Sat.Oct 11, 2014 - Fri.Oct 17, 2014

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4 Key Performance Indicators Every Business Owner Needs to Watch

Insperity

No matter why you went into business, judging its success comes down to one thing: money. Do you have enough to continue and move forward? To measure how you’re doing financially, you need to establish key performance indicators, which will help you to make informed business decisions such as: How do I price my services? Can I afford to hire a new person, and what can I pay?

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View from the HR Tech Show Floor: Top 5 Workforce Trends

Visier

'If I had to use one word to describe the energy on the show floor at this year’s HR Tech, it would be this: dynamic. Remembering our first HR Tech back in 2011, and reflecting on the show this year, the first thing that strikes you is how much the Expo floor has changed because of mergers and acquisitions. Of course, this M&A is driven by vendors realizing the complex needs of the HR industry and their desire to meet as many of those challenges as possible with as many modules as possible.

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Safe Enough to Fail: How Leaders Can Encourage Risk-Taking and Innovation

ATD Human Capital

'How you respond to mistakes will go a long way toward inspiring innovative behavior. Click here to read full version.

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6 Steps To A Memorable Service Anniversary Celebration

Engage2Excel

'Celebrating a service anniversary is an exciting time for any employee. I admit I even get a little excited knowing that my ten-year anniversary is around the corner. How an organization chooses to celebrate the anniversary directly impacts the employee’s perception of the value the company places on them. One challenge organizations can face is getting managers to deliver the message – the organization appreciates the employee’s dedication and career contributions – in a meaningful way.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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eBook: 8 Things You Never Realized Service Anniversaries Could Do

WorkHuman

'We think we know what service anniversaries are. We think we know what they can do for us. We think we know their limitations. Well, throw all of that thinking out the window. Anniversaries can do so much more. We’ve just published a new eBook, A New Vision for Milestones , to help you consider a shift in how you think about and leverage your employees’ years of service milestones.

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Training and Coaching Leadership Teams

ATD Human Capital

'Coaching a leadership team toward improving its interactions and effectiveness is different from the executive coaching that individual leaders receive to improve their own behaviors. It is often difficult for independent-minded leadership team members to receive critical feedback on how they could interact more collaboratively with their peers. Click here to read full version.

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The Campaign for HR !!

Everyday People

'We’re getting closer and closer to another election season. Even though this is a “light” year for elections locally, that doesn’t stop the candidates who are running for office from filling the airwaves with commercials. And, true to form, there are few candidates who say what they’re going to do. Instead, they spend millions of dollars to smear their opponent.

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Zinger’s 8 Word Behavioral Definition of Employee Engagement

David Zinger

'A shorter more simple definition of employee engagement. It has taken me about 8 years and 10,000 hours to get to a definition of employee engagement that is both simple and elegant. I am discouraged with emotional and attitudinal surveys as I have become increasingly behavioral in my views of work and engagement. My definition puts engagement in the hands of each employee — I can choose to do this everyday while also being enabled and encouraged by my leaders, managers, and organization.

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For Feedback To Be Effective, Put First Things First

Reviewsnap

'First things first. This wise little maxim is the underlying theme of “ Stop Teaching People How to Give Feedback ,” a thought-provoking post written by Fistful of Talent guest blogger, Ben Olds. When Olds instructs us to nix the feedback lessons, he means temporarily of course. Just until we’ve put first things first. The “first thing” in this case, according to Olds, is for us to recognize that simply teaching managers to give feedback “doesn’t work.

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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Safe Enough to Fail: How Leaders Can Encourage Risk-Taking and Innovation

ATD Human Capital

'How you respond to mistakes will go a long way toward inspiring innovative behavior. Click here to read full version.

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People Shopping: Social HR and Recruiting

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

'By Mike Stiles - Originally posted on Oracle Social Spotlight. “We have an opening. I’d better start looking for somebody.” If those words ever ran through your head, you confirmed you’re already behind the 8-ball when it comes to social HR and social recruiting. Today, you should ALWAYS be scouting and courting talent. It’s a perpetual process, and because it is, social is at the forefront of it.

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6 Traits of Exceptional Managers

SumTotal

'It’s true, if it wasn’t for Facebook or Hallmark (or my colleague who asked me if I was doing anything special for my manager) I would not have known that October 16, 2014 is National Boss’s Day in the United States. It looks like this holiday wasn’t on my radar. That being said, I am sure many of us out there are left scratching our heads thinking, “What?!

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Unemployed But Not Unemployable: Hiring & Recruiting the Long-Term Unemployed

Bersin with Deloitte

Do you have a family member or friend who has been unemployed for six months or longer? Or perhaps underemployed for the last few years? It’s no secret that U.S. workers were hit hard by the Great Recession. One feature that has distinguished this recession from many past ones has been the persistence of long-term […].

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Delivering DEI Training That Drives Real Change

Speaker: Jeffrey Hall, Chief Creative Office of WILL Interactive

Great DEI training improves engagement, retention, and teamwork. Poor training does little. What content areas are right for our organization? How can you construct training around empathy-building, relatable stories for a positive disposition to hard topics? We’ll cover the latest research on how to make training that actually delivers attitudinal and behavioral shifts.

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Training and Coaching Leadership Teams

ATD Human Capital

'Coaching a leadership team toward improving its interactions and effectiveness is different from the executive coaching that individual leaders receive to improve their own behaviors. It is often difficult for independent-minded leadership team members to receive critical feedback on how they could interact more collaboratively with their peers. Click here to read full version.

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The (Brand, Marketing, Digital, HR) Beast Inside of Me

NoExcusesHR

'I get fired up about work. Specifically, my work. I''ve had the privilege of being a human resources leader for many years; and the longer I work in that space the more opportunities I see outside HR that can dramatically improve how I get my work done. More Than HR In the early part of my leadership journey I couldn''t get enough of good "HR" content.

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Top 10 List for TotalConnection 2014

SumTotal

'It’s the final countdown! In less than two weeks TotalConnection descends upon the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach. At TotalConnection (and in Miami in general!) you are never in danger of running out of things to do. This year’s agenda is packed full of high-quality sessions, fantastic speakers, ample networking opportunities, and, of course, over-the-top customer appreciation events.

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Want to Attract, Motivate, Engage and Retain Millennial Workers? Here’s the Silver Bullet

GuideSpark

'Build a corporate culture that offers community service programs and increase employee satisfaction and retention. There’s so much advice out there in the “HR-osphere” about how to keep your Millennial workforce happy, starting with how to attract them to work for your company, through to how to retain them for years to come. Don’t forget, you’ll want to learn how to motivate them to perform at the top of their game and engage them in whatever conversation you’re trying to have while you’re at

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Are There Gaps in Your HR Policies?

Putting the right HR policies in place can help your organization grow smoothly and help your company culture thrive. Use this essential HR checklist to cover the basics and make sure there aren’t any gaps in your HR functions.

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Employee Engagement: Gratitude and Thanksgiving

David Zinger

'Today is Thanksgiving day in Canada. There are so many people I am thankful for in my development in employee engagement. I offer this post to both acknowledge these people and to encourage you to think about who helped you be where you are. It is almost impossible not to be engaged when we approach our work with a strong sense of gratitude for the other people in our life who make our work possible.

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Choices

NoExcusesHR

'“If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer When you think about where you are today.does it feel like you are on the wrong train? If so, what are you going to do about it? I''d love to hear from you. No Excuses. pic.

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How To Uncover Hidden Talent In Your Employees

Namely

'When companies need to fill a position, often their first thought is to post a job vacancy, ask around, or even scope out who they might be able to poach from the competition. But, what if the talent they need is right in front of them? A recent Dale Carnegie study shows that 71 percent of employees are not fully engaged in their work. Even worse, 26 percent are actively disengaged, meaning their negativity could prove to be a serious threat to your company culture and overall success.

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The Surprising, Critical Role of Automated Scheduling in Employee Engagement

Empower Software

'By Michael Star, Vice President, WFM Sales “Engagement” is all the rage in business, but we’re failing at it, and we aren’t clear on what the word means. We’re engaging employees, engaging customers, engaging partners, engaging with social content, engaging in dialogue and engaging millennials—basically engaging everything and everywhere without results.

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Trending Payroll Statistics

Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.

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Start Toning up Business and Personal Finances for Next Year

Rehmann

As the year begins to wind down, your finances could likely benefit from some extra diligence in the New Year. Many people have loose budgeting and spending habits. Here are five ways to tighten up and add discipline to be financially stronger as you enter the New Year. 1. Refinance Your Mortgage. Most banks reserve their best rates to people with excellent credit scores who have at least 20 percent equity invested in their homes.

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The Art of Growing Old

Dave's Weekly Thought

There has been so much debate about the generational divide in today's workforce. Fingers are being pointed at who is entitled and who is irrelevant. I work with 70 Year Old HR Professionals , College Men and Six Year Old Female Soccer Stars ; each holds their brilliance.when they were born has nothing to do with it. We tend to think that getting old sucks but I am here to assure you that it is not necessarily true.

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Glassdoor UK survey shows redundancy fears receding

Strategic HCM

'It''s great to see UK unemployment falling below two million (for the first time since 2008) in the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. It''s also great to see employees’ expectations about the future improving quite dramatically in Glassdoor’s Q3 2014 UK Employment Confidence Survey. The 10% fall in fear of redundancy is a big change from last quarter and would seem to be due, at least in part, to a reduced level of organisational belt tightening with employees reporting less

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Workplace, salary and benefits for startups

Workable

You’re not going to compete on salary with Google and Facebook but you need to get survival out of mind. Even your earliest hires – and that includes you, the founder – will need to pay bills. You Can’t Pay For Groceries With Equity. Some startups go to extremes, trying to make their runway last longer. Don’t build your runway on the backs of an exhausted and underpaid team.

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Managing Your Recruitment Agency Spend in 2024

Feeling overwhelmed by a juggling act of internal recruiting, agency relationships, and direct hire spend? You’re not alone. In today’s competitive talent landscape, building a dream team requires strategic orchestration. Recruiting agencies and search firms provide invaluable services, but managing them effectively alongside your internal team can pose unique challenges.

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Running a High-Performing Team

Rehmann

At a time of significant change in organizations around the globe, we’re reminded of the importance of high-performing teams — teams that efficiently and effectively achieve their goals and deliver uncompromised service. After coaching thousands of professionals and hundreds of teams, I’ve seen no greater success factor than effective communication.

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The Best Way to Deliver Bad News to Your Manager

45 Things

'No one likes unpleasant surprises, and that includes your boss. But when you have bad news about sales performance or a new product development, for example, your vice president wants to hear about it right away. So how do you deliver bad news without it becoming a shoot-the-messenger scenario? Jodi Glilckman , author of “Great on the Job,” says “it’s unrealistic to think that mishaps, miscommunications and outright screw-ups won’t happen.

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CEOs' Top Challenges - Leaders Aren't Ready

DDI

'The detail is in the data: Two studies get to the heart of CEOs’ biggest challenges.

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