in a wide stance, hands on hips, evokes a Wonder Woman vibe.

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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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The 10 Most Popular Articles Among Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

In case you need a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We took a look at the articles staffing and corporate recruiters shared, liked, and commented on the most on LinkedIn during the last 7 days and posted them below. Here are the top posts for this week: 1. 8 Painful Stories of Job Interviews Gone Terribly, Terribly Wrong -- by Suzannah Weiss. 2.

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What Chief Clinical Officers and HR Professionals Have in Common

Hppy

As a relatively new term within the medical community, not only is the job a newer designation but the duties of a Chief Clinical Officer, CCO, are also often blurred due to a job description that is still in the writing. However, there are four duties that overlap HR and those of a CCO which may make it easier to understand just what this position entails.

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Coaching Is All About Questions

ATD Human Capital

If you have been a coach, or if you have been coached, you know there are many questions to ask the person you’re coaching, such as: What do you want to talk about today? Why do you want to focus on that? How will this help make a difference for you? What can you actually do to improve? Coaches dig deep and help performers identify issues that may be affecting their performance and guide them to an appropriate solution.

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4 Quick Tips on Authenticity from LinkedIn’s Talent Connect

WorkHuman

LinkedIn’s Talent Connect conference was held in Las Vegas last week. LinkedIn’s annual Talent Connect conference , a gathering leaders in HR, recruiting, and talent acquisition, was held in Las Vegas last week. As I walked along the Las Vegas strip each day, I couldn’t help but think that the strip serves as a bit of a microcosm for the greater talent landscape.

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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.