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The Dangers of Employee Silence

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“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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R.I.P. Annual Performance Review. Now what?

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In a Wall Street Journal article titled, “How Performance Reviews Can Harm Mental Health,” Chana Schoenberger references a 2014 paper from researchers at the Neuroleadership Institute. Imagine if a coach just sat on the sidelines, watching their team win and lose games without giving any feedback. They would likely be fired for incompetence. Fortunately, that’s changing. What’s next.

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Guest Blog: Why We Need “Work Friends”

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Here’s how those workplace friendships help the company: Socialization – In the 2014 Workforce Mood Tracker report , 73% of respondents said they’ve laughed with co-workers so hard they almost cried. I read an article recently about having friends at work and outside work. It reminded me of the Gallup Q12 item that addresses having a best friend at work. So, having work friends is important.

The Case for Getting Emotional at Work

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In a 2014 Harvard Business Review article , Sigal Barsade, professor of at Wharton, and Olivia A. 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. RELATED POSTS.

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Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]

employee’s perspective, a 2014 Gallup. The Results As of July 2014, 280 managers have begun their. participants to be added in late 2014. Blended Learning in Brandon Hall Awards 2014. 1Making Dynamic Performance. Development a Reality eGuide 3Introduction Does your organization want to adopt. more dynamic approach to managing. performance and developing employees? Maybe.

Are Annual Employee Surveys Dead?

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Last Spring, when I was leaving SHRM, I travelled through the Orlando airport. Maybe you did too? If you did, you may have seen, somewhere between check-in and your gate, a sign posted on a small kiosk (created by a brilliant little Finnish company called HappyOrNot ), that said “ How was your airport experience, today? ”. never missed a stride. Though there are caveats.

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10 New Studies on the Benefits of Gratitude

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pair of 2014 studies from Utrecht University in the Netherlands found that both gratitude and acts of kindness have a strong impact on positive emotions. 2014 study of Chinese workers found that gratitude has a positive impact on trust between managers and their direct reports. ‘Tis the season for thanksgiving, and in the workplace, the time when our thoughts turn toward gratitude.

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Guest Blog: The Reason Work Anniversaries are Important

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One of the most important events in an employee’s career is their first day of work. There’s a constant conversation about making sure an employee is welcomed and made to feel a part of the company on Day One. Every year, employees remember their work anniversary. Anniversaries are special and important events in a person’s life. Whether they are personal anniversaries or professional ones. For just a second, think about what it would feel like if a special someone forgot your wedding anniversary or the anniversary of your first date. It might hurt. It would definitely be disappointing.

Thanks, Workday, for the Recognition… and the Reminder

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Workday’s Alliances group announced a brand new partner award, and Globoforce was recognized as Workday’s first-ever 2014 Certified Solutions Partner of the Year in the Software/Payroll division. I like to think I’m a pretty experienced practitioner in recognition.  And you might think that would make me a little blasé about recognition. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. To us.

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Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success

The Results As of July 2014, 280 managers have begun their. participants to be added in late 2014. Blended Learning in Brandon Hall Awards 2014. From Performance Management. to Performance Development eGuide 2Part 2: A Roadmap. for Change In Part 1 of this eGuide, we explored the confluence. of factors that’s driving change in how performance. is managed and how organizations are moving. away from the traditional annual review process to. more real-time dynamic approach. This all sounds. very logical, of course, until an organization starts to. elements in more detail.

Recognizing Across Cultures: Scandinavia

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In the FöretagsBarometern 2014 study from Universum , the top three most prized qualities the next generation of talent look for in their employers were found by the survey to be a creative and dynamic work environment coupled with leaders who supported individuals’ development and companies that offered a good platform for the their future career. Do you know the Law of Jante? Scandinavia.

The ROI of Recognizing Service Anniversaries

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A few weeks back, I wrote a post about service anniversaries and why they’re important. You can check out the full post here. What’s noteworthy about service anniversaries isn’t just their “feel good” importance. Yes, having someone recognize how long I’ve been with the organization is nice and it makes me feel special. But recognizing service anniversaries has a direct impact on the company.

How to Collect and Use Recognition Insights – Recognition Radio #4

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In this week’s Recognition Radio broadcast, we will talk about How to Collect and Use Recognition Insights. Host Darcy Jacobsen will tackle the topic of recognition big data, and how we can use recognition moments and relationships to visualize team and company culture, and to enhance culture management, succession planning, employee development and performance assessment.

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[WEBINAR] 3 Universal Drivers of Employee Happiness

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Source: Workforce Mood Tracker Spring 2014 Report ). Source: Workforce Mood Tracker Fall 2014 Report ). Soren Lockwood, CEO of SEB Pension in Denmark. wrote a post a couple of weeks back about how to kill happiness at work. It’s quite simple, really, and it happens all too often. He said: To me, happiness at work and results are not opposites at all. Can you measure that it works?”

Move Beyond Learning to Applying: A Modern Management Development Program

And a 2014 McKinsey survey amplified this. 1 kineo.com [email protected] 312-846-6656 Hard to believe that it’s been almost 20 years since the term “eLearning” entered the corpo- rate learning lexicon. And just in the last five years, the velocity at which new solutions have entered. the market has gone through the roof. We now. have the ability deploy video, virtual role-plays, and.

Are You Saying Thanks?

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Just in time for Thanksgiving – the annual holiday where you not only gorge yourself on food and family, but give thanks for what you have in your life – Facebook recently launched a new way for people to thank their friends. As Facebook puts it, “Your friends are at the core of your Facebook experience, and we are always looking for new ways to help you celebrate those friendships.”.

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Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015

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Top 10 Favorite Blog Posts from 2014. As you may have noticed on our social channels, these past couple of weeks we’ve been taking a look back at our most popular blog posts from the past year. From work-life balance and mindfulness to social capital and The Power of Thanks , we explored the many facets of the human workplace. 10.  10 New Studies on the Benefits of Gratitude. Here’s Why.

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eBook: 8 Things You Never Realized Service Anniversaries Could Do

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We think we know what service anniversaries are. We think we know what they can do for us. We think we know their limitations. Well, throw all of that thinking out the window. Anniversaries can do so much more. We’ve just published a new eBook, A New Vision for Milestones , to help you consider a shift in how you think about and leverage your employees’ years of service milestones.  Check out the eBook below: A New Vision For Years of Service Milestones from globoforce. eBook: 8 Things You Never Expected From YOS Click To Tweet - Powered By CoSchedule.

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Finding Opportunities for Recognition – Recognition Radio #2

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How often should you recognize employees? What kind of behavior should you praise? What should managers look for when building a culture of appreciation in their teams? As part of our Manager’s Field Guide to Recognition Series, Globoforce Recognition Radio tackles the nuts and bolts of recognizing effectively and offers you tools for deepening the impact of appreciation in your organization. In this week’s Recognition Radio broadcast, we will talk about Finding Opportunities for Recognition. Tune in on iTunes to listen, download. or subscribe to Recognition Radio.

How to Recognize Employees Effectively – Recognition Radio #3

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In this week’s Recognition Radio broadcast,  we will talk about How to Recognize Employees Effectively. We will offer some actionable advice for what to say (and what not to say) in recognition. We will talk about calibrating award values, which words to use, and how to deliver the award. We’ll also talk about recognizing in a global or multi-cultural environment, and what resonates with different groups. Join us for this short, 20 minute broadcast and ensure that your recognition message is being heard effectively. . Tune in on iTunes to listen, download. or subscribe to Recognition Radio.

Educating the Organization on Recognition – Recognition Radio #5

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In this week’s Recognition Radio broadcast, we will talk about Educating the Organization on Recognition. We will offer advice on driving adoption and enthusiasm for recognition throughout your organization. We’ll talk about encouraging your employees to use and value adoption, and discuss how to enlist support from every area of the business. Tune in on iTunes to listen, download.

Creating Service Anniversaries That Inspire Everyone

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I am so excited today, to tell you that we have officially launched our newest product innovation: Service Timelines ™. Check it out in the video, below: (Click here if you can’t see the video.). This video, more eloquently than I ever could, really gets to the emotional heart of Service Timelines—because that is really what it is, an emotional heart.  This is an actual video of an actual service anniversary that our own head of HR recently experienced. Compare that to the service anniversaries you’ve experienced. I’m going to guess they haven’t had this power. It is very impersonal.”

SHRM Webinar: 5 Strategies for Moving Beyond Engagement Surveys

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Tomorrow I’ll be chatting with Madeline Laurano from Brandon Hall Group as she shares some strategies for getting past surveys and building engagement in your company.  I hope you can join us for this informative webinar–part of the SHRM Webinar series! SHRM Webinar: Five Strategies for Moving Beyond Annual Engagement Surveys. Dec. 3, 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. Register Now!

Top 10 Time and Attendance Posts of 2014

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Well, since I can''t quite do that for all of you (one day, perhaps), I''d like to share some of the most popular written content we produced in 2014. More specifically, it''s a top 10 list of the most-read blogs from the team here at nettime solutions, with #1 being the most popular post of 2014. Our top 10 most widely read blog posts of 2014. And away we go. Tardy Employees?

Data Takes Center Stage at the 2014 HR Technology Conference

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Monday, October 13, 2014 :00am. Data Takes Center Stage at the 2014 HR Technology Conference By Kevin Grossman. Another HR Technology Conference has come and gone. What a great opportunity to come together with the top thinkers and strategists in the industry to discuss where we are now and where we’re headed. Read More » read more

Leadership Development Carnival: June 2014 Edition

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Welcome to the June 02nd 2014 Carnival of Leadership Development. I am thankful to carnival leader Dan McCarthy for allowing me to host this event - a wonderful collection of very practical insights on Leadership Development. Namaste! It is always a great privilege to host a Leadership Development Carnival because it allows us to explore so many different facets of leadership at one go.

SuccessFactors November 2014 Release Highlights

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1411 Release Beate Baumbeck employee central HCM Mobile HCM November 2014 Release onboarding Payroll SAP Jam SuccessFactors Talent Management By Beate Baumbeck, Director – Cross Projects Product Marketing, LoB HR at SAP. Originally posted on SAP Community Network) Do you often search for things you want to order, e.g. at Amazon? Aren’t you happy to get some suggestions as soon as you type the first letters so you can scroll down and just select the item you […].

6 Reasons Not to Miss SuccessConnect 2014 (#sconnect)

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The place to discover them is SuccessConnect 2014, September 9 – 11 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. Biro Mike Ettling sap successconnect SuccessConnect 2014 SuccessFactors To attract and engage tomorrow’s top workforce talent, you need new solutions and strategies today. Hear thought-leading presentations from industry visionaries and technology partners Learn about customer experiences first-hand Exchange best practices and innovative ideas See […]. Talent Management #sconnect Cloud HR Ed Cone HCM hr hr technology Jacob Morgan Karie Willyerd Las Vegas Meghan M.

The 14 Top HR stats for 2014

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Have you found any other shocking or educational numbers about the HR industry to add to our top HR stats for 2014? The post The 14 Top HR stats for 2014 appeared first on Capterra Blog. What’s the best way to handle intra-office dating? How should you manage pay raises for employees? When should you institute efforts to reduce employee turnover? Source: U.S. Source: PayScale. 6.

The 14 Top HR stats for 2014

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Have you found any other shocking or educational numbers about the HR industry to add to our top HR stats for 2014? The post The 14 Top HR stats for 2014 appeared first on Capterra Blog. What’s the best way to handle intra-office dating? How should you manage pay raises for employees? When should you institute efforts to reduce employee turnover? Source: U.S. Source: PayScale. 6.

Food for Thought in 2014

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014 :00am. Food for Thought in 2014 By Maren Hogan. Today’s guest blog post is from Maren Hogan, leader in the HR and Recruiting space.]. The landscape of recruiting and HR is changing drastically and quickly. We have a whole new set of trends and issues coming up, if they’re not already upon us. Read More » read more

The Top Screening and Employment Issues We Faced in 2014

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And this point in the year means it’s almost time to close the books on 2014. As the year comes to an end, I’ve spent some time looking back at the legal trends in hiring and employment screening throughout 2014. Here is a list of the Top 5 background screening and employment issues from 2014 that are worth reflecting on as we get ready to raise a glass to ring in the New Year.

Values, Marketing and Bacon: Resolutions for 2014

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014 :00am. Values, Marketing and Bacon: Resolutions for 2014 By Maren Hogan. Today’s guest blog post is from Maren Hogan, marketer and community builder in the HR and Recruiting space.]. It’s time to take a long hard look at 2013; identify strengths and resolve to work on weaknesses. It would be nice if that were enough, but it’s not.

BizLibrary Employee Video Pix - August 2014

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View the video preview below:   Erin Pinkowski, Marketing Manager How to Work a Room, Part 1and Part 2 One of my favorite courses right now is How to Work a Room.  I watched both Part 1 and Part 2 a few weeks back just before heading off to SHRM 2014 in Orlando.  I knew that the conference was going to involve some networking events so I figured I would brush up on my “networking” skills. These

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We Shall Destroy - #Thinkathon 2014

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Last week I had the privilege to attend the inaugural Thinkathon session in New York City hosted by the amazing team at purematter and IBM Social Business. Thirty of us were brought together from all walks of digital life to tackle the future of work. What does it look like? How will people work? What will the workplace.and workspace.look like? What about loyalty? What about full-time employment?

Talent Acquisition 2014: A Look Back and Ahead

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To wrap up 2014 and kick off 2015, Brandon Hall Group highlights key developments this year, predicts 2015 trends, and highlights several research reports that provide guidance on how organizations can improve their talent acquisition strategy and processes in the year ahead. Instead, they continue to rely on outdated processes and technology. KPIs of High-Performing Onboarding.  An in?ux

Live from HIMSS 2014

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Thoughts, opinions and reactions from experts and thought leaders at HIMSS 2014

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5 Reasons Not To Miss HR 2014 (#HR2014)

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HR 2014 (March 11 – 14, 2014 in Orlando, FL) is one of the most important events of the year for organizations using SAP and SuccessFactors solutions to drive HR excellence across the enterprise. Events Uncategorized #HR2014 HCM HCM Solutions hr HR 2014 HR Tech HRTech onboarding Performance & Goals Recruiting SAP Jam SAPInsider SuccessFactors Talent Management Workforce Analytics & Planning

SuccessFactors Recognized as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant 2014

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We believe the 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant Report is a great testament to our success. By David Ludlow, Vice President at SAP Labs. Originally posted on SAP Community Network) It’s over two years now that SuccessFactors has been part of SAP. As a result of SuccessFactors’ acquisition by a much larger company like SAP, our focus on innovation […]. Thought Leadership David Ludlow Gartner Magic Quadrant sap SuccessFactors Talent Management

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