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AUGUST 24, 2015

As HR is increasing its presence as a strategic part of the business, key performance indicators, or KPIs, are becoming a key part of the language for discussing how it is actually performing. Recruiting, in some ways, is actually easier to measure because it is very similar to sales: you either have results or you don’t. So I decided to try something. gathered information. Are they working?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2015

One of the most common terms around recruiting these days is candidate experience. If you’re late to the game, it’s basically a look at how candidates are treated as they enter your recruiting funnel all the way to getting an offer, if they move that far. Think about it. In addition, you’d probably be unsure just how to make that a reality. And to actively court them. The pay-off?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

As I look back on the past five years and all of the people I’ve met, I have made some interesting conclusions about career choices. My background as an HR pro has helped to expose me to a wide variety of experiences, people, and career options. I was talking with a friend a few days ago about some of the HR positions I have had over the years. Think about it. So, what’s the answer?

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MAY 26, 2015

Via @DawnHBurke #alshrm15 — Ben Eubanks (@beneubanks) May 20, 2015 You Need Friends at Work Let’s go with someone reputable, like  Gallup , to make this argument. Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the Alabama SHRM Conference. It was a great experience, and I love taking notes from other speakers throughout the day as well. HR should be friends with staff.

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The future of the formal performance review sparked a lively debate in 2015. SETTING. EXPECTATIONS: My team members are clear on. their roles & responsibilities. 2. DELEGATING: I effectively identify tasks that. others can take on to develop their. capabilities and free my time for. more strategic activities. 3. COACHING: I support my team members by. challenging and encouraging them.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

I’ve been reading a slew of books lately focused on neuroscience. One line in the latest hit me, and I thought it would be interesting to pull together some of the thoughts from a few to share. Here’s the tidbit (emphasis mine): What do [scientific] studies show, viewed as a whole? Source: Brain Rules Wow. Attention, Focus, and Work Another book that quickly hooked me was Two Awesome Hours.

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MAY 23, 2016

First, last year (2015) we published the results of a large-scale study conducted by an independent third-party research organization (conducted in 2014) that took a deep dive into the value of certification in order to demonstrate and quantify the value of certification from the perspective of individual certificants – that is, the HR professional him/herself – and that of their supervisors.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Recently on LinkedIn I saw someone asking how to learn HR. Specifically he was trying to learn compensation when he didn’t have a background/foundation in the topic. The people in the comments made some good suggestions, but many of them involved expensive certifications, workshops, and other similar costly avenues. First, Let’s Flash Back to 2009. And who writes those textbooks? iCIMS.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

HR Project Management Skills are Powerful Tools–Do You Have Them? When you look at a list of key HR competencies, one thing that often is lacking is a good set of project management skills. While it’s easy to try and segment the human resources profession away from the project manager role, I see it as a core part of what we have to do. What is HR Project Management? Benefits Change.

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KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. In his August 2015. 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. push forward with change then finds that there may. elements in more detail.

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APRIL 27, 2015

As I looked at my wonderful wife this week and think about our upcoming anniversary (8 years in June), I wondered about the spouses of other HR professionals around the world. Me and the love of my life–Diet Dew. Oh, and Melanie is there, too. Reasons to Marry Someone Working in HR You’ll never have to worry about your work benefits again. Policy workarounds are our thing.

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JANUARY 28, 2015

Here’s what I requested from the community in terms of content: For this Carnival, I’m looking for posts around the theme of “How to be a strategic HR player in 2015″  In recent weeks I have spent a lot of time researching and writing about HR strategy, strategic planning, etc. This week I’m hosting the Strategic HCM themed HR Carnival. Make sense?

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MARCH 26, 2015

This week I connected with a wonderful person who shared something that I just had to plug here. You know I’m a fan of certification and the benefits it can bring to your career. But once that certification is done you have that teensy, minor detail of getting 60 credit hours in order to recertify every three years. For free. Over the Web. From the comfort of your home or office. What is it?

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JUNE 22, 2015

The most engaged… are first in line. Recently I read a blog post about email marketing and delivery, and that line struck me. Stick with me, because I think there’s an intriguing question it brings up. People that run companies and blogs often use delivery services to communicate with customers and readers. I use a tool called MailChimp and have for several years. have a little bit (okay, a lot!) of a geeky side, so I follow their blog to stay up to date on best practices for email marketing, product updates, etc. What if…? What are your thoughts?

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According to BearingPoint Institute (2015), “The. KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41% of training. Redesigning the Organization, 2015). FOUR WAYS TO CLOSE THE. LEARNING-DOING GAP FOR. FRONT-LINE MANAGERS 4FOREWORD We’re in business to help organizations. achieve their goals by making sure their. employees have the knowledge and skills. they need to succeed. managers.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

My friend Lance Haun wrote last week about why he thinks we should fight for legislating parental leave in the US. I don’t know that I’ve ironed out my point of view 100%, but I don’t know that I agree with him at this point. Remember, mean, heck, getting paid to stay home with a baby would be pretty darn awesome. love my three kids and spending time with them is pure joy.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

I was talking with a friend last week about technology–specifically the kind we use in the HR, payroll, and recruiting space. His organization is using an awful tool that costs quite a bit of money. It’s not user friendly. It doesn’t make data easily accessible. It sounds like they are in the perfect place to be considering other technology, right? What are your thoughts?

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MARCH 28, 2016

Just 19% of organizations say they are very satisfied with the quality of their overall technology environment, according to the 2015 Brandon Hall Group EVP study. Last week I had the chance to speak with a local HR leader. She was lamenting her company’s hideously awful HR module that was an add-on to the company accounting software. Bought a purse? Purchased a food item?

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APRIL 24, 2015

I have been thinking a lot lately as I cross the six year threshold of blogging about human resources management. started this as a tool for the entry level HR pros , but now I also teach about some fairly advanced concepts. One of the things I don’t do enough of is sharing about the community. There are more than 20,000 monthly readers on this site and about 5,000 email subscribers (the numbers still boggle my mind!). Who are these people? What do they do? Let’s find out. hope you like the series, and as always, I’d appreciate your feedback. Want to be profiled yourself?

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2015 Harvard Business Review article, a pair of GE. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). If the.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Please. For goodness sake, please stop measuring HR data. See, I know why you’re doing it. You heard this “ big data ” thing it was a good idea, and you started gathering information. Then you realized how easy it was, so you started pulling together even more from a variety of sources. know, it’s hard to stop. But then you did what many others do–nothing.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Did I really just send that? Let me check my sent items. Yes, I did. Aaaggghhhhhh. Maybe they won’t see it. Who am I kidding? They are looking at it right now. Sigh. I may be the only person who accidentally sends emails on a regular basis, but in case I’m not, I have recently started doing something that really helps me to avoid that little problem. When replying to a message.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

One of the sites I follow regularly is Ask a Manager , where Alison Green shares her thoughts and wisdom on management, job hunting, and the workplace. With a wildly popular site like hers, she gets all kinds of questions from readers about different situations. wanted to take the opportunity to get her thoughts on our (HR) side of the fence, so I pitched her a few questions. She was gracious enough to answer in detail, so check out the great Q&A below! Working in HR, there are times I would like to see some of the requests that these people raise. the answer is no.

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MARCH 17, 2015

If you’ve been tasked with conducting a training and development program, it’s important to look at the issue from all angles. This involves taking a deeper look at the role that each individual plays in the organization, and where there are gaps in the current employee training program. Here are five areas to focus on as you examine the organization’s training needs. 1. Assess the individual.

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2015 Harvard Business Review article, a pair of GE. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). If the.

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APRIL 8, 2015

The other day I happened across a blog that posed a very interesting question: Feedback would happen all the time if.? So, what would you say? I can’t reign it in to just one idea, so here are seven things I think would lead to more feedback in the workplace. You know they overestimate how much they give , right? Here’s when to use the different types. ” People like coaching.

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JULY 7, 2015

This is another installment in our “Day in the Life” series, this time focusing on the HR directors out there. Tici Company/industry: Non-Profit Residential Treatment Center for at-risk children and youth Years with current company: 6 months Years in HR: 6.5 My assistant is also the receptionist which is a challenge! plunge a toilet? Make friends with the maintenance and kitchen crews.

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MARCH 2, 2015

— Ben Eubanks (@beneubanks) March 1, 2015. Employee communications are dominated by email. According to a recent survey, up to 28% of our time is spent creating, reading, and replying to emails at work. In the average workweek that’s about 11 hours of time that you won’t get back, and we do that  every single week. It’s personal. It’s easy to create.

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MARCH 11, 2015

Fun, happy, and crazy employees make this job awesome. absolutely love this profession, but we have some interesting challenges in front of us. On one hand, HR really wants to be strategic. On the other, we deal with unbelievable people issues. The variety really keeps us on our toes! Feel free to add your own to the list below! Might I suggest something radical? Certainly! Yes, I already checked.

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For example, KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41%. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. 1Making Dynamic Performance. Development a Reality eGuide 3Introduction Does your organization want to adopt. more dynamic approach to managing. performance and developing employees? We see a stampede of organizations. moving in this direction. At the same. point: setting expectations.

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APRIL 15, 2015

A while back I was reading a story about a CEO being asked to return to his company after stepping down from the role years before. As usual, I started tying the thoughts back to HR and how that sort of “boomerang” employee, at any level of the company, might approach the decision to return. For instance, what would change? What would stay the same? Ben : Tell me a bit about your experience.

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APRIL 29, 2015

Today I have the pleasure of introducing my brother, Brandon, to the HR community. Brandon is an auditor for the federal government and has worked in the world of accounting for more than ten years. We’ve been talking about some of the needs that we have in the HR profession for being more number savvy, and that led to this interview. hope you enjoy! Thanks! Ben: Okay, great.

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

One of the things that I have grown to appreciate over the past few years is marketing. One of the first things I wrote on the topic was actually around what Chief Marketing Officers can teach Chief HR Officers. There is quite a bit of activity that goes on in the marketing department that we should all appreciate. From tailoring your approach to your audience to relentlessly testing your campaigns, there are some great insights in how they operate. Today we’re going to specifically talk about split testing. cheerfully. That’s a split test, or A/B test. Think about your own role.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

This post brought to you by National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The content and opinions expressed below are that of upstartHR. Over the past few months we have discussed restaurant skills and the impact they can have on someone’s long-term career options. Food and Beverage Service Competency Model. How complex can it be?” What I’d Like to Know.

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JUNE 30, 2015

sbrownehr #SHRM15 — Ben Eubanks (@beneubanks) June 30, 2015 If your certification is purely about getting recertification hours, having letters after your name, and trying to use that as a way to get credits, then you’re wasting your time and your organization’s time. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing my friend Steve Browne speak this morning at SHRM. His session was intended to fire up the audience, and I’d say it was a smashing success. If your certification is only about getting hours and credits, get the heck out of this profession. Go ahead and leave.

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JUNE 29, 2015

Last week I had the chance to see Dr. Ben Carson speak at an event. For clarity, this was a faith-based event, not a political one. have seen the movie Gifted Hands  twice (highly recommended!), and I was excited to hear some of his story in his own words. picked up four pieces of wisdom on leading people and wanted to share those insights here. It’s a respect for the differences around us.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

told my wife that I wouldn’t go back until she was able to experience it herself, and in July 2015 she joined a team visiting San Pedro Las Huertas in Sacatepecquez. Today we’re not talking about HR. Helping with the dental work I’ve been quite of late, because it’s difficult to write from a remote village without electricity. Guatemala City, here we come!

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AUGUST 17, 2015

Recently someone asked me about allowing employees to volunteer for free instead of being paid. wanted to answer that more fully here because it might be something you have run into or might be considering in your own business. For starters, here’s the DOL ruling on that. Let’s break it down and look at two broad categories: for-profit and non-profit organizations. Employing volunteers at non-profits The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) defines employment very broadly, i.e., “to suffer or permit to work.” As you might expect, non-profits have some leeway here.

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