Fri.Oct 23, 2015

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Say “yes” to coffee (even if you don’t drink it)

Linkage

I am excited to bring you the first story in our ‘Leaders Who Inspire Us’ series. In these candid one-on-one interviews, we will feature senior leaders who have had a lasting impact on their teams and their organizations. We will share stories that are about more than doing a job or building a career. They are about fulfilling a personal mission to drive change. Enjoy! —Ed.

Kanjoya’s Melanie Goldstein: Feature panelist at the Cutting Edge Conference, 2015

Kanjoya

Kanjoya Product Manager, Melanie Goldstein, was a featured panelist at the “Using Tech To Eliminate Bias In Recruiting, Hiring, Performance Reviews, & Promotions” at the Cutting Edge Conference in San Francisco, CA, September 21-22. Joining Joining Melanie on the panel were Kieran Snyder, Co-Founder & CEO of Textio, and Kédar Iyer, Co-Founder of Gap Jumpers.

The 10 Biggest Killers Of Employee Motivation

TLNT: The Business of HR

Editor’s Note:   Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Best Practices Disengaged Employees Engagement HR Insights HR Management Motivation Talent Management Featured

Total Rewards Software

HRsoft

Every year, companies in all industries spend millions of dollars in hopes of optimizing their employee engagement strategy. An engaged employee is more motivated, more productive and can ultimately create more value for the company in the long run. However, there is a problem with these engagement initiatives – not all companies are seeing equal returns on their investment. Why Does This Happen?

Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance

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.

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Here’s Why You Need to Develop a Fear of Missing Out Culture

TLNT: The Business of HR

Indeed.com just released a survey  with a fascinating finding: About 45 percent of workers miss their co-workers or aspects of their job when they’re out of the office. Culture Engagement HR Insights HR Management Retention & Engagement Talent Management Workforce Featured

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What is Talent Management Software?

HRsoft

Talent management software allows managers to oversee and operate a variety of aspects within their company. This suite of software may include the following: Performance Management. Compensation Management. Recruitment Management. Retention Management. Content Management. Each category of software covers a specific portion of the broad talent management spectrum. Learn More.

8 Steps To An Effective Social Media Strategy

SAP Innovation

Developing and executing a social media strategy is hard work. It can take hours and days just to get your first plan together. But it’s important to take the time to do it properly. An effective social media strategy will drive more web traffic for you, help you build deeper customer relationships, and improve your customer satisfaction, retention, and ultimately sales. to post content.

5 reasons that job turnover is a persistent issue – besides money

Ceridian

Studies have shown time and time again that it’s more efficient for companies to retain their current employees than recruit new ones. Recruiting is a tremendous drain on resources – it takes a lot of time and money to find candidates, interview them, hire them and then train them once they’re finally on board. The […]. Employee Engagement absenteeism career development corporate culture employee retention job turnover salary work environment work-life balance

Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]

Is your company ready to move beyond the annual performance review? Where do you start? What are the keys to success? In this guide, you’ll gain an understanding of: the forces driving change, three foundations of success and take a deep dive into the skills gap many managers have that will sink your efforts before they start and how to address them.

Why Every Hire Should Be A Leadership Hire

SAP Innovation

Many leadership qualities are apparent right from the first interview. If your candidate is articulate, shows evidence of being a good networker, displays critical thinking ability, and looks the part, you may have a winner on your hands. Onboarding the right person from the beginning will save you time in orientation and training. It also helps make sure they can be effective in the job.

Social Recruiting: The Good, The Bad, and The Inappropriate

Spark Hire

Social media is a powerful tool for recruiters. It puts you in touch with potential candidates that you may never have had the ability to meet before. Social media also allows you to build relationships quickly. However for all of its positives, there are some potentially dangerous situations that can arise when you use social media to recruit. People want to connect with those who seem authentic.

Future Friday: Go Mobile or Go Home

OmegaHR Solutions

Companies need to prepare for employees to have a mobile experience for their entire lifecycle. Next week at am participating at IBM Insight on an influencer panel. One of the areas we will be addressing is the future of mobile and its importance to HR. In preparation for that I happened to come across a paper from Bersin by Deloitte on 10 big disruptions on the horizon for HR. Learning.

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What Sesame Street’s Newest Muppet Says About Workplace Diversity

Evil HR Lady

Sesame Street is adding a new character- Julia, a Muppet character who has Autism. Sesame Street realizes that, for whatever reason, the percent of children with Autism has risen from what it was when Sesame Street began over 40 years ago. The thing is, children with Autism don’t stay children, they grow into adulthood and as they do, most will need jobs. So, let’s talk about diversity. We HR types love to talk about diversity. We have “Diversity Officers” and we post all our job descriptions with “Company X is an Equal Opportunity Employer.”

Innovation Buster: How Losing Your Best Employees is Killing Innovation

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. In this session we will explore how various pieces of the talent life cycle are related to retention and examine more than 20 strategies and ideas for improving retention outcomes for your business.

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Smell the Roses: Focus on Your Career’s Journey, Not the Destination

HR Daily Advisor

For each of us, our career is a journey. It can take us many places. We may change locations, employers, or even professions. And each experience we have along the way provides us with knowledge we can use at some point in the future—what to do differently or what not to do. Every experience gives us something we can use if we pay attention and really want to learn. HR budget cuts?

Mobile Marketing Continues To Explode

SAP Innovation

If your brand isn’t among those planning a significant spend on mobile marketing in 2016, you need to stop treating it like a fad and step up to meet your competition. Usage statistics show that today people live and work while on the move, and the astronomical rise of mobile ad spending proves it. According to eMarketer , ad spending experienced triple-digit growth in 2013 and 2014.

The Upcoming Holidays Are a Reminder: Get Your Screening Process in Order

TLNT: The Business of HR

School is in session and the holidays are quickly approaching. Background Checking Hiring Process HR Insights HR Management Screening Screening & Assessment Talent Acquisition Talent Management

10 Ways To Keep A Happy And Healthy Workforce

SAP Innovation

Happy staff within the workplace is undoubtedly one of the most important elements of an organization. company that keeps its workforce happy has the significant benefits of increased productivity, creativity, reduced turnover, and an improved bottom line. Provide feedback. An open communication channel between employer and employee will allow for a more productive working environment. Build trust.

2016 Training Program Best Practices

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?

Robots, humans and a new role for HR

InforHCM

Robo bosses, algorithms and big data are changing the role of HR, giving it the chance to rise above the transactional and add real value to organizations and employees alike. Automation big data HR HRSD Robo boss Robot Workers Robots

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4 Ways HR Needs to Think Like Sales

Cornerstone On Demand

Imagine this. Your sales team just landed an introductory meeting with a huge potential client — a client that could easily increase your annual revenue by 25 percent if you land the deal. How do they prepare? The first thing the sales team does is learn everything they can about the potential client. If they already have a relationship with the company, they milk it for all its worth.

WIRTW #387 (the “most messed up” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

If all of my musings of he past couple of year about the Old 97’s has piqued your interest, you can check them out in person, tomorrow (Saturday) night at the Beachland Ballroom. If you’re there, look for my family and me up front, by the stage, singing and dancing the night away. Kellogg’s Thinks So. And Got In Trouble. — via The Employment Brief The Lessons of EEOC v. what I'm reading

Jury Award: Employer Can’t Force Drivers to Transport Alcohol Against Religious Beliefs

HRWatchdog

The jury deliberated for 45 minutes before awarding damages to two Muslims fired for refusing to transport alcohol. federal jury in Illinois recently awarded $240,000 to two Muslims who were fired from their jobs as truck drivers when they refused to transport alcohol because it violated their religious beliefs. The U.S. The employer admitted liability back in March. Not a member?

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

Is your organization thinking about moving towards a performance development culture? What are the elements to succeeding and keeping managers and employees engaged? Download “A Road Map for Change” to find out and gain insight into making the transition as smooth as possible on your journey into this brave new world.

What Is Your Culture Worth To You?

SAP Innovation

For many organizations, workplace culture is something you develop if you have time. It’s a luxury. When we’re done putting out fires and taking care of business, we’ll schedule that off-site and develop our core values and finally create that “fun committee.” I think it’s a huge mistake to treat culture this way. First, every organization has a culture. It’s not optional. Do you even know?

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APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Cross-Industry - Excel Version 7.0

APQC

APQC's Process Classification Framework ® (PCF) is a taxonomy of business processes that allows organizations to objectively track and compare their performance internally and externally with organizations from any industry. It also forms the basis for a variety of projects related to business processes. read more. Benchmarking Business Excellence Tools and Templates 1.0 Develop Vision and Strategy 2.0 Develop and Manage Products and Services 3.0 Market and Sell Products and Services 4.0 Deliver Products and Services 5.0 Manage Customer Service 6.0 Develop and Manage Human Capital 7.0

The Power Of Constructive Impatience: A Key To Resiliency

SAP Innovation

For those who abhor change of any kind, I believe there are an equal number of us who want to challenge the status quo, to move quickly, and to leap ahead. Some of us might finish people’s sentences. We click “send” before we re-read our email and tap our foot while the microwave works. We have two speeds: full speed ahead and stop. Recognize yourself in that description? I do. mile takes awhile.

Evaluating Employees? Managers Need to Be Aware of the Meritocracy Paradox

TLNT: The Business of HR

Many organizations fancy themselves a meritocracy , or a place where things like bias and discrimination have no sway and every employee is rewarded and promoted based on their merit and talent alone. Evaluations, Reviews & Appraisal HR Insights HR Management Talent Management Featured

HR's Critical Role in Creating Productive and Meaningful Workplaces

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.

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Recap: Everyday, Every way and Everywhere HCM in action at HR Tech Conference 2015

FinancialForce

What happens in Vegas doesn’t always have to stay in Vegas, and it shouldn’t – especially when it comes to the thousands of attendees who spent 4 days at the largest HR conference in the country at Mandalay Bay. After all the pre-conference sessions the HRTech expo was open for business during the opening night reception. Read the full Peoplecasting announcement here.

Build It For the Long Haul – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

There’s a phrase “for the long haul” meaning long-term or over the course of a long time. The idea is that the “thing” you’re working on should last a long time. Creating something that lasts doesn’t mean it can’t be changed or improved. think about my first iPhone. It’s changed and gotten better over time. Some of those changes are software and some hardware.

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What We Learned at the 2015 HR Technology Conference

Halogen Talent Managment

The HR Technology Conference (one of our favourite shows!) was held earlier this week in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada. We teamed up with HR blogger Tim Sackett to dive into some important learning and talent management priorities and challenges in two video interviews with Genomatica and DDI. Check out what they had to say

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