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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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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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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The People Equation

DECEMBER 8, 2014

I’m a sponsored blog partner with Spherion (a staffing and recruiting organization) and am participating in the release of findings from Spherion’s 2014 Emerging Workforce Study.  This is the final in a series on Spherion’s research project, the Emerging Workforce Study 2014. All opinions are mine. My first post explored the connection between employee engagement and company mission.

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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.

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Why is it so hard to shut up? Evidently, many people ask themselves that question and a Google search leads them to my blog. Go figure. So I pulled together a nifty tip sheet called “Why is It So Hard to Shut Up? 18 Ways to Think Before You Speak.” ” It’s a downloadable tip sheet that offers suggestions for things to think about before you open your mouth to speak.

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The People Equation

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

I’m a sponsored blog partner with Spherion (a staffing and recruiting organization) and am participating in the release of findings from Spherion’s 2014 Emerging Workforce Study.  You can view the full, detailed PDF infographic from Spherion here: Emerging Workforce Study 2014 Infographic. All opinions are mine. Here’s my take on these three elements. Advocacy. Retention.

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 25, 2014

Wishing you a joyful day, full of wonder and warmth. And some cookies, if you’re into that sort of thing. Favorite Things

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Guest Post by Mark Feffer. As the economy improves, more American workers are leaving their jobs to pursue new opportunities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,  about 2.75 million people quit their positions in September , bringing the monthly “quits rate” to 2 percent, its highest level in more than six years. And sometimes, despite your best efforts, important people quit.

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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.

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The People Equation

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Guest post by Abby Perkins. Sure, you’re an “enthusiastic worker” with “passion and drive.” But what does that mean? Does that really say anything about who you are as a person – or as an employee? Using clichés that makes you sound like a super employee – without providing any evidence to back it up – is a surefire way to send your resume to the bottom of the stack. What is a “dynamic” employee?

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The People Equation

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

If you’re a manager, did you know that part of your job description includes the ability to translate vague corporate-speak mission and vision statements into actionable tasks for your team? You just checked your job description and it says absolutely nothing about that? If you think that communicating vision is the CEO’s job, you’d be right. And, it continues with you. Where do you even start?

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 1, 2014

HR Managers are often in the position to hire these relocation experts. Read more about this interesting trend in Why HR Managers Should Hire an Acculturation Expert. So many educational opportunities, so little time! polled my colleagues in the learning and T&D community to find out which conferences are worth the time and money. Happy reading!

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Yesterday my friend and fellow HR blogger Robin Schooling tagged me in a Facebook post:  . couldn’t figure out what she was talking about until I clicked the link. Evidently Jeff Haden, a contributing editor at Inc. magazine picked up a post by author Kevin Kruse and ran it as “ 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference.” ” My name is on the list. What?!).

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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.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

This is adapted from Follow Your Conscience : Make a Difference in Your Life & in the Lives of Others By Frank Sonnenberg © 2014 Frank Sonnenberg. A few months ago, I reviewed Frank Sonnenberg’s latest book, Follow Your Conscience : Make a Difference in Your Life & in the Lives of Others. It is my great honor to host Frank’s guest post here today. All rights reserved.

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The People Equation

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

How do you stay current with popular culture references and changes in language? If you’re in a leadership position and have accumulated more than four decades of life experience, chances are that your younger team members might from time to time confound you with an unfamiliar phrase. He hadn’t heard that phrase before. Yes, the ever-changing popular culture keeps us on our toes. Ask a teenager.

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The People Equation

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Tomorrow is my country’s national day of Thanksgiving. Here are some quotations to help you form an “attitude of gratitude.” Which one is your favorite? Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ? Epicurus. Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” ? John F.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Last month’s article for HR Answers was a bit of a smorgasbord. covered meetings, giving feedback to a colleague and reviewed a total of nine books on popular HR and Leadership themes such as employee engagement, organizational culture, and establishing a thriving career. People love to hate meetings. Giving feedback to colleagues is a crucial communication skill. But, it’s not always easy to do.

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The People Equation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Programs such as Flex-Time, Telecommuting, Paid time off for community service and Sabbaticals were all offered more frequently in 2015 than in 2014. I’m a sponsored blog partner with Spherion (a staffing and recruiting organization) and am participating in the release of findings from Spherion’s Emerging Workforce ® Study (EWS).  All opinions are mine. What will that look like?

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The People Equation

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Are you riding the struggle bus right now? Yeah, me too. Heck there are days when it’s like I’m driving that stinkin’ bus! Life has handed me a handful of setbacks over the past months. Taken on their own, each challenge is easy enough to tackle. But when they all pile up? It’s a bit overwhelming. Can you relate? So for this trip on the struggle bus, here’s my plan: 1. It’s part of life.

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 31, 2014

So I took a page from my post Tips for Wrapping Up the Year   and looked at the People Equation posts that got the most traffic in 2014. So there it is – 2014 on the People Equation, all wrapped up. It’s time for a bit of reflection before the New Year hits tomorrow. Three of the most-viewed posts in the blog this year benefitted from extra traffic driven by large media outlets.

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The People Equation

AUGUST 24, 2015

Interestingly, this statistic is 11 percentage points above the 2014 response to the same survey question.  . I’m a sponsored blog partner with Spherion (a staffing and recruiting organization) and am participating in the release of findings from Spherion’s Emerging Workforce® Study (EWS).  All opinions are mine. When are employees ready to step into leadership roles? about it.

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The People Equation

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

When my son was three years old, he and I had a wonderful teachable moment while shopping. As we left the grocery store with our purchases, I realized that a greeting card I meant to buy had slipped down into the shopping cart. hadn’t yet paid for it. “Oh, we need to go back into the store” I said. Why?” my son asked. Because I didn’t pay for this birthday card for Grandma.”. “Oh.

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The People Equation

DECEMBER 16, 2014

A new site just launched called Human Resources Today.  Human Human Resources Today curates content from many sources on the web regarding the people side of HR: employee engagement, leadership, corporate culture, employee retention and workplace communication. There’s also a smattering of content offered by HR vendors such as Halogen Software and Globoforce.

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The People Equation

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here are some of my favorites posts related to giving thanks and gratitude: 1. Comedian Sarah Silverman is not the first person I look to for inspiration, but I appreciated her take on creating happiness in The Difference between Finding Happiness and Being Miserable. 2. Show your gratitude to the people you work with – here are 11 Ways to be a Giver at Work. 3.

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The People Equation

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Is a burned-out CEO the New Normal of the globally connected world? That seems to be the premise of a recent article I read titled, “Death on a Moscow Runway: The Modern, Homeless CEO.” (How’s that for grim imagery?) I take issue with the idea that CEO’s must be this super-human person that “has” to constantly travel all over the world, to the detriment of their health and their personal life.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

This week author Frank Sonnenberg published his latest book, Follow Your Conscience: Make a Difference in Your Life & in the Lives of Others. You can read my review here. The book is a series of essays on the important things in life—which Frank reminds us are rarely “things”. He writes beautifully about honesty, compassion, integrity and authenticity. why are you risking it all? Period.”.

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nettime solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

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?

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Peoplefluent

OCTOBER 13, 2014

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

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JUNE 1, 2014

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.

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SuccessFactors

DECEMBER 9, 2014

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 […].

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SuccessFactors

AUGUST 25, 2014

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.

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Capterra

AUGUST 13, 2014

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.

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Capterra

AUGUST 13, 2014

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.

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Peoplefluent

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

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

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

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.

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JANUARY 7, 2014

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.

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Globoforce

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Those were: 5 MOST POPULAR BLOG POSTS OF 2014. 10 FAVORITE BLOG POSTS OF 2014. 1.      The Manager’s Field Guide to Recognition. Hands down my favorite piece of content from 2014 was the Manager’s Field Guide to Recognition. It’s been an incredible year for recognition. Or maybe I should say for the recognition of recognition! We even met the President !

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