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Motivation Through Meaning: Retain Employees With Meaningful Work
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JULY 11, 2016
survey from Accenture , asking 2016 college graduates what is important to them when working at an organization found that 92% of them stated social responsibility. Finding meaning is one of the great existential questions of life. Some people work their whole lives trying to figure out what their purpose is. One of the top 3 engagement drivers that they identified: meaningful work.
10 Workplace Dysfunctions That Create A Toxic Culture
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NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Every organization would like to build a high performance culture, but these ten non-strategic activities are in the way of making serious progress. Here are the top 10 workplace dysfunctions that consume precious time and suck up emotional energy: 1. Committee work. How many committees do you have working on various projects? Hyper-analysis. Don’t over analyze. Seeking the last 10% of perfection.
From Work–Life Balance To Work–Life Blending
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Do you agree that the concept of work–life balance is now obsolete? The idea behind work–life balance is great, and for a long time, this concept has been the core of employee engagement strategies. It assumes a separation between work and life and proposes that people should have them in equal proportions. But with the current landscape, it seems that this doesn’t work anymore.
[Infographic] Female Leaders, Do They Have Equality at The Top?
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OCTOBER 28, 2016
When it comes to the workplace, is there equality or diversity at the top? This has been a question that has been debated for many years now and yet still the answer is no there is not. In actual fact, if you were to guess how many women of the 600 companies in the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 are being led by women today, would you know what the answer is? With further awareness, change is possible!
2016 Training Program Best Practices
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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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Top Talent Have These 5 Traits In Common
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OCTOBER 5, 2016
You’ve heard it a million times. Building extraordinary value in an organization requires amazing people. You can have the most innovative technology and the coolest products and services, but without the people layer to transform these capabilities into value, they are worthless. How do you recruit people who will create unbelievable performance for your organization? What do you look for?
Pokémon Go In The Workplace – Fostering Engagement Or Turnover?
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JULY 13, 2016
Abbit (@abittoolethal) July 13, 2016. Pokemon Parody (@Pokemon_Parody) July 13, 2016. Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 13, 2016 here. pic.twitter.com/UTguKVP0Kq. — Sam Ruiz (@Samakonda) July 12, 2016. cutndye38) July 12, 2016. Rhys (@Kylo__Renn) July 12, 2016 here. Christian Delgrosso (@christiand) July 12, 2016. Pokémon Go explained. Still with me?
The Necessity of Creativity in Employee Engagement
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AUGUST 7, 2016
“Creative thinking is not a talent; it is a skill that can be learnt. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and where appropriate profits.”. Edward de Bono. Your employees want to feel connected to your organization in a meaningful way. Yes, you hired them to do a particular job, using their skills, knowledge, and expertise.
Rebuilding Company Culture in a Mobile Age
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OCTOBER 3, 2016
A key predictor of success in any endeavor comes from mindset. It can be tempting to approach the challenges of establishing, rebuilding, or preserving a company culture as an uphill battle when more and more work is done remotely. This doesn’t have to be a significant hurdle in the legacy you build with your organization. Breaking Down the Digital Divide. Rotary dial phones? 8-tracks? Landlines?
Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]
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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. time, we also see that, all too often, managers in such organizations are simply. not prepared to follow through because. Without clear. Maybe.
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[Infographic] Office Coffee Trends You Need To Know
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
percentage increase from 2015 to 2016. Most coffee-holics would agree that every day should be National Coffee Day — however, the rest of the nation will be celebrating on Thursday, September 29th. Some businesses rely heavily on both the caffeinated and social perks of coffee. via WholeLattelove. Coffee is still big business, especially office coffee that saw a 4.5 billion dollars.
The Basis of Leadership Is Born in the Brain: Why Leaders Should Care about Neuroscience
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JULY 12, 2016
Want to be a better leader? Want to motivate and engage your employees to great success? The old way of doing things relied on collecting data, running numbers, and looking at spreadsheets. Employers motivated employees with bonuses and financial perks, but few authentic interactions with management. The new way to lead. The brain is a social organ. That means that we are all born to connect.
Have Vacation or Holiday Time? Use It! Taking Time Off Is Good for Your Health and Your Job
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AUGUST 3, 2016
It’s that time of year again. Whether you like to soak up some sun at the beach, take in some culture in a new city, speed down the slopes at a ski resort, or just enjoy a quiet staycation, when is the last time you were on holiday or vacation? If you are like most people, the answer is a long time ago. Most people are not taking off as much time as they need to be. Economic. Personal. Technology.
9 Strategies For Building Better Professional Relationships
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OCTOBER 20, 2016
Remember how easy it was to make friends on the playground? Someone would ask to take turns on the swings or ask if they could join the soccer game, and that was basically it—you were best friends. Building and maintaining a professional network isn’t like that at all. Staying connected and developing professional relationships takes time, work, and strategy. Improve Your Communication Skills.
Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance
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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
How to Build a Successful Leadership Pipeline
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OCTOBER 26, 2016
If leadership skills are on your talent wishlist, you’re not alone. Almost half of the companies surveyed for Workplace Trends’ Global Workforce Leadership survey in February and March said that leadership is the hardest skill to find in employees. What’s more, among the 1,000 employees surveyed, only 36 percent said leadership is a strength in their organization. Screen for leadership potential.
[Infographic] The Manager’s Guide to Letting Go
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AUGUST 2, 2016
In any company, managers will owe their employees three things: The tools they need to succeed, an environment that bolsters and reinforces their confidence, and trust that they’ll do good work on time. Oh, but that last item is a sticking point for so many managers. This is self-defeating for two reasons. That’s a quick recipe for burnout as well as under-performance, ironically enough.
3 Key Steps To Implement A Feedback Habit In Your Workplace
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
The strongest way to make a new culture stick is by transforming new behaviors into regular habits. To really make feedback a part of your culture follow these steps: 1. Trainings. First, really make sure the behaviors your employees are forming are the right ones. You don’t want people to get into the habit of giving feedback that isn’t actionable, or only giving feedback when there’s a problem.
Improve Employee Engagement Using Neuroscience
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JUNE 27, 2016
Employee engagement can be a constant struggle for many leaders. They need to be thinking of new ways to keep employees engaged in order to increase job satisfaction, productivity, and retention. One of the growing factors in employee engagement is neuroscience. Curious to know how you can improve employee engagement using neuroscience? The SCARF Model. He calls this model SCARF. Status. Certainty.
Innovation Buster: How Losing Your Best Employees is Killing Innovation
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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.
Managing vs. Leading – How It Can Make All of The Difference
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OCTOBER 12, 2016
Oftentimes , the terms leader and manager are synonymous with each other but there are definitely differences between the two. Do you know the difference between a leader and a manager? Do you know if you currently identify as a leader or a manager? Read on to find out more about the two and how you can make a difference in your workplace. What is management? What is leadership? Leadership
Walk and Talk Your Way to Success: The Why’s and How’s of Walking Meetings
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JUNE 1, 2016
How many times have you or your employees dreaded having to go to a meeting? Have you ever not looked forward to sitting at the same conference table or sitting in the same office you have for hundreds of other meetings? This could become a problem of the past with one of the growing trends in business: walking meetings. This type of meeting is exactly as it sounds. The Why’s. Increase creativity.
5 Actions To Cure A Sick Culture
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Performance wanes. Engagement falls and morale sinks. These are tell-tale signs that your culture is sick and needs attention. So how do you go about fixing it? First, three housekeeping questions: 1. What is “culture”? Culture describes an organization’s working environment. How people behave. What they talk about. How they interact with and treat one another. What is the purpose of culture ?
[Infographic] The 9 Step Process to Manage Your Remote Team
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AUGUST 16, 2016
There has been a visible surge in companies with remote workforce in the last couple of years. There are teams that function beautifully without being located in the same office. But managing a remote team is very different from managing a co-located team. Since team members are usually spread across several time zones, there can be unnecessary bottlenecks and delays. HR Infographics
Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success
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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. be some very real barriers to moving forward. successfully transition from a traditional performance. management approach to a more dynamic.
[Infographic] Employer Branding – Should You Treat Employees Like Customers?
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AUGUST 30, 2016
Now that the Great Recession has come to an end, we find ourselves in the midst of a tough hiring market. It’s taking a record amount of time for companies to hire, and the number of HR managers reporting difficulty filling positions has risen steadily from 50% in 2013 to 68% now. Can employer branding really help? Here’s a few numbers that should help convince you. HR Infographics
Gratitude in the Workplace: Research-based Tools to Increase Happiness and Engagement
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
The research-based benefits of gratitude in the workplace, and outside of it, are nearly endless. According to this 2015 workforce study , organizations that apply values-based recognition practices experience lower turnover, higher employee engagement, improved team relationships and a more ‘human’ workplace culture. Gratitude Practice #1 – Keep a Gratitude Journal. Employee engagement
The Role Of HR Analytics In Workforce Planning
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APRIL 14, 2016
An unprecedented increase in job openings shows that the demand for talent is forcing companies to plan better and recruit better. Workforce planning and HR analytics have become a key focus point for HR professionals around the world, as they confront new challenges in finding and retaining the right employees. Companies cannot hire fast enough to keep up with their workforce demands.”.
[Infographic] Create Superhero Employees with Leadership Coaching
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Disengagement has been plaguing the workforce for years, showing little improvement in recent times. When your employees are not motivated by their work and feel stuck, they may become mindless clock punchers and start to look for work elsewhere. What’s worse, your company may be stuck with a high turnover rate. How can employers give their staff a boost and get them engaged in their work? The
Learner motivation explained! Learn how to use an LMS to motivate your learners to upskill
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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
[Infographic] How reliable are your Psychometric Tests?
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NOVEMBER 6, 2016
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How Productive Are You When Listening To Music At Work?
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MARCH 2, 2016
As someone who’s highly detail-oriented and concerned (almost to a compulsive degree) with the quality of their work, I used to think that listening to music at work is a needless distraction so I avoided it at any costs. That was until I had to share an office with a music aficionado, my social media colleague, who opened me up to a whole new world of productivity and sound. SoundCloud. Spotify.
7 Ways Managers Can Build Trust In The Workplace
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AUGUST 9, 2016
How many people trust their managers? recent study by Edelman found that one in three employees don’t trust their employer. Another study by EY found that number to be even lower, with only 46% having trust in their organization, and 49% in their boss/team. Trust is one of the most important things you need in the workplace. So how can you help close the gap and build trust in the workplace? 1.
The Rise and Fall of the 40-Hour Work Week
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JUNE 15, 2016
40 used to be the magic number. It was always assumed that when you worked a full-time job, you worked 40 hours a week. The start of the 40-hour work week goes back to the 19 th century when labor groups in the US and UK used the slogan “eight hours’ labour, eight hours’ recreation, eight hours’ rest” to fight for better working conditions. Since that time things have changed. What can be done?
HR's Critical Role in Creating Productive and Meaningful Workplaces
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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
5 Recruiting Tactics Guaranteed to Attract Highly Talented Interest
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AUGUST 4, 2016
Recruiting has become an ongoing war between companies. It’s a true competition between the big companies and the startups, but the opportunities are nearly equal in terms of what they can offer. There are pros and cons to both options. The only job recruiters have is knowing how to present it, how to offer it, and how exactly to find the best talent on the market. However, it’s not just for them.
How to Deal with Employee Burnout
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JUNE 9, 2016
While often felt, but not as often named, burnout is a key area of human resources and employee relations. The term burnout is being used much more frequently, but many businesses still do not know exactly how it starts, what it looks like, or what to do about it. In order to effectively manage it, all employees, especially managers, need to be able to recognize when it happens. What it looks like.
Aligning The Employee Experience To The Customer Experience Standard
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MAY 3, 2016
The “war for talent” is projected to be one of the top employee engagement trends/challenges in 2016. As a term, customer-centricity became a trending expression when organizations started adopting customer relationship management, due to its frequent use by vendors of CRM software. What it translates to is putting customers above everything else and at the heart of every decision. license.
Want Your Employees to Listen? Engage Them with Effective Internal Communication
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JULY 6, 2016
Engaging employees with effective internal communication is an important tool for all businesses. The core function of internal communications is to share information and to make sure that all employees are on board with the values and goals of the company. Beginner. For companies looking to improve their internal communication practices, there are three things they can do to start. Intermediate.
The Performance Management Storm: Four Macro-Trends Driving the Change
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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). Here, in Part 1, we describe why. happening now. As you’ll see, the.
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