ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 9, 2014

There are many different types of turnover; some are welcome, and some aren’t. When a consistently poor performer with a bad attitude is replaced with an employee who excels, that’s the kind of turnover you want to see. However, that’s not always what happens. Very often, turnover can have some seriously negative effects on the organization. For a manager making $40K, that’s $20-$30,000.

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 16, 2014

In our work with many client companies, we have found that onboarding is often put on the back burner. Too many leaders believe onboarding is such a low impact function that it gets neglected. No one is really in charge of the process and employers have no clue how harmful this can be to their employer brand. Onboarding New Hire Paperless Onboarding Employee Onboarding

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Bad bosses take the blame for a lot of what goes wrong in the workplace. Low engagement rates, high turnover, employee dissatisfaction and even poor employer branding will often get placed squarely on the shoulders of supervisors. constant passing of the buck, and probably some not so fair statistics have lead to the idea that a bad boss epidemic is at the core of business issues.

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

You might not be surprised to learn lack of communication contributes to about 80% of workplace issues. While giving and receiving feedback can at times be uncomfortable, when embraced and structured, feedback becomes one of the strongest processes in driving success, productivity and collaboration. Here are the 5 essential components of effective feedback at work.

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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.

Groups

ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 2, 2014

The way businesses operate has changed drastically in a very short amount of time, and many (like us) believe the rate and impact of these changes are only picking up steam. More interesting than that, we believe HR is going to have a huge role in leading and shaping the future of business as we know it, and we aren’t the only ones. HR Marketing HR Marketing

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 11, 2014

It better be, because the contingent workforce is the fastest growing workforce segment, and that growth is showing no signs of slowing down. The Rise of the Extended Workforce Report by Accenture revealed that 20-33% of U.S. workers are freelancers, temporary workers and independent contractors. When you consider that number was at 6% in 1989, the contingent workforce is changing drastically.

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Recruiting, the first step of the talent lifecycle is insanely crucial to nail. Quality talent attraction is a growing concern for employers. In fact, a recent study revealed that 39% of employers have jobs that stay open for four months or longer due to the inability to find people with appropriate skills.

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Right there in between cultures of blind obedience and self-governance lies the most common category in company culture. These workers aren’t ignorantly following the leader, but they certainly aren’t shot callers either. They’re stuck in that corporate status quo, limbo. The Boston Research Group conducted a very popular recent study of thousands of US workers at every level. Company Culture

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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.

Coaching

ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The average time-to-hire is at a 5 year high, and the skill gap is widening; employers are having a harder time than ever managing the balancing act that is compensation. With 52% of employers ranking hiring and retaining talent at the top of their business challenges, it is vital to get compensation right. Talent Lifecycle Compensation

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Not everyone sees winter as the beautiful transformation of nature that it can be. For recruiters, the winter season can throw up some roadblocks, but you have a choice. Are you going to let the storm outside hold you down, or are you going to recruit in a winter wonderland? You decide. Recruiting Paperless Onboarding

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

“One of the most important (yet often least respected) parts of business is corporate training. businesses spend on average over $60 billion per year in this area supporting an industry that includes hundreds of thousands of training professionals, content and tools providers, and technologies.” - Josh Bersin , Senior Analyst, Bersin by Delloite.

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ClearCompany HRM

OCTOBER 30, 2014

“The employee performance appraisal is an underperforming, periodic business process that is loathed by both employees and managers alike. Historically linked to the annual salary review, performance appraisals often focus on HR-driven criteria for skills and competencies rather than business outcomes. report, “ Disrupt the Employee Performance Process to Align with Business and Customer Outcomes.”

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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.

ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Offboarding is essential for all exiting employees, whether their exit is voluntary, mandated or the employee is entering retirement. Sad to say, according to Aberdeen’s 2013 Offboarding research, only about 29% of organizations have a formal offboarding process in place.

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

There seem to be a lot of ancient corporate ideas hanging around the workplace. Some leaders are clinging on to tradition for dear life, while others are tossing it all out and determining a new plan. Instead of doing something because that’s the way it’s always been done, what about innovating, evolving, striking a balance and getting comfortable… I’ll explain that part later.

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The state of work, as it relates to company culture and professional growth, has been weighed and certainly found wanting. As Gallup revealed, only about 13% of the current worldwide workforce are fully engaged in their work. So, it is apparent traditional talent management is not as effective as it could be. Because there is some confusion around the difference between talent management and performance management, here is a definition from talent management strategist, Dr. John Sullivan ( @DrJohnSullivan ): Talent Management Talent Management System

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Effective succession planning is going to involve strong goal alignment and robust performance management. One without the other is kind of like using a $.25 claw machine to do your succession planning. So, get out your quarters, or learn about the tools and practices that can help you build an effective succession planning model. Succession Planning Succession Management

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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?

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

“Organizational goals are the overall objectives, purpose and mission of a business that have been established by its management and communicated to its employees. The organizational goals of a company typically focus on its long range intentions for operating and its overall business philosophy that can provide useful guidance for employees seeking to please their managers.” - Business Dictionary.

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ClearCompany HRM

OCTOBER 29, 2014

There are two main components in all successful onboarding programs. On one hand, you have the acculturation of the new employee – the human side of onboarding. The other component is the paperwork and compliance side of onboarding. Both are vital, and both require the right tools to maximize efficiency. Onboarding Paperless Onboarding Employee Onboarding Talent Lifecycle

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ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 12, 2014

While email has become a staple of workplace communications, I think we can all agree there are some flaws in this system. Some of the top leaders in business are actually discouraging inter-office email to spark collaboration and take a step back from the complete snafu email communication can turn into quite quickly. Workplace Communication

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Organizations are full of people who are motivated by recognition; they are propelled by seeing and hearing the value of what they do. Money is great, perks are wonderful, but many workers get the most fuel by being recognized for their everyday contributions. As a leader, the easiest and most impactful thing you can do on a daily basis is to make sure each person on your team feels valued. Employee Recognition Performance Management Employee Feedback

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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.

Coaching

ej4 HR

AUGUST 19, 2014

What is pre-crastination? As defined by the Penn State University researchers in their study (which you’ll see below): “We define pre-crastination as the tendency to complete, or at least begin, tasks as soon as possible, even at the expense of extra physical effort” Now to the actual study. The catch? The heaviest buckets were closest to the start line. Thanks, Bob.

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Visier

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Succession planning is about managing the risk associated with any type of critical skills gap. Consider the role of a senior nuclear engineer: This is not a job you can fill easily by posting on LinkedIn. Imagine the problems it would cause for a nuclear plant’s operations if not enough nuclear engineers were developed in time to fill the gaps created by retiring baby boomers.

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Linkage

DECEMBER 19, 2014

There are no “magic bullets” or “secret formulas” to successful, results-oriented leadership. However, we’ve identified 5 core disciplines that all successful leaders share. And each of the following disciplines can be learned and improved upon. It simply takes commitment and practice. 1. Have a clear picture. This may sound obvious but it’s just too important to gloss over.

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Kanjoya

JULY 22, 2014

Kanjoya analyzes mobile market emotional response to Apple’s iPhone display announcement. Apple is finally stepping into larger displays, and it’s likely we’ll see long lines again at Apple stores this fall. The WSJ reports that Apple has asked suppliers to manufacture between 70-80 million units combined of iPhones with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays by Dec. 30th, 2014. Apple’s move to 4.7 and 5.5-inch displays impacts telephony providers, manufactures, suppliers and of course mobile users across the globe. To get an early indicator on market reaction to Apple’s 4.7

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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.

The People Equation

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Are you working this week? If you have an office job, most likely it’s going to be fairly quiet in the office because many of your colleagues are on vacation. That makes it a perfect time to finish those things you never seem to get around to doing—like filing your expense reports or cleaning off your desktop. They had some great ideas and agreed to share them with you. The “Not to Do” List.

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ej4 HR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Have you ever obsessed over an email you were writing? You meticulously selected each word to ensure you wouldn’t alienate or offend anyone. After it’s perfectly perfect, you hit send and what happens? Despite your best efforts the message in your email is misunderstood, misconstrued and misinterpreted! Check it out now! Make your consistent message now with a free trial of Thinkzoom.

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Nobody likes to be told what to do, but give them a positive example, and you might be surprised at the results. Consider this social experiment conducted by author Daniel Pink for his TV show Crowd Control  , as reported on the blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree . Pink and his team painted two lanes on a sidewalk, one for people talking on their cell phones, the other for non-cell-phone users.

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Globoforce

OCTOBER 6, 2014

“No news is good news” is a common, fingers-crossed sentiment in many HR departments. It isn’t that we aren’t open to hearing from employees. But often we spend so much time running around putting out fires that a little bit of silence can be truly golden. It means things are finally running smoothly. Or does it? Silence, says author Elizabeth W. Employees perceive a lack of control.

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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.

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Kanjoya

JULY 1, 2014

Kanjoya analyzes the emotional reaction to Facebook’s experiment across Twitter. If you haven’t already heard, in a recent social experiment, Facebook secretly altered the tone of 689,003 people’s Facebook feed. In their experiment, they manipulated the number of posts containing either positive or negative emotions and then monitored the tone of subsequent posts produced by those users. The study was a collaborative effort between Facebook’s data science team, and US scientists. Facebook cites their data use policy and that all users consent upon initial signup. De-activating this weekend”).

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ATD Human Capital

AUGUST 20, 2014

For leadership development programs, better leadership should be a means to an end, but not an end unto itself. Click here to read full version

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 11, 2014

At one time or another, we’re all in a position to lead. We’re parents, teachers, coaches, managers and committee leaders.  As such, we know that setting a good example is an important part of leadership. But it’s not always easy. wrote a post for Smartblog on Leadership called The Six Saboteurs of Positive Role Models. Being a role model is about being true to myself. ”. ? Joe DiMaggio. Epictetus.

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All Things Workplace

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

"Collaboration is a key driver of overall performance of companies around the world. Its impact is twice as significant as a company’s aggressiveness in pursuing new market opportunities (strategic orientation) and five times as significant as the external market environment (market turbulence).". As a general rule, global companies that collaborate better, perform better. It’s just that simple.”.

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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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