Achievers
APRIL 24, 2014
You wouldn’t call someone handy if they only knew how to fix one thing. When you hire a handyman, you expect the service provider to be able to fix the loose railing and the leaky kitchen tap, replace the light fixture, and maybe also give you some advice on how to make your computer run faster. Middle managers are like the handyman; they need to be able to do it all.
Bersin with Deloitte
APRIL 21, 2014
With Bersin’s seventh annual IMPACT conference officially in the books and planning for the next already beginning, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the experience. While heralded as the “best-ever IMPACT” by Josh Bersin, the conference this year was particularly exciting for me as it was the first time I attended as […].
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Reviewsnap
APRIL 22, 2014
'Employee engagement continues to be a hot-button issue for employers and HR professionals worldwide. Some of the questions swirling around this issue include: How, exactly, should we define employee engagement? Does engagement really drive productivity? Are employee satisfaction and happiness part of employee engagement? And, of course, how can we improve our engagement levels?
45 Things
APRIL 24, 2014
'This morning your mirror confirmed that yes, indeed, you do look fat in those pants. Your new puppy let you know that your house-training efforts are not working. Then you got to work and your boss had edited your report so heavily the only original thing was your name and the date. No matter where we get feedback – from our dog or our boss – it can be difficult to take.
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Achievers
APRIL 22, 2014
Managers are often blamed for things that aren’t their fault. In fact, over 50 percent of middle managers are perceived as not being able to drive business success by their superiors. But, when we take a closer look, it’s obvious that many of the managers’ shortcomings aren’t their fault and can be improved with better resources and training.
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Workboard
APRIL 25, 2014
These six tips can help you quickly transition to a great manager of a high velocity team. Congratulations, you’re a manager! Your performance, hard work, and commitment made you great at your job, but now your job is managing a team. Rather than relying on yourself, you’ll need to work with and through your team coordinating, prioritizing and delegating work to achieve results.
The Bamboo Project Blog
APRIL 24, 2014
'Baratunde Thurston has a fantastic video on how we need to think differently about our careers. We have to move beyond thinking about specific jobs or the skill sets we use at Company/Organization A and think of ourselves much more broadly than we do. A great quote: I don’t think we’re ever going to reset to a new plateau or a new normal of any significant length.
45 Things
APRIL 22, 2014
'You’re never late for meetings. You also chip in for every co-worker’s birthday or baby shower that comes along. That’s why you consider yourself a good colleague – certainly not like that annoying person in the cubicle next to you. But what you may not realize is that you are indeed that person. The person who annoys teammates with rude, sloppy, underhanded and clueless behavior.
NoExcusesHR
APRIL 21, 2014
'Today''s fantastic guest post comes from William Gould, a #HealthcareHR executive who lives the No Excuses philosophy! Leadership accountability seems to be a favorite, or not-so-favorite debate occupying the senior leadership meetings in healthcare organizations across the country - from the towers of the federal government, to the board rooms of community hospitals.
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Namely
APRIL 23, 2014
'NEW YORK, April 23, 2014 –Namely, the end-to-end human capital management platform, has unveiled its latest feature: an integrated work calendar. The calendar includes both an employee calendar for use by entire organizations and the manager calendar for managers and administrators to facilitate time off requests and view all employees who are out of the office.
Insperity
APRIL 21, 2014
You’ve likely noticed that flexible-work options are trending among top employers. But did you realize lawmakers have made requesting flexible work arrangements employees’ legal right in some states? As of Jan. 1, 2014, employees in Vermont and the city of San Francisco now have that right. The new San Francisco law – called the Family Friendly Workplace ordinance – lets employees with caregiving responsibilities request flexible or predictable work schedules.
Cielo HR Leader
APRIL 25, 2014
'Recruiting is an integral profession. Strategic recruiters scour the talent landscape, tracking down and engaging professionals at all levels—from C-level executives to part-time, hourly workers—and across all industries. They have the ability to change lives and the ability to alter the course of a company’s overall success by recruiting the very best talent available.
Rehmann
APRIL 21, 2014
Establishing a winning position in the marketplace is obviously critical to your company's success. The position, however, must be based on a sustainable competitive advantage. What constitutes an unbeatable advantage? There are two choices: You have consistently lower costs than your rivals. As long as your product or service maintains an acceptable quality level, this advantage leads to higher margins.
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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.
Aurico
APRIL 21, 2014
'In the past month, we have heard a great deal about the Heartbleed chaos. We’ve been flooded with information explaining what Heartbleed actually is and outlining how to stay safe. As time goes on, it is clear that we are far from out of the woods and, indeed, it may be around for some time to come. Aurico’s technology team took immediate action to address whether Heartbleed existed in our infrastructure.
Asure Software
APRIL 20, 2014
By Mike Kinney, Vice President Sales Mike Kinney, is back with another post for the Asure Software Executive Series on the blog. In this installment Mike takes a look at the metrics used to measure how workspace is used along with the tools used to measure them. Read more about Mike What To Measure When … Continue reading "Gathering Workspace Utilization Data".
Cielo HR Leader
APRIL 23, 2014
'Thought Leadership Discussion: Grant Weinberg, MCIPD Director of International Talent Acquisition, Gilead Science. The life sciences sector is under pressure all round - from increasing competition in the emerging world, healthcare reforms, rising customer expectations, cost constraints and the on-going challenge of successfully bringing new drugs to market.
Rehmann
APRIL 21, 2014
Good manners are vital to winning customers and keeping their loyalty. No matter how good your product is, rude or indifferent service hurts your company. "A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar." -- Benjamin Franklin. One survey found that 58 percent of customers will take their business elsewhere because of bad manners -- even if they must go out of their way or pay more.
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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?
DDI
APRIL 24, 2014
'What advice would you give yourself if you could travel back in time to when you were preparing for your first “real” job interview?
Questback
APRIL 20, 2014
Surveys are a powerful way to gain insights from customers and employees - check out these 12 tips to get the best results.
Cielo HR Leader
APRIL 21, 2014
'Thought Leadership Discussion: Tariq Ahmed, International Engagement & Communications Director, RSA. There seems to be a growing acceptance in the HR community that a genuinely effective people strategy can only be delivered if there is complete buy-in from the business itself. But getting this almost always means demonstrating how the management of talent can have a direct and measurable impact on business performance.
ExactHire
APRIL 24, 2014
Would you say that you are proud of the efficiency with which your company approaches the hiring process? Do you get excited about the opportunity to welcome new teammates onboard; or…you can admit it…does it make you cringe just a little bit thinking about how long it will take to get everything ready, round up all the interviewers to be involved and pore through all the applications?
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.
DDI
APRIL 24, 2014
What advice would you give yourself if you could travel back in time to when you were preparing for your first “real” job interview?
Revolutionary Wellness
APRIL 25, 2014
Caffeine is the most popular drug in the world. People have used it for both its good and bad effects. In the fitness world, this has been far more popular as of the past 10 years. Pre-workout supplements have taken the supplement world by storm ever since the introduction of NO EXPLODE. The combination of stimulants have brought athletes to a whole new level of performance, while getting that “pump high” that every athlete dreams about.
True Faith HR
APRIL 24, 2014
'Monday was one of my favorite days of the year. Along with the day after Halloween and the day after Valentine''s Day, the day after Easter is truly worthy of celebration.with 50% off candy at Walgreens (Target is usually only 30% off). Is there anything particularly wrong with the candy? Is the Reese''s Peanut Butter Cup 50% less delicious than it was the day before?
ExactHire
APRIL 23, 2014
I have four children, with the oldest getting ready to head off to college this fall. Like all 18 year olds, he’s trying to decide what interests him and can engage him as he enters the workplace. Having talked with him over the last several months about this, it’s opened my eyes to how much education is likely to change over the next few years. For people my age, going to college after high school was the only viable option to making a good living.
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.
NoExcusesHR
APRIL 23, 2014
'When Vikings were in battle and felt threatened they would stand together and raise their shields forming a defensive wall. The wall helped shut down further attacks and provided a measure of protection. Framing Is Important It wasn''t difficult for the Vikings to understand exactly what was happening to them. Their kill-or-be-killed existence provided a high degree of clarity.
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