Achievers
JULY 26, 2013
The San Francisco Bay Area takes office culture seriously, with office chefs, baristas, masseuses and kegs spreading far beyond the Google campus. The Bold Italic and General Assembly cohosted a panel with leading culture creators from eBay, Airbnb, Square, Whisk, and Coalesse to discuss how to create effective office culture in this competitive environment.
David Zinger
JULY 23, 2013
'Marshall McLuhan, the Canadian philosopher of communication theory who passed away 33 years ago, once stated: “Our Age of Anxiety is, in great part, the result of trying to do today’s job with yesterday’s tools and yesterday’s concepts.” I have been thinking about that quotation in relationship to employee engagement.
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NoExcusesHR
JULY 22, 2013
'When was the last time you received meaningful, constructive feedback ? Are you in a leadership role so you''ve grown accustomed to giving instead of receiving? Me too. I get paid to provide feedback on all sorts of things from projects to performance. It''s good for us to get feedback too. Confidence I''m a firm believer that it is impossible to be an effective leader if you are lacking in self-confidence.
The Bamboo Project Blog
JULY 24, 2013
'Over my years of working with clients on their career dreams, one thing I''ve consistently found is that retreats can be a powerful way of discovering new options and connecting to career inspiration. There''s something magical about the opportunity to spend focused time in individual reflection, supplemented by group interaction, feedback and support. .
Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo
HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.
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Achievers
JULY 24, 2013
Top employers realize that engagement is an effective tool to boost bottom-line results through alignment and increased productivity. Most importantly, engagement also helps to build a competitive employer brand that attracts, retains, and inspires the best and the brightest talent. We recently interviewed Kimberly Rath, co-chairman of Talent Plus , which has been recognized as one of the A chievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in both 2011 and 2012 for their leadership and innovation in engaging
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Working Girl
JULY 20, 2013
'One of my most admired colleagues, whose advice carries the weight of an edict with me, asked me to write a post about working with ambiguity. She believed it would be cathartic for me personally but she also felt that sharing my experience working through ambiguity could be beneficial to others. “Everywhere I look,” she said, “I see people struggling to move forward and add value without understanding what they should be doing or what’s going to happen next.
The Bamboo Project Blog
JULY 23, 2013
' . As a small business owner, I always think it''s a good idea to see what other people in your space are doing. Actually, whether you own your own business or not, it''s a good idea to know what''s going in in your industry and with other professionals like yourself. . As I do this, though, I run into an internal comparison process where I''m looking at how I do my work and how other people do their work and I start thinking "Why am I not more like them?
Achievers
JULY 24, 2013
How can I utilize training and development to improve employee engagement? Training and development are important areas to focus on when trying to build an engaged workforce. Employees today are constantly on the lookout to build their skills and focus on meaningful work. Here at A chievers we have rolled out a series of courses that help employees on their journey of learning.
TheHRBlog
JULY 20, 2013
Many women find negotiating salary for themselves difficult. Women are often raised to believe that asking for things is selfish and unseemly. This puts them in a particularly difficult position when it comes to negotiating their own salary. Get over it ! Maxine, an upcoming HR professional liked a company and was very interested in the position […].
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David Zinger
JULY 24, 2013
'I am celebrating the 6000th member joining the Employee Engagement Network. The 6000th member is Joe Rafter from Larkspur California. He has some great blog posts on business transformation at his site. It has been enthralling to see the very specific employee engagement network reach so many people in 5 and 1/2 years. I have lots of new plans for September and look forward to a stronger and rejuvenated network in 2013.
The Bamboo Project Blog
JULY 25, 2013
'There are several tenets I try to live my career by including: Go out of your comfort zone. Create multiple income streams. Play to your passions. About a month ago, I wrote up my 6-month plan and one of the goal areas I focused on was my art. This is something completely unrelated to my primary work in career clarity and resilience, but it''s another passion of mine that I''ve been reluctant to really dig into as a potential income stream.
NoExcusesHR
JULY 25, 2013
'How does your company define it''s leadership culture? How does your company define it’s leadership culture? C Clueless leaders believing they have a vision for the future, yet are so out of touch with reality that they completely alienate their teams. U Unilateral decision-makers that have no understanding of the impact of their actions on not only the organization, but their personal reputations as well.
TheHRBlog
JULY 26, 2013
Can you be happy in life and career at the same time; in today’s world it seems impossible, You are no different than others. Bronnie Ware an Australian nurse who spent several years caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives has heard numerous dying epiphanies and lists these as the top regrets from […].
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QAspire
JULY 22, 2013
'I recently delivered a talk at a local entrepreneurship forum on the topic “ How to Build a Great Team and Culture ”. It won’t be unfair to say that establishing a great culture and team is highest on priority of a business leader. And why not? A great culture enables success, builds team fabric and attracts talent too. We have all seen many talented teams failing simply because of a poor culture and human dynamics.
Reviewsnap
JULY 22, 2013
'Unless you’ve been living under an HR rock the past several years or are in extreme denial, you’re aware of the link between employee engagement and job performance. (Of course, leading research organizations like Gallup and respected employee engagement survey companies like Modern Survey could have it all wrong. We don’t think they do, though.) What’s less certain is the role that performance reviews play in engaging employees.
45 Things
JULY 25, 2013
'If you''re in a position of power, people probably believe you to be a confident, hard-driving person. If only they knew. The reality is that inside you''re a churning mass of insecurities and doubts, always afraid that others will find out you''re not really what they think. If you feel this way, you''re not alone. Some highly successful people have felt the same way, including Avon''s first African-American female vice president, Joyce Roche.
TheHRBlog
JULY 20, 2013
Riley Pat said – “You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again.” The difference between winners and losers is how they handle losing. No one can completely avoid troubles and potential pitfalls are everywhere, so the real skill is […].
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Insperity
JULY 22, 2013
While the U.S. continues its international game of cat-and-mouse with National Security Administration whistleblower Edward Snowden, many are questioning the vetting process that ended in the computer analyst earning a security clearance he used to obtain and then disclose the details of two top-secret government surveillance programs. It’s true that most employers don’t need the extensive background check required for a government security clearance, but companies that treat the screening proce
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