Sat.Dec 03, 2016 - Fri.Dec 09, 2016

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Executive Freelancers: An Interview With Antoinette Forth

Everwise

Everyone knows work is changing, but it’s the breadth and magnitude of that change that we’ve yet to fully understand. That’s especially true when you look to independent workers in this country. The U.S. workforce is now 35 percent freelance , and it’s growing quickly. In February, Deloitte reported that 51 percent of executives planned to hire freelancers more this year than they did in 2015.

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A Federal Court Temporarily Blocks the Final Overtime Rule: What Now?

Paychex

On November 22, just as many U.S. businesses were preparing to make, or had made, staffing and salary adjustments to meet the new Federal Overtime Rule, it all came to an abrupt halt. Now what should business owners do?

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What's the Difference Between a Manager and Leader?

Cornerstone On Demand

When aliens land on earth in the movies they never say, "take me to your manager." But why not manager? Aren't leader and manager synonyms? I mean, my boss leads my department, so she must be my leader. Just what exactly is the difference? In an ideal situation managers are leaders. But when it's not, here are five differences between a manager and a leader. 1) Managers Manage the Tasks at Hand.

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What Creating an Ongoing Employee Engagement Model Does for Your Company

ClearCompany HRM

Employee engagement is a popular topic in the HR space and has become a major challenge for businesses. A new generation in the workforce demands it, widespread use of technology enables it and a fast-paced environment makes its meaning ever clearer -- all the factors contribute to employee engagement becoming more important than ever. Companies with engaged employees outperform those without by up to 202%. the bottom line clearly proves its efficacy.

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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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The Importance of Attitude in Getting a Promotion

HR Bartender

I wrote a post recently about the four things you needed to get a promotion. I won’t keep you in suspense – the four things are knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitude. After publishing the post, I received a question from a reader asking about the importance of attitude in getting a promotion. Here’s my two-cents about attitude. I believe that feedback should be specific, timely, and behavioral.

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The Art, Science and Impact of Implementing Data-Driven HR in 2017

Cornerstone On Demand

[This article reprinted by permission of Human Resource Executive ®] Data has been the driving force behind innovation in finance, sales and marketing for years, while human resources has struggled to keep up. According to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Human Capital Trends report , 77 percent of companies believe that using “people analytics” is important, but the capabilities are lacking.

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The Idiosyncratic Rater Effect & How It’s Ruining Your Performance Reviews

ClearCompany HRM

You’ve been a manager for some time, and you have a pretty good read on most people. Or, at least, you’d like to think you do. You strive to rate employees in the most objective way possible, but if you’re doing it based only from your own perspective, reviews are not as effective as they could be. If anything, they are really more of a reflection on yourself, not your employees or colleagues.

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The Difference Between Training, Facilitation and Presentations

HR Bartender

I’ve been going to a lot of conferences lately and noticed that people are using the terms training, facilitating, and presenting interchangeably. And for the purposes of a conversation, it might be perfectly acceptable to use the terms in that way. But when it comes to execution, the terms are different and the word could create expectations for the audience.

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The Role of HR in Managing Change in the Workplace

EmployeeConnect

Change, as the formula Barack Obama used in the 2008 election campaign, is in fact inevitable. There’s no way to escape change, no matter how resistant you are to it. If there’s anything that Obama has taught us, it’s to embrace change. Yet, it’s important to acknowledge that its complex nature presents a multi-faceted challenge for HR. Change is hard to predict, non-linear, and especially hard to reproduce.

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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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Dear ReWorker: My Boss and I Disagree on an Employees Raise, What Can I do?

Cornerstone On Demand

Dear ReWorker, I'm an HR manager of a small company. My boss lives on the East Coast. His assistant, who works in the West Coast office with me, is up for her first annual review. I think she seems good and should get a traditional merit increase, but my boss is telling me she's terrible and doesn't deserve a raise. He hasn't ever given me anything to write her up for, and the only solid criticism I can get out of him is that she, "doesn't anticipate [his] needs.

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Proof That Your Team Of Corporate Superchickens Is Destroying Productivity

15Five

Human productivity can be difficult to measure, especially in some knowledge-worker roles. Take content marketing for example. What level of output indicates acceptable performance; one viral blog post per month or ten mediocre ones? Chicken productivity, on the other hand, has one simple success metric — how many eggs are in the basket? It may seem absurd to compare the efforts of these two very different species.

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How to Disappoint Your Employees in One Easy Step

UpstartHR

Thanks to my wonderful wife for the idea for this one. One of our traditions every year is to watch Christmas Vacation (no, not with the kids!) While it’s not my favorite (that spot is held by It’s a Wonderful Life ), it always gives me a laugh and reminds me to focus on the important things during the Christmas season. One of the memorable scenes in the movie is when Clark opens up what he expects to be a holiday bonus only to find a “jelly of the month” membership car

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Why a Caring Company Retains Millennials

Reflektive

Today’s workforce is ripe with a younger generation known as “millennials” (those born within 1982–2000). By 2025, millennials will make up 75 percent of the global workforce. According to a 2016 Gallup survey, 21 percent of millennials say they’ve changed jobs within the past year and 60 percent of millennials said they’d be open to a new job opportunity.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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How to Build a Culture that Embraces Technology

Cornerstone On Demand

Companies, departments and people all have personalities; some are tech-savvy and seek out the latest-and-greatest technologies at every turn. However, others need a little coaxing and coaching in the realm of technology. For those companies in the latter camp (and often it's even departments), it's important to shift paradigms from fear-based to enthusiastic about what technology can do to improve the workplace.

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6 Best Practices to Drive Your Recruitment & Selection Process

EmployeeConnect

Finding and hiring the right talent has never been more difficult. The skills shortage, increased job market competition and diversity in the expectations of prospective job candidates have highly complexified the recruitment and selection process for HR managers. Despite the situation, recruitment represents a great area of opportunity for HR who are under a constant pressure to realise cost savings and need to work around budget constraints.

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Why Employee Recognition Matters

Achievers

By: Kellie Wong. Social Media and Blog Manager, Achievers. Do your employees feel recognized? Think carefully, because over 65 percent of employees report they don’t feel recognized at work. And lack of recognition just happens to be the number one reason why employees quit. Employee recognition drives employee engagement, and with higher employee engagement come lower turnover rates and stronger business results.

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Don’t Get Mesmerized by Best Practices, They’re Perilous

Hppy

I am not a fan of benchmarking. The practice of picking “best in class” and trying to copy what they do (a “best practice”) in hopes that whatever benefits they realize will fall to you is a risky business. Here are a few questions I have for those who choose to “follow the leader” Who decides who is best in class?

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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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Technology Created Virtual Employees—Now Use It to Engage Them!

ATD Human Capital

A work from home arrangement makes sense for both employees and their organizations. Remote employees find working from home convenient, and they save time and money when they don't have to go to the office every day. Organizations can retain competent employees who might otherwise have to leave because of relocation or other personal constraints. And if there’s a lack of talent locally, companies look for it in other cities, saving money on the costs associated with having people in an of

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Introverts vs. Extroverts in the Workplace: How They Can Work Better Together

EmployeeConnect

We often use the terms extrovert and introvert to talk about our friends or work colleagues. In fact, categorising people using labels isn’t new and the contribution of Susan Cain to the Quiet Revolution , as she coined it, has instilled a growing interest in the subject of introversion and extroversion in the workplace. Extroversion and introversion are concepts we use to describe the way we approach other people and our environment in general.

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How Extreme Recruiting Is Winning Over Millennial Tech Talent

Entrepreneur

Businesses pursuing the best and brightest will have to ditch the old-school hiring playbook. Today's tech stars are all about experiential learning -- and they expect companies to keep up.

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How To Celebrate Employee Recognition During The Holidays

Hppy

The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for many companies. Many CEOs and managers are stressed out because they need to close deals fast and make plans for the new year. At the same time, they must deal with employees asking for days off, and the whole working environment becomes extremely tense. However, there are ways to stay organized and on schedule with projects.

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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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How To Give Candidates Valuable Interview Feedback

Spark Hire

Many think the only purpose of the hiring process is to evaluate candidates. If a job seeker has the skills and traits required, great. If not, the process is over for that individual. While that mindset helps organizations reach their goal of filling empty positions, it ignores what a candidate wants. Job seekers are looking to find the right company and role for them.

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How to Write Perfect Smart Goals (Example)

EmployeeConnect

In this modern world, anyone would know that in order to get from A to B you’ll need a set of clearly defined goals. Why? Because goals are basically a list of “what to do’s” to get you to where you want to be. Goals are generally easy to write because people know exactly what they want and they know it’ll only involve doing one or two things to get it.

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What HR Will Be Dealing With In 2017

TLNT: The Business of HR

The end of 2016 is near, and for some of us, thank goodness! While we count down the seconds until the crystal ball drops, we can plan for the trends about to hit human resources departments.

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Why Your Employees Are Unproductive — and How to Fix It

Hppy

In sticking with recent trends, many office managers have renovated their buildings to feature an open floor plan. While this approach has a number of benefits when compared to traditional arrangements, there are some very serious drawbacks to consider, too. A recent study by Oxford Economics, which polled more than 1,200 professionals in various industries, found that more than half of modern employees have some complaints about the noise in their office.

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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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how to appear smart in meetings

Ask a Manager

The following is an excerpt from Sarah Cooper’s new book, 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings , which I read and thought was so hilarious that I sought permission to share some of it here. Seriously, it is really funny, and it would be an excellent gift for your office holiday gift swap. Order your own copy of 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings !

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Your Fitbit is Lonely From Lack of Use - Here's a LifeHack to Put It to Good Use.

The HR Capitalist

Fitbit - made some of you click through for that alone. There's a problem with Fitbit - it's called adoption. Do the people who need it most actually use it once you run a wellness initiative and subsidize some of the cost to put it on their wrist? Most HR leaders are starting to think the answer is no. Here's what one Fortune 500 leader told me in 2015: "Well, Kris - I'll tell you the deal we learned about Fitbit.

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Zombie HR

China Gorman

The Future of Work , a new report from the SHRM Foundation , is a quick study on, well, the future of work. Everyone talks about the future of work like it’s the next scary thing coming for us after the zombies have left. And that may be true (well, not the zombie part), so this short report can help you frame what you should be concerned about. Working with the Economist Intelligence Unit, the SHRM Foundation identified 5 trends that their research shows are impacting the world of work: Demogra