Linkage

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

There’s a very simple reason why Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins is as relevant and influential today as when it was first published in 2001. One of their most significant and well-reported findings is that good is the enemy of great. These leaders are special. They make a difference. And all of these skills and competencies can be developed.

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ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“Clear organizational goals can drive employee efforts throughout the organization. But if employees do not know what the organization's goals are, those goals lose the ability they have to energize employees towards their achievement. Communicating organizational goals to employees is essential for achieving those desired outcomes.” - OPM.gov. Yes, we’re talking in the candidate stage. A.

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RecognizeThis!

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

by Derek Irvine. Research is split on what happens to the motivation of people who see others get recognized. One solution is to simply recognize everyone. There is quite the interesting debate shaping up among researchers looking into the motivational potential of recognition. Simply put, if I see you being recognized for excellent work, will I be motivated to step up my game or not?

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UpstartHR

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

You know I’m a big fan of Freakonomics. talk about them fairly often. This is due in part to the nature of the content–it’s not explicitly about HR, recruiting, or business. It just ties in nicely with what we do, as you’ll see in this post. During a recent episode , the host talked with a professional economic forecaster about what it takes to be great at forecasting. The

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Training and learning organizations today play an active role in contributing to the bottom line of any organization by aligning their objectives to the immediate business objectives. This provides a solid ground for cost justification and encourages businesses to place training groups right where they should be, at the heart of a growing, thriving, learning culture.

ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Welcome back to the ClearCompany Goals series! This month we’re talking all about goals and how to use them to drive your company and your employees to engaged and productive success. At ClearCompany, we believe that identifying goals, aligning goals and creating employee performance goal (link to previous goals article) (linked to business outcomes) is a core focus of Talent Management and HR.

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Get Hppy

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Even if managing remote employees is becoming a more widespread phenomenon, many leaders stills struggle with one of its key aspects – employee recognition. It doesn’t matter whether employees work on-site or remotely – obviously, they need to be engaged and motivated all the same. Unfortunately, without the opportunities for spontaneous ‘Good job!’ Gamify it.

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Linkage

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Today, we are featuring a guest blog post by one of our Women in Leadership Institute ™ faculty members, Kate Nugent. Most recently, Kate led a learning session on Building Brand and Presence at our 2015 Institute. Here, she shares four practical ways that you can build your leadership presence. We’ve come a long way, but we have a long way to go. And that presence is always noticed. Use silence.

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nettime solutions

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

It’s important to be able to forecast effectively so you’re able to streamline your workflow productivity levels. Having a clear understanding of your labor analytics can help you identify your staffing needs when and where you need them. The infographic below illustrates just how important a time and attendance system is to maximize employee productivity levels. business growth scheduling

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Is your company ready to move beyond the annual performance review? Where do you start? What are the keys to success? In this guide, you’ll gain an understanding of: the forces driving change, three foundations of success and take a deep dive into the skills gap many managers have that will sink your efforts before they start and how to address them.

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Why 360 Feedback?

Decision-Wise

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Why 360 Feedback? Without feedback, we tend to invent our own reality. Using  360-degree feedback  is a vital part of performance, growth, and development. Understanding ourselves and how we interact with others helps us understand the impact we have on those around us. This is where 360 feedback comes in. Targeted Development. Focuses on personal and career development. Team Effectiveness.

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TriNet

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Employees don’t leave companies; they leave bosses. You may have heard this old business adage before. But what types of bosses do people leave? And, more importantly, are you one of them? The diva I. Visit site for full story. Leadership Horrible Bosses

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ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

We’re back with the final installment of the ClearCompany goals series. Hopefully, you’ve learned a great deal over the last few weeks and we’ve given you plenty to think about when it comes to aligning, setting and monitoring goals in your company. We’ve also addressed some of the reasons that goals can fail within the enterprise. When an individual is not meeting his or her goals: Goal Alignmen

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TriNet

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Modern employees want to work for employers who care for their well-being. An employee assistance program (EAP) is a great employee benefit for giving employees and their family members who are. Visit site for full story. Employee Benefits employee assistance programs

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Employees at the front lines often have better ideas for innovation than others within the business, but when they walk out the door, they take those ideas with them. Want to innovate better and faster than the competition? You need to hold onto your best employees and the ideas they have. In this session we will explore how various pieces of the talent life cycle are related to retention and examine more than 20 strategies and ideas for improving retention outcomes for your business.

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Engage2Excel

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

We sometimes sit in amazement at the frequency with which we encounter employee recognition programs that aren’t tethered directly to a company’s enterprise strategy. Examples include recognition programs that reward values rather than behaviors that are linked to performance. This makes it nearly impossible to measure business impact. Recognition Employee Performance Employee Engagement ROI

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RecognizeThis!

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — There are people at work whose contributions we might miss. culture of recognition helps to make sure we don’t. came across a recent New York Times Corner Office article with Walt Bettinger. He is the CEO of the Charles Schwab Corporation and shared a powerful lesson he learned as an undergraduate student. And that had a powerful impact.

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TriNet

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

February is a month dominated by love, mostly thanks to one particular holiday celebrating all things red, chocolate and romantic. However, one very important relationship doesn’t always get the. Visit site for full story. Management Practices employee engagement Valentine's Day

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Disruptive forces compel organizations to undertake large scale transformation initiatives to stay relevant. The speed of executing these transformations is as crucial as the initiatives itself and a lot is at stake. In such situations, it is easy to get carried away by the enormity of task at hand and lose the sight of what could go wrong. You may find it useful to revisit the article.

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Can you hear the collective groan when you launch that new compliance course? Do you get complaints both public and private from trainees about the uselessness of the training courses you've launched? Is there anything that can be done about it?

Brazen HR

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Efforts to i ncrease diversity in the workplace are nothing new. It’s widely acknowledged that more diverse workforces are better workforces , and most successful organizations have explicit diversity policies in place. So where does the disconnect come from? If leaders know that diversity is good for business, why do they fail to create diverse workforces? Why do good diversity initiatives fail?

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Entelo

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Across the recruiting industry there is a push to become more metrics and data-driven, and that push comes from a logical place: If we don’t hire the people we need, our companies will be understaffed and resource-strapped. In recruiting, like in other departments, the key to our success lives in data and analytics. To review, KPIs are: Key – Focused on the most important metrics. Cost of hire.

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Achievers

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Filling an open position with an outside hire takes time.  According to Indeed , if a position isn’t filled within one month, there’s a 57 percent chance it will take three months or longer to find the right hire. Promoting an inside candidate is a great solution, as long as the employee is up to the new job. They’ll be motivated and eager to take on the new challenges.

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ej4 HR

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Some say the only real way to develop and train leaders is throw them into leadership roles to get actual experience while pairing them with a mentor. This way, the theory goes, future leaders get experience and receive the necessary guidance and feedback to succeed. This trend in leadership training stems from a school of [.]. The post Mentoring vs. Training: Less at Odds Than You Think appeared first on. Leadership Training Mentoring Training & Development mentoring and training similarities

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Is your organization thinking about moving towards a performance development culture? What are the elements to succeeding and keeping managers and employees engaged? Download “A Road Map for Change” to find out and gain insight into making the transition as smooth as possible on your journey into this brave new world.

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Dice

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The average annual technology salary in the U.S. hit $96,370 in 2015, according to the annual salary survey from Dice. There’s also a wide salary range between full-time tech workers, who earned an average of $93,902 last year, and consultants, who made roughly $120,822. The average rate per hour for a consultant/contractor hit $70.26 in 2015, up 5.3 percent.

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Dice

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Successful project managers have a very particular set of skills. They’re organized enough to coordinate disparate groups of people from within an organization to work together to complete a project with a lot of moving parts. They’re likeable enough that they can calm down frustrated or angry people, and help them overcome their obstacles. Sometimes such promotions happen organically. Transition.

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HR Bartender

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

By now, all of us understand that technology plays a big role in our personal and professional lives. And we’ve all seen at least one article talking about employee engagement and the lack thereof. What’s important to remember is that technology isn’t the cause of employee disengagement, unless of course, someone intentionally made it that way. Honestly, we don’t have to recreate the wheel.

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ExactHire HR Trends

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Once upon a time there was a talented, optimistic marketing professional named Simon. An exciting, fast-growth technology firm was fortunate enough to woo Simon during a flashy interviewing process and he was pleased to accept its offer of employment shortly thereafter. His new position would offer him more responsibility, more pay and a chance to learn some new technologies.

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Today’s workplace is characterized by chaotic forces—low employee engagement and productivity levels, and declining employee well being. HR Leaders have a critical role in defining the vision and strategy to transform and create a more productive and happy workplace.

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Entelo

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

It goes without saying that companies are only as good as their people. Recruiting and hiring is still more art than science, which means 100% certainty is hard to come by. What we do know is that new hires are high risk, high reward. After all, your company’s customers will never settle for good enough, so why should you? That’s how you get enviable, positive company culture that we all aspire to.

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Evil HR Lady

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

A résumé is, first and foremost, a marketing document. It’s not supposed to be your entire life history, and it doesn’t include bad things, just good. Remember marketing. Would Coca-Cola make a commercial that highlighted the sugar content of its flagship product? Then don’t put negative things on your résumé either. Here are ten ideas to turn your résumé from good to great.

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HR Morning

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

A western PA-based employer probably regrets that one of its managers uttered just six words to a shift supervisor. . The manager approached Rudolph Karlo, who’d been brought in through a subcontractor, and said Karlo would be considered for a full-time position if he “made the whole thing go away.” Laid off after change in ownership. Jury awards him $900K. Stay tuned.

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HRchitect

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Written by: Ray Eaton. 2015 was a good year for Talent Management as the shift has moved forward with better alignment of Learning, Development and Performance Management, making systems more talent focused. For years, there were discussions about the usage of learning as a way to move people forward with their development in the work environment. More frequent Performance cycles and feedback.

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Training and development professionals often bemoan the lack of apparent initiative in their trainees. Learning professionals spend huge sums of money creating or acquiring skill aligned libraries of learning content, only to watch almost helplessly as learners refuse to engage with any training available that isn’t mandatory.

TLNT: The Business of HR

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

One thing I love about the work I do is that it gives me contact with a wide range of leaders. Best Practices HR Communications HR Insights HR Management HR Trends Leadership Organizational Leadership Talent Management Featured

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Dice

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The longer you spend in the technology industry, the more you can expect to earn. According to the new Dice Salary Survey , tech pros with significant levels of experience under their proverbial belt should see heady increases in annual salary. Those very new to the tech industry, with less than a year of experience, can expect to earn $50,321 (a year-over-year increase of 9.8 percent). percent).

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HRsoft

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Compensation was and always will be one of the biggest factors influencing employee engagement and thus retention. Not only is compensation critical to boosting employee morale it is also the largest expense in an organization that can be directly controlled. Keeping these factors in mind, the practice of compensation management implements a strategy to deliver unique business results.

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HighGround

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well as HighGround in the news. Stay tuned every month as we give you a rundown of the industry news you might have missed. Video] 9 Employee Engagement Archetypes. Everyone is talking about low employee engagement levels, but are managers even thinking about this concept in the right way? While many judge employee engagement based on satisfaction and performance, this video outlines why you might need to redefine what qualifies as an “engaged employee.”. Bad Bosses: It’s Not Always Their Fault.

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Needed: A shift from traditional performance management systems (organized as an annual review process) to newer performance development systems (organized around real-time dynamics). Download part one in a series to gain insight into why this shift must happen and why it needs to happening now

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