Sat.Aug 29, 2015 - Fri.Sep 04, 2015

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Why Your Coworker May Be Your Best Mentor

Evil HR Lady

A mentor is a valuable thing. Having someone that wants to help you succeed in your career and can help coach you through it can make the difference between being stuck at entry level and climbing up the corporate ladder. When we look for a mentor, we often look for people who are leaders in the industry. You stalk the person on LinkedIn and hope to find a way into this leader’s life.

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HR Basics: 4 Common Hiring Mistakes You Really Need to Avoid

TLNT: The Business of HR

Employees are one of the most important assets to a business, so that’s why hiring the right candidates is crucial to a business’ success. You want your employees to complement one another because bad hires can cause disruption in business, job dissatisfaction and high turnover. According to a Dice article ( titled The Cost of Bad Hiring Decisions Runs High ), “The Harvard Business Review points out that as much as 80 percent of employee turnover is due to bad hiring decisions.”.

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5 Metrics for Effective Succession Planning

Cornerstone On Demand

Succession planning is, at its best, the crux of your company's talent management strategy. If you do it right, every employee — from the entry-level associate to the VP — should have clear pathway to success in your company. But all too often, this isn't the case. Succession planning becomes focused on senior leadership only —instead of preemptively considering how employees at all levels will advance.

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Identifying the Root Cause of Poor Performance

ClearCompany HRM

“Why aren’t they doing their work?” At some point in their career, every manager has asked themselves this question. Common as the question might be, it’s a much pricklier problem to actually tackle. Many businesses become so absorbed with productivity and numbers that they don’t attempt to root out the common problems of their workplace and instead compensate with short-term solutions.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

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?

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Employability Skills Provide Your Career Future – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). As the philanthropic foundation of the National Restaurant Association, the NRAEF works to attract, develop and retain professionals for the restaurant industry. Enjoy today’s post!). Mr. Bartender and I recently went to see the movie “Vacation.

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Cornerstone Insights: Preview Now Available to Select Clients

Cornerstone On Demand

It is with great excitement that we are announcing that Cornerstone Insights is available now to select “preview” clients using Cornerstone Learning. When we announced Cornerstone Insights in May , we shared a broad vision for our predictive analytics strategy – a suite of Insight dashboards that applies sophisticated data science to workforce data, enabling business leaders to answer burning questions about how to use data to better hire, train, manage and retain top talent.

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Is Your Succession Planning Program About to Go Up In Flames?

ClearCompany HRM

Owning or being an important part of business is about the little things. At first, the big decisions will take up most of your time: what is our business going to be? How will we lead our employees going forward? However, what separates good leaders from bad is how they deal with the decisions employees may not know they make, like their succession planning program.

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Convincing the CEO Isn’t as Difficult As You Think

HR Bartender

I’ve mentioned a couple of times that I’m going to London for Tucana’s HR Change & Transformation conference on October 13-14, 2015. The theme this year is HR innovation for competitive advantage. I’m very excited about attending and being a part of this conversation. Some of the sessions are focused on agile HR, salesforce transformation and labor forecasting – topics I don’t typically see on a human resources conference agenda.

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Taxable v. Nontaxable Income and What You Need to Know About Paying Your Employees

Trinet

A special post in celebration of National Payroll Week: September 7-11 Think reimbursing your employees for their time, efforts and personal expenditures is straight-forward? It can be, if you hire a. Visit site for full story.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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How to Manage the B-Team

Cornerstone On Demand

In mid-August, a New York Times article about Amazon featured heated accounts from former employees describing a workplace that rewards top performers with praise and bonuses, while punishing those who can't — or won't — commit to 85-hour work weeks and 24/7 availability. Amazon is certainly not the only company accused of putting an outsized priority on performance.

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3 Reasons You Need a Better Candidate Sourcing Platform

ClearCompany HRM

Good candidate sourcing helps you find talent in avenues you may not have considered, whether it’s finding new methods of reaching out to candidates or cultivating a more diverse talent pool to source. Because the world of recruiting is a fluid, ever-evolving entity, your sourcing platform could probably use an update. Candidate sourcing, like most aspects of recruiting, changes fast, and if you’re not keeping up, you’re falling behind.

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Developing HR Competencies – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

This is a Catch-22 situation if I’ve ever seen one: I was helping a friend with his job search. He is trying to obtain an entry level HR position. A position he found indicated the minimum education required was a high school diploma but 5 – 8 years of experience was necessary. Neither of us understood the logic. We do not know how a high school student can get that level of experience by the time they graduate.

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7 Characteristics of an Awesome Office

Trinet

Guest post by the Association of Workplace Engagement Times are changing fast. What people yearned for, expected and cared about 10 years ago is so different than today. Employee engagement, culture, Visit site for full story.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Know Your ABCs: Health Insurance Terms

Justworks

Coinsurance? Deductible? HMO or PPO? Navigating the world of health insurance can be frustrating for anyone. We’re betting a lot of people can’t tell you what those words mean without a little help from Google or some other source. It turns out we’re right.

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Is Kindness the Missing Link to Employee Performance

ATD Human Capital

When is the last time you did a good deed for someone in your office? How did it make you feel? How did it make them feel? Dan Schwartz explains how kindness can be a catalyst for organizational transformation. Click here to read full version.

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How to Measure Recruiting Performance

UpstartHR

One of the things that we don’t do so well in the HR wold is measuring performance. And by that I mean our OWN performance. Having metrics in place to see how effective our various efforts are is a must, especially when you’re trying to demonstrate an ROI. One of the easiest ways to start is in recruiting. When it comes to recruiting, organizations have a wide variety of methods to measure effectiveness.

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What Southern California Life Sciences Businesses Need to Know About the Rising Cost of Healthcare and How to Combat it

Trinet

This post is part of the TriNet ongoing series about the Affordable Care Act and its effects on small business. Starting January 1, 2016, certain sized businesses, including midsize life science. Visit site for full story.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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Replace Paper Timesheets With Cloud Based Time and Attendance Software

nettime solutions

It's no secret: Paper timesheets and time card systems are ineffective. Just ask our client, American Gas Products , what a headache they can be. Here are three simple things to know about replacing old, paper-based systems with cloud based time and attendance software.The first is that time tracking doesn't change. It just gets better. How? Time is tracked in real time ; updates are instantly made to an employee's time off accruals.

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Bersin Says “Thanks” Critical for Employee Engagement

RecognizeThis!

by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — There are many drivers of employee engagement, but feedback, recognition and “thanks” lead the charge. In my last two posts on Compensation Cafe, I shared important research from IBM Smarter Workforce (more on that later this week) and from Bersin by Deloitte. Both are important, detailed pieces of research and so I will be calling more attention to them here.

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Infographic Thursday: The Changing American Workforce

Something Different

Thanks to DCR Workforce for today’s infographic sharing some fascinating data about the way Americans are working, how much they make, when they’re retiring, how old they are, and what they look like. As always, if you like this infographic then please look to follow DCR Workforce on Twitter here : Happy Thursday, Rory.

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What Are You Paying Attention To?

All Things Workplace

There's an incongruity between time and money devoted to leadership development and the number of articles about bad bosses. Maybe its' time to re-visit the definition of "bad.". Here's why: People do that for which they are rewarded. Period. I've seen very few organizations care about bad bosses who "make the numbers." In fact, the very people described by employees as "bad bosses" may be the very bosses who keep the shareholders happy.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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We're Headed To Anaheim!

nettime solutions

The California HR Conference is next week and we are going to be there! In case you haven't heard of it, the California HR Conference is the 2nd largest regional conference for human resource professionals in the United States. With over 2000 practitioners, presenters, and providers it's an event any human resource employee should consider attending.

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How to Handle Client Resistance

ATD Human Capital

No one wants to experience client resistance; it takes a lot of effort to efficiently handle it. However, with preparation, this situation can become less burdensome. Pranab Chakraborty details some advice from experts on how to handle resistance. Click here to read full version.

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Quote of the Week: “Do, or do not…

Something Different

…There is no try.” – George Lucas. <en.wikipedia.org> For this week’s quote we can thank George Lucas , an American film director, screenwriter, and producer perhaps best known for the creation of the Star Wars film franchise. It’s timely for me as a reminder that – even when we don’t completely have our footing – most of the time the best way to accomplish our goals is to simply roll our sleeves up, ask questions, think critically, and keep push

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IBM Smarter Workforce Institute: Achieve the Power of Thanks through Multiple Recognition Channels

RecognizeThis!

By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – We all know the power of social recognition to engage and retain employees, but when employees have multiple channels to share recognition, the benefits grow exponentially. The IBM Smarter Workforce Institute (SWI) recently released a report showing the importance of using multiple channels for recognition. The report is based on a survey of 19,000 workers from over 26 countries and shows the Power of Thanks.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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Providing Business Meals to Employees: What Are the Costs?

Justworks

Many of the expenses incurred by employees, and perks provided for employees, involve food. Employees eat while traveling, while working, while taking breaks, and while entertaining. When employers provide or pay for these food costs, what are the real costs for both the employer and the employee? Want more info on how business meals work? Download our guide here for free.

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Perks and Upgrades: Why Occasionally Spending More Makes Sense

Trish McFarlane

I read an article that said that the Datsun B-210 was voted one of the ugliest cars of all time. Now, just looking at the picture, it would be hard to argue that it is not one of the ugliest cars. I’m not sure why they have it pictured with a train, because it certainly was not faster than a train- not even close. And the color choice? That 1978 burn orange is really attractive, if you’re into pumpkins.

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The Week in HR

Something Different

<www.dcrainmaker.com> …So back when I used to spend all day Sunday morning reading HR articles and 1. Super clever, I know. white papers, I did a weekly segment in this space called Sunday Reading. 1 The idea here was to share the most interesting things I read with my 2. All three of you >_> audience 2 , providing brief summaries to whet appetites.

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