ClearCompany HRM

JANUARY 11, 2016

There is no shortage of metrics driving Quality of Hire today, which should be a good thing, but, like any other process, there are inefficiencies that waste time and resources. Talent Analytics Quality of Hire

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Grovo HR

JANUARY 12, 2016

David Bowie is gone. It chills me just to type. He was so…not human. How could he be dead? Facing the strange indeed. As I sifted through various articles about his passing, I saw all sorts of words used to describe him: rock star, artist, visionary, chameleon, and my personal favorite: weirdo. Doesn’t get any bigger. 1. Don’t wait for the next big thing. Become it. Do you? An alien?

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Get Hppy

JANUARY 14, 2016

Whether you’re the CEO of a small startup, or the leader of a large company, employee engagement should be one of your priorities. In today’s fast-moving economy, having a well-performing workforce with a high retention rate is essential for business growth. How do you make engagement happen? What are the key engagement drivers in your team and how are managers influencing employee engagement?

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ATD Human Capital

JANUARY 18, 2016

One million Millennials enter the workforce each year, according to ATD research. What’s more, by 2020, 40 percent of the workforce will be composed of Millennials; this percentage will increase to 75 percent by 2025. Are your organization and talent development function prepared for the changes that come with this generation? Millennials Need Soft Skills Training.

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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.

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Linkage

JANUARY 25, 2016

Are you one of the millions of people around the world suffering from change fatigue? If so, you have plenty of company, and if you are a leader you are most likely struggling with how to overcome this phenomenon. As a matter of fact, according to the 2013 Katzenbach Center Survey on Culture and Change Management, 65% of employees globally are change fatigued. They are waiting for change to stop.

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ClearCompany HRM

JANUARY 4, 2016

Maintaining a competitive advantage in this marketplace can be challenging. Despite the booming HR tech industry and advances in HR management, bad hires, low performers and toxic employees somehow make their way onto the payroll and wreak havoc on company resources. That’s where. Quality of Hire. comes in, but defining the term and having the means to measure it don’t come easy. Quality of Hire

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What is Paul Thinking

JANUARY 14, 2016

This post is a redo of a post from a few years back (about 4 or 5 to be not-exact.) I decided to remix/repost based on a twitter conversation I had with @TrishMcFarlane and @AKABruno (aka Matt Stollack.). Trish said: “Interesting. Recognition makes me uncomfortable (personally) but validation is important to me. Wonder why?”. Today the idea of recognition is huge! Yet engagement numbers still lag.

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ATD Human Capital

JANUARY 13, 2016

Why should talent development professionals learn about neuroscience? Why should we study the workings of the brain and nervous system? Understanding the brain helps us explain why instructional design practices work. It helps us understand why people embrace change—or not—and why some leadership practices are more effective than others. Basic Brain Science. The U.S. Animals move.

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nettime solutions

JANUARY 21, 2016

Employees are what make, build and grow a business. Their success often directly equates to a business’ success. And success as we know it cannot occur without going through a few rounds of failures. It’s just a part of the growth cycle.

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RecognizeThis!

JANUARY 11, 2016

by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — Employees who engage their authentic selves at work contribute to unparalleled employee and customer experiences. I was reading a recent Forbes article that discussed the distinction between employees’ authentic engagement versus scripted service in creating an unparalleled customer experience. Why is it so hard? How did you go about recognizing that moment?

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Linkage

JANUARY 6, 2016

Ronald Heifetz, the father of adaptive leadership, made the observation that organizations and their leaders “feel pressure to solve problems quickly, to move to action.” We live and work in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world that demands our quick response. Additionally, Additionally, our culture is driven by winning and achieving financial success. Let me explain….

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Laurie Ruettimann

JANUARY 19, 2016

Are you tired? Just about a month ago, I went to an all-day meeting with a bunch of people who are adults, parents and productive members of society. Everybody looked exhausted. scanned the room and saw nothing but droopy eyelids. The thirty-eight-year-old creative director was pounding Red Bull Total Zero®. Most of the women were drinking Diet Coke. Get your heart rate up during the day.

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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.

TriNet

JANUARY 15, 2016

Guest post by Quill.com. Please also check out our previous post on scent aversions in the workplace. Stand at the door of your office. Are you looking at a clean and orderly workspace or a. Visit site for full story. Safety & Wellness in the Workplace clean workplace office organization

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What is Paul Thinking

JANUARY 20, 2016

( Steve Boese posted today on how Netflix sees their real time data and the HR spin. It reminded me of the following slightly edited post I wrote back in February 2015 on a different blog. Enjoy this blast from the past.). Big data is all the rage. It has been seen on all the fashion runways related to tech and HR. If you aren’t wearing big data, you are soooo behind the times. Right? It won’t.

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Globoforce

JANUARY 14, 2016

The emotional cast of Pixar’s “Inside Out.” ” Type “emotion in the workplace” into Google search and you’ll get pages of how-to articles on managing your emotions—from the perils of crying at work to controlling your temper and other negative emotions. While these articles are well intentioned, there is more to the story on the role emotion plays at work. RELATED POSTS.

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Hoops

JANUARY 13, 2016

Hiring, like most areas of business, is about wins and losses. It’s about making the right decisions at the right times, eating the costs of wrong decisions and hopefully learning from them. Recruiters are always on the lookout for superstar hires that can make a difference from day one. But sometimes, great hires are overlooked. The next Kurt Warner is out there, it’s up to you to find him.

Recruitment 76

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ClearCompany HRM

JANUARY 18, 2016

Employee engagement, the vital organ to the workplace. Without it companies face many roadblocks. Those roadblocks? Higher turnover rates, lower productivity and more dissatisfied employees. shocking 60% of employees lack the elements needed to be highly engaged in the workplace. How do we harness the power of employee engagement for the better good of our workforce (and company)?

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Do Your Employees Grow or Go?

Decision-Wise

JANUARY 4, 2016

Lack of opportunity for personal growth or career development is the number-one reason that employees leave a company. So what’s it like in your organization? Do your employees grow or go? According to a survey by Glassdoor and Harris Interactive, more applicants—52 percent—wanted to hear about growth opportunities when interviewing for a job than about any other perk. Errors happen.

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TriNet

JANUARY 4, 2016

This post is part of the TriNet ongoing series about the Affordable Care Act and its effects on small business. Midsize companies can start 2016 with some welcome news from the government! The IRS. Visit site for full story. Affordable Care Act ACA

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What is Paul Thinking

JANUARY 6, 2016

Looks like I’m going to try and channel my inner Steve Boese or my inner Kris Dunn and try to draw some connection between what’s going on in sports and what’s going on in the business world. First some backstory (not that you need it…). Today was no different. One of the stories in  USA Today was about the St. Louis Rams. The headline read, “Rams bash St. Their argument is they’ve been in St.

Employee Engagement 71

Employee Engagement Time and Attendance Coaching Survey 71

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All Things Workplace

JANUARY 25, 2016

Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Therefore, give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths. But they ran out of  numbers. Which meant we had to figure out for ourselves who was next. The "Aw, Shucks Shuffle". We're not.

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Hoops

JANUARY 13, 2016

Hiring, like most areas of business, is about wins and losses. It’s about making the right decisions at the right times, eating the costs of wrong decisions and hopefully learning from them. Recruiters are always on the lookout for superstar hires that can make a difference from day one. But sometimes, great hires are overlooked. The next Kurt Warner is out there, it’s up to you to find him.

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ClearCompany HRM

JANUARY 28, 2016

Congratulations! You’ve been plastering the town with your resume, printing out copies until the guy at Kinko’s knows your name, and finally, you got a nibble. recruiter has reached out to you and your interview is scheduled for Monday. Candidate Interviews

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Recruitment 72

4 Ways Great Leaders Can Overcome Company Scarcity Issues

Decision-Wise

JANUARY 19, 2016

I teach an introductory political science class at a local university. This class utilizes an interdisciplinary approach by exploring basic economic theory, American history, and a bit of political philosophy. When introducing the section on economics, I try to reinforce the premise that economics is really the study of scarcity – what do you do when there is not enough to go around. Of course not!

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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.

Engage2Excel

JANUARY 26, 2016

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Laurie Ruettimann

JANUARY 21, 2016

I won’t lie to you. I’m just back from a conference where an esteemed and respected colleague of mine argued against paid sick leave for restaurant workers. First of all, my associate believes that the business model of a restaurant can’t sustain a paid sick leave policy. She’s not wrong. About 80% of all restaurants in America are independent units. Margins are tight.

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TriNet

JANUARY 11, 2016

What if you could dramatically increase the number of job applications your company receives? Attracting qualified candidates to your open positions is easier than you might think. The secret? Visit site for full story. Talent Acquisition mobile recruitment

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