HR Morning

JULY 29, 2016

Just how big a role does professional development play in employee engagement and retention? recent study provides us with some new insight. . BetterBuys , a Web-based resource on business technology, recently surveyed 2,000 employees — the majority of them managers — to try to quantify the benefit of offering workers opportunities to widen their job horizons. External/off-site, 74%.

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SuccessFactors

JULY 29, 2016

Last year, we had a viral post about some of the downfalls in employee engagement. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, there are still some things around job engagement and satisfaction that need to be fixed. So I’m proud to say that we’re making strides in the right direction to improve workplaces across the world. No passion for work. 88% of employees don’t have passion for their work. billions!

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Switch and Shift

JULY 29, 2016

Thanks to this infographic prepared by GetVoIP, you can learn to better recognize the eight most common types of toxic managers. Perhaps more important, you'll learn what you can do to lessen their impact on your job experience, productivity, and general happiness. Read More» The post Toxic Managers: How to Deal with Horrible Bosses [Infographic] appeared first on Switch & Shift.

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HR Morning

JULY 29, 2016

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has struck again in the name of protecting employees’ speech rights. . We’re smack in the middle of a vicious cycle for employer policy making — the more the NLRB continues to broadly interpret the speech protections of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the more labor charges it receives on the issue. The punishment.

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Your employees are the most valuable asset in your organization, so ensuring that they are performing at their best should be a priority for any leadership team. This is where building a strong company culture using data becomes critical to achieving your strategic goals. Strong cultures are associated with higher employee engagement and performance, as well as stronger financial performance for the company as a whole.

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TalentCulture

JULY 29, 2016

HR has relied on the use of data and analytics for years but has only recently begun to embrace people analytics. Defined as using a data-driven approach to inform your people practices, programs and processes, people analytics is a powerful resource for HR. Recently, HR departments have begun to leverage this powerful tool – and it’s changing the game for many businesses.

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Gaps in Both Will and Skill Explain HR’s Struggles with Analytics

DDI's Talent Management Intelligence

JULY 29, 2016

Which skills and personality traits are holding HR leaders back from greater success with analytics, and what functions will be their most promising partners along the way

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Linkage

JULY 29, 2016

What is our role as business leaders in creating peace, bringing diverse populations together, and addressing exclusion, particularly religious exclusion? Corporate society increasingly has an opportunity (and some believe a responsibility) to impact how we as a culture look at diversity, difference, and inclusion. Today, inclusion is often associated with gender, race, and sexual orientation.

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Laurie Ruettimann

JULY 29, 2016

I just finished The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone. The book chronicles the author’s experience with loneliness but also weaves in stories of art, AIDS, masculinity, feminism, sexual deviance, and the emergence of technology as a mechanism to overcome social isolation. Yeah, totally uplifting. In those times where you feel lonely, all is not lost. It’s worth a read.

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Since the 1950s, business leaders have embraced a variety of management techniques designed to improve employee performance. In 1999, John Doerr introduced Objectives – Key Results (OKRs) to Google, a model he first learned about at Intel, and revolutionized goal setting. Today, OKRs are a de facto standard for aligning company and individual goals.

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Get Hppy

JULY 29, 2016

For those experiencing a hot, torrid summer, the workplace might not be the greatest place to be, as we can see in some of the stats in this infographic by Grasshopper. Well, we’re here to help. Let’s start this weekly #FridayFinds edition with some actionable tips on how to overcome the summer slump and regain some much needed productivity: How To Stay Productive During The Summer Slump. Exercise.

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Dice

JULY 29, 2016

During an interview for this story, a recruiter laughed at a question that referenced the “three data scientists out there who can’t find work.” With Big Data now ubiquitous in the business world, it’s become difficult to find data professionals who aren’t already employed. number of data specialists, employers and recruiters interviewed by Dice Insights agree. It’s Not Only About the Data.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 29, 2016

Think you have problems hiring talented workers? In Texas, they’d be happy to just find people who can read and do simple math. Coaching & Mentoring Screening & Assessment Talent Acquisition vendor

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Ceridian

JULY 29, 2016

By Kelly Allder, VP of HR Programs, Ceridian. I’ve played on a co-ed softball team for over 15 years. We started out as the youngest team in the league and now we’re the oldest. We’re the nice team. We don’t take ourselves too seriously and we have fun on the diamond and off. Umpires like us, other teams like us; we’re just really pleasant people. And she’s generous.

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Employees today want more than a steady, well-paid job at a promising company. In this competitive job market, employers are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit, retain, and motivate top talent. Yet, they continue to rely on outdated employee engagement strategies that no longer work. As pressures increase from an evolving workforce, organizations from startups to enterprises must prioritize employment engagement now more than ever.

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Reward Gateway

JULY 29, 2016

When companies have a position open the recruitment team is usually on the frontline meeting people. And because recruiting is a constant at any growing company, the team meets a lot of people. We get to know them, and understand what they’re looking for in a job and in a career. My team helps coach them through the interview process, and hopefully, to becoming a Reward Gateway employee.

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The HR Capitalist

JULY 29, 2016

Rant time people - This topic will be emotional for many of you - Merging on your way to work. There are rules. You're antisocial and a bit of a moron if you don't follow the rules. That's their problem and the problem of the traffic planners. If you're behind the person I let in, DO NOT THINK THAT I'M PREPARED TO LET YOU IN TOO. I'm not. They've got two seconds to get going, or you should move.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 29, 2016

Editor’s note: If Britain does leave the European Union it will have significant implications for U.S. companies employing workers in the U.K. or considering expanding there. Littler Mendelson attorneys detail some of the potential impacts in today’s TLNT article – What Brexit May Mean For U.S. Companies With Overseas Workers.

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Paychex

JULY 29, 2016

According to small business expert Gene Marks, there is no question that employment costs have increased and could continue to increase in the coming years. Will either presidential candidate reverse the trend, or will these costs continue to rise

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A better way to develop front-line managers !It’s well documented that people leave managers – not companies. Download this guide to learn how to shift the perspective from event to journey and how to take learners through Proficiency Journeys to get results.

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HR Ringleader

JULY 29, 2016

H3 HR Advisors is excited to share a new video series we have in partnership with Oracle. Human Talks is a show where we talk to HCM practitioners, analysts, and Oracle partners. Each episode is approximately 5 minutes, so well worth your time in hearing what is happening in the world of HCM.

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TalentCulture

JULY 29, 2016

The second part in a series exploring the why, when, and how of managing company culture in a growth organization. If you’ve ever had to work with another human, you know good relationships make for good work. These bonds are the conduits of culture, and while they don’t guarantee success, you can be sure it ain’t happening without them. In post one, I proposed an answer: relationship decay.

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BizLibrary

JULY 29, 2016

Stay on top of the latest happenings in human resources and learning & development! This week’s topics include wellness program compliance, tips on writing better job titles and descriptions, why to use gamification in your corporate training, and using design thinking for learning. The post This Week in HR: BizLibrary’s #MustReads | “Using Design Thinking to Embed Learning in Our Jobs” and More appeared first on. Article

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Dice

JULY 29, 2016

The technology industry’s unemployment rate rose slightly in the second quarter of 2016, hitting 2.1 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the second quarter of 2015, it reached 2.0 percent. The technology industry continues to outdo the overall U.S. labor market, where the unemployment rate stood at 4.9 percent for the second quarter. percent in the second quarter of 2016.

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The future of the formal performance review is sparking lively debates. No matter what side you fall on, everyone agrees that effective managers make managing performance part of their daily routine. In this infographic quickly learn “5 Critical Skills for Managing Performance” every day.

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Switch and Shift

JULY 29, 2016

There are many factors that lead to achieving success in business. In today’s world, with all of the wonderful technology available at our fingertips, certain apps built for productivity help us achieve meaningful, lasting success. Today, we will take a look at our favorite productivity apps. Business Technology helpful software productivity apps useful technology

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Ask a Manager

JULY 29, 2016

A reader writes: I work for a start-up, where I “manage” two other people. Manage is in quotes because we are technically a “flat” organization, but as we grew they started promoting people to team leads. In practice, leads work as middle managers (including things like making decisions on project priorities, approving PTO, all the basics), even though on paper we claim no hierarchy across the whole company. Usually this isn’t much of a problem, since there are about 10 different team leads in the different departments and everyone knows what’s up in reality. What do you think? law + order

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HR Bartender

JULY 29, 2016

(Editor’s Note: This series is brought to you by our friends at Capella University. Capella is an accredited online university dedicated to providing an exceptional, professionally-aligned education that puts you in the best position to succeed in your field. They offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees as well as certificate programs for human resources and business professionals.

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Evil HR Lady

JULY 29, 2016

When you hire people, you want people who are just like you–right? Someone with whom you could be best friends? Lots of people hire this way, but it’s not the right way to hire. While culture is important, what’s more important is that you find people who aren’t like you–people who have different knowledge, skills, abilities, and ideas. And, it reminds  me of this

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Wanted: A better way to develop front-line managers! It’s well documented that people leave managers – not companies. Download this guide to gain key insights into why so many programs fall short and learn 4 key principles for designing an effective solution.

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Outmatch

JULY 29, 2016

Timing matters when it comes to implementing an assessment. Should it be part of the initial application process, or should it come later, after the screening call, for example? Should everyone take the assessment, or only select candidates? These are important questions to ask. The post When Should I Assess? appeared first on OutMatch.

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Dice

JULY 29, 2016

Legacy software technologists may not be in demand in quite the same way as other developers, but there’s still a pressing need for their expertise. Even as technology rapidly evolves and new languages and platforms become commonly used, legacy solutions continue to work behind the scenes, providing essential building blocks to the infrastructure of countless organizations.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 29, 2016

Editor’s note: Non-nationals working in the U.K. are beginning to worry about their job prospects there in light of the Brexit vote. report from one of Europe’s leading search firms suggests a talent exodus may be starting. Read about it on TLNT today: Brexit Fallout: Is the U.K. Facing a Brain Drain?

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How to nurture 7 key elements of employee engagement

cipHR

JULY 29, 2016

Employee engagement is the result of a number of key factors, all of which business leaders need to encourage and nurture. Businesses can't force a culture in which employees are happy to advocate their brand. Below are 7 key elements of employee engagement and how brands can encourage them among their workforce. 1. Strive for happy and content employees. Flexibility. Transparency. Incentives.

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