Sat.Jul 02, 2016 - Fri.Jul 08, 2016

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The Great Generational Shift: How Employers and Managers Can Prepare

Everwise

While there are always different people of different generations working side by side in the workplace, today there are as many as six different generations, depending on which demographic definitions one uses. The workforce is aging on one end of the spectrum and getting younger on the other. In the middle there is a gap, with the prime age workforce shrinking as an overall percentage of the workforce.

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Top 5 Issues for HR in 2016

Laurie Ruettimann

Here are my top 5 issues for HR professionals that will impact your job for the rest of 2016. The election. I’ve been telling you for years that HR sits at the intersection of work, power, politics and money. This election is an HR election. Watch accordingly. HDHPs. High-deductible health plans are all the rage. Too bad most Americans can’t manage their money or health.

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Are employers facing a ‘wage war’ with employees? Study says yes

HR Morning

In recent years, employers have enjoyed a comfortable status quo in which they’ve held the upper hand over anxious job seekers. But recent research says the balance of power may be shifting. . New findings from the 2016 Emerging Workforce Study (EWS), commissioned by Spherion Staffing , indicate that more employees believe they have leverage to demand higher salaries and better benefits from their employers – or they’ll move on to an organization that will give them those things.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals

Advos

Happy Friday. Each week, with the help of HRmarketer Insight software , our researchers compile a sampling of mergers & acquisition, funding and partnership announcements from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace. Sign-up for our weekly What’s Hot in HR newsletter to get these weekly updates via email. M&A.

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Thriving as a Lean & Mean HR Machine

Speaker: Mollie Hinz and Adri Glover

Feeling like you’re drowning in HR responsibilities? If you’re an HR professional with little or no additional support, or in a non-HR role juggling HR tasks with other responsibilities, you likely wear many hats – from recruitment and onboarding to benefits and employee engagement. This can be overwhelming, and we’re here to help. HR teams can be small and mighty, but it requires smart tactics to scale your reach.

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Cringe-Worthy Stats to Crush Your Onboarding Disbelief

ClearCompany HRM

We may be a little biased in this claim, but onboarding is important. Running a business and managing people come with a lot of responsibilities and the stress of ensuring all the pieces align at the end of the week is overwhelming. Of course, with all that to worry about, some pieces of the process are lost in the shuffle. That might be why approximately 35% of companies spend zero dollars on onboarding.

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Career Fitness: Necessary for Long-Term #HR Success

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Capella University. Capella is an accredited online university dedicated to providing an exceptional, professionally-aligned education that puts you in the best position to succeed in your field. They offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees as well as certificate programs for human resources and business professionals.

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6 Golden Rules to Select the Right HRIS System for your Organisation

EmployeeConnect

Which HRIS should you choose? Confronted to the variety of solutions available, we offer you six golden rules. Simply follow these steps in order to find the one system that will be the best fit for your organisation and HR needs. HR Managers are busy and do not always have the necessary time to research consciously their HRIS solution. Most of the time, decisions are solely made on the basis of two factors: cost and speed of implementation.

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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. Dream Big and Be Bold: My Advice for Today’s Young Job Seekers -- by Alain Dehaze. 2. 5 Companies with Careers Pages So Good You’ll Want to Copy Them -- by Andy Sellers. 3. 31 Incredibly Unprofessional Things People Do on The

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HR’s Critical Role: Connecting Talent Management to Business Outcomes

Visier

When it comes to talent management, there’s a paradox that continues to confound HR leaders. For a long time, HR departments have been called on to become more strategic—less fixated on matters that only concern HR, and more focused on matters that concern the entire business. At the same time, talent management—a bedrock component of the HR function—is by definition a strategic pursuit.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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Managers Must Be Able to Identify Employee Performance – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

I recently wrote a post about one aspect of the performance review process that employees like – getting merit increases. Many organizations link performance reviews with pay increases so even if the performance review is boring, at the end, there’s a conversation about compensation. This certainly isn’t ideal but in some organizations, it’s reality.

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Should Employees Give Notice When They Quit?

UpstartHR

I just wanted to say “thank you” for the last few years. I have enjoyed my work and appreciate the opportunity to contribute. As of today I am turning in my two week notice… Like you probably have, I have had multiple versions of that conversation with managers over the years. Sometimes it’s painful, and other times it’s a relief to put in your notice to depart.

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7 Ways HR Can Better Manage Gen Y Employees

EmployeeConnect

Taking into account the more individualistic expectations of Generation Y and Z means that HR will have to play a role of coordinator in order to respond to their needs while maintaining the collective value of their organisation. How are HR going to evolve in the coming years? It’s a question that can be easily asked given that organisations now have to manage multiple generations with divergent values and expectations under the same roof.

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6 of My Personal Management Approaches Employees Thought Were “Weird”

Kazoo

Have you ever asked past employees you’ve managed what they REALLY thought about you back in the day ? I decided to reach out and ask some of my past direct reports what they thought about my management practices. A little bit scary, but I did it because I’ve been reflecting A LOT on my career as a manager/leader. I’ve been managing employees in different capacities for over 17 years with teams as small as one employee and as large as twenty-one.

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Onboarding, Data, Experience: Critical Components in the Modern Hiring Environment

Read the full results of the study conducted by Lighthouse Research & Advisory in partnership with HiBob to discover how to transform your talent acquisition strategy by harnessing the power of data and integration.

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Can a Manager Praise Employees Too Much [poll]

HR Bartender

During this year’s WorkHuman Conference hosted by Globoforce , keynote speaker Shawn Achor made the comment that employees never get tired of praise. At first, I totally agreed. Especially when you hear statistics like the ones from the WorkHuman Research Institute that found 21 percent of respondents have never been recognized at work and 33 percent haven’t been recognized in 6 months.

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The 7 C’s of Change Management: Making Change Easier With Neuroscience

Hppy

Change is rarely easy, especially when a habit has been formed. Just think about how difficult, stressful, and even annoying it can be when someone asks to change your morning routine or you are forced to change it. That is just one person. So imagine the challenges of trying to implement a change management process in an organization, where all people have different responses to change and ways of coping with it.

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Data-Driven, in the Cloud(s)

EmployeeConnect

There is something truly special about being able to fly – the freedom, the control, the chance to see a perspective that few get to experience. I appreciate this position, but it commands respect. Occasionally, I kill the plane’s power – it isn’t as dramatic as you might think – I’m practicing whats called a glide approach so that if the engine were to fail, I’d have the skills, technique and, composure to make the right data-driven decisions at the rig

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6 of My Personal Management Approaches Employees Thought Were “Weird”

Kazoo

Have you ever asked past employees you’ve managed what they REALLY thought about you back in the day ? I decided to reach out and ask some of my past direct reports what they thought about my management practices. A little bit scary, but I did it because I’ve been reflecting A LOT on my career as a manager/leader. I’ve been managing employees in different capacities for over 17 years with teams as small as one employee and as large as twenty-one.

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Foundations of Diversity: Building an Inclusive Company From the Ground Up

Can you guess why top-tier companies place such a high emphasis on diversity? Because a successful business mirrors the world around it. Diverse companies create empowering environments and are 35% more likely to financially outperform their peers. This new guide offers strategic insights to build a vibrant, diverse, and innovative workforce. Learn to assess your current workforce, understand demographics, and identify barriers to inclusivity.

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The Newly Hired Employee’s Guide to Choosing a Medical Plan

Trinet

Congratulations on starting a new job! You’ll have a lot to take care of and a lot to learn. Familiarizing yourself with the processes and culture of your new company can be all-consuming in those. Visit site for full story.

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Looking for a Speaker for Your HR Event?

UpstartHR

I’ve had this question pop up from a few people I have met in recent weeks, so excuse the commercial if you’re not looking for a speaker for your event or to train your HR team… :-) I know from interacting with many of the readers of this blog that you guys are tied in to various regional, state, and local organizations that require speakers.

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my best employee quit on the spot because I wouldn’t let her go to her college graduation

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I manage a team, and part of their jobs is to provide customer support over the phone. Due to a new product launch, we are expected to provide service outside of our normal hours for a time. This includes some of my team coming in on a day our office is normally closed (based on lowest seniority because no one volunteered). One employee asked to come in two hours after the start time due to her college graduation ceremony being that same day (she was taking night classes part-ti

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27 Moments When You Should ReThink Your Employee Engagement Strategy

Kazoo

Before you acquire another company. Over 70% of acquisitions fail and culture is a big factor. When you’re trying not to be acquired. If you’re unsure of how your employees feel about its leadership – both at the C-suite and managerial level. When your company is having trouble recruiting. Before your company has high turnover. One in 6 workers will change jobs in the next six months.

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Creating a Company Culture of Care: Integrating Mental Health, Wellbeing, and DEI in Benefits

Speaker: Sean Raible

Picture a workplace where physiological safety is not just an aim but a reality, driven by thoughtful employee benefits that prioritize mental health, wellbeing, and DEI. 🤔 ✨ Achieving this vision requires more than just occasional training sessions and employee assistance programs. Moving beyond the basics, this vision calls for a holistic approach that integrates these elements into your company culture as well as your HR and benefits strategy.

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Understanding the Employee Engagement Survey Provider Landscape: A Guide to the 6 Vendor Types - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

As employee engagement has become one of the top concerns for executives around the world, many companies have developed new and innovative solutions to measure employee engagement. This has created a challenge for organizations as they try to decide on a method and survey provider that best matches their unique needs. Here we have identified the six vendor types from do-it-yourself software tools to full-service consulting firms with a variety of choices in between.

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A Mentor’s Advice on How to Build Trust in a Partnership

Everwise

“In a mentorship, trust is the most important thing,” says Richard Worth. “A good mentor is someone you can have that fireside chat with, someone you know will keep what you say confidential, someone who has your best interests at heart.”. After decades of traveling the world as a general manager in retail, Richard Worth has found a new passion as a mentor for Everwise.

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On Purpose and Thriving: Andy Swann Q+A (Part 1)

WorkHuman

What drives community and purpose at work? How can we affect change without losing sight of our people? And why do some people seem to flourish at work while others flounder? These are some of the philosophical questions about work that WorkHuman speaker Andy Swann investigates. And as someone who has worked in a myriad of jobs—from journalism, to management, business ownership, recruitment, and bar work—he certainly has a wealth of experience to draw from.

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You Are Beautiful

Trish McFarlane

You are beautiful. Someone said this to me today. It came at me during a moment when I least expected it, but when I clearly must have needed this karma, this love, from the universe. I cried. Not a lot, because I am the razor-sharp person who keeps tears bottled up inside. But, a few spontaneous tears that seemed to take the weight of the world right off my shoulders.

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Performance Review Calibrations Made Easy

Every company aspires to be the best, and performance reviews are the cornerstone of that journey. However, discrepancies in how managers rate their teams can lead to unfairness.

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Customer Relationship Management Is Not Just Software

EDSI

Speaking just from a business perspective, according to the book Marketing Metrics, businesses have a 60 to 70% chance of selling to an existing customer, while the probability of selling to a new prospect is only 5% to 20%. A whopping 68% of customers leave you because they perceive you to be indifferent to them. Any business owner will tell you their success is based on loyal customers.

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Recognize Effectiveness and Minimize Bureaucracy

RecognizeThis!

By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – New mindsets that emphasize and recognize effectiveness over effort are needed to replace increasing bureaucracy. Organizations are becoming flatter and more flexible, at least according to conventional wisdom. But in a recent article in Harvard Business Review , Gary Hamel points to data that suggests exactly the opposite: bureaucracy is growing rather than shrinking.

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Complete Your Mid-Year Progress Report Using the "Triple A" Method

UrbanBound HR

While most of your office is still recovering from the long weekend, and anxious for the shortened week to end, now is the perfect time to take stock and look at the progress you are making towards your goals for the year, and see if they’re still the goals you want to be working towards.

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