ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Despite how well employees may be performing, sometimes you just need a little bit more out of them. Although you won’t be able to squeeze every last bit of productivity out of them, you can give them a nudge in the right direction. Talent Management

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Achievers

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Are you hesitant to put Millennials in managerial roles because of their youth and lack of experience? This This hesitancy is certainly understandable. As an experienced professional manager, you’re well aware that years in the industry provide insights that no newcomer can automatically acquire. Millennials are big on transparency. Millennials seek networks, not hierarchy.

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Training Compensation Groups Productivity 69

ATD Human Capital

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

An organization’s brand plays an essential role in attracting and maintaining clients. Similarly, culture has also become a big factor in building relationships between an organization and its employees. Building a strong corporate culture and brand is a lot like telling a story: The best ones have three common components. They Make You Feel Like the Protagonist. They Have Interesting Plots.

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Company Examples Productivity 67

Brazen HR

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

So you’ve recruited a superstar. Congratulations! Your work here is done…or is it? Hang up your recruiter hat and put on your retention hat. The work has just begun! You know that keeping star employees on your team is critical to your company’s success. But how do you keep top performers from coming down with a case of “the grass is always greener?”. study by BambooHR found that the #1 reason people leave jobs was a lack of advancement. We’d all love to grant our star employees raises and promotions, but we don’t always have the luxury of extra budget or open positions.

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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.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

You know how the saying goes – there’s always room for improvement. And when you’re a leader, this saying still holds true. And who better to point out these growth opportunities than your employees? After all, they’re the ones who work with you day-after-day. They have first-hand experience of your strengths and weaknesses. Who to ask. When to ask for feedback. Follow up.

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Halogen Talent Managment

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Is your team made up of people who work together to get things done? Or is it full of individuals looking out for number one? The difference is key: the first group works steadily towards a common goal, while the second isn’t really a team at all. Susan Mazza outlines three signs that the team you’re leading is more about “me” than “we

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Compensation Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Rita Patterson, Onboarding Team Lead, PayScale Your employees might not be underpaid, but they're probably under-informed. In the 2015 Compensation Best Practices Report PayScale found that the number one reason most people left a company was compensation. The majority of respondents cited "seeking higher pay elsewhere" as their reason for leaving. So why does everyone think they're underpaid?

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Globoforce

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

We all have the best intentions on January 1 st —making resolutions to eat healthier or workout more or get more sleep. What if you made a resolution to live more gratefully? That’s the goal Janice Kaplan set for herself in her New York Times bestselling book, The Gratitude Diaries. Janice has long been interested in gratitude. What insight did you glean from the gratitude survey? One thing!

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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.

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Dice

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

How many hours a week does the average tech pro work? According to new survey data from Spiceworks, a network for the tech industry, full-time tech pros are putting in an average of 52 hours per week, while part-timers work roughly 21 hours per week. More than half of respondents worked more than a 40-hour week, with 18 percent saying they topped out at more than 60 hours.

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Ohio Employer's Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Two and a half years ago I asked, How much does it cost to defend an employment lawsuit? My answer: The reality is that defending a discrimination or other employment lawsuit is expensive. Defending a case through discovery and a ruling on a motion for summary judgment can cost an employer between $75,000 and $125,000. Oh, how I love to be right. Be careful when designating independent contractors.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Editor’s Note:   TLNT has been publishing Steve Browne’s recaps of the HR Roundtable in Cincinnati for more than five years. For two weeks, we’re bringing back some you might have missed. Culture HR Insights HR Management HR Trends Workforce Featured

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OmegaHR Solutions

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

“Equal” is not the same as “Fair” If you have been in HR for any time you know that there is a misperception that everyone has to be treated the same in order to be “fair.” If only it were that easy. Employees bring different circumstances to every situation therefore the HR person has to consider those circumstances. Attendance policies. Disability. Education.

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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. 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.

TLNT: The Business of HR

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Universum has just published another fascinating survey analysis that should be required reading for any leader wondering about the engagement of their employees, humanity in the workplace, or whether or not their workforce is happy. Culture Disengaged Employees Engagement Generational Issues HR Insights HR Management HR News HR Trends Retention & Engagement Talent Management Featured

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Dice

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Whether you’re an independent contractor who’s landed a great new project, or a new employee starting a full-time job, you might be tempted to sign whatever boilerplate contract is put in front of you. Take John Doe (obviously not his real name, for reasons that will become clear in a bit), who worked onsite at a large company as an employee for a smaller business. That in itself is a big cost.”.

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Competencies Conference Company Study 33

RiseSmart

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

5 Ways to Reward and Recognize Employees The RiseSmart Team Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Regardless of what stage of their career lifecycle in which they may currently be, one universal truth about your employees is that they all want to know their hard work is appreciated. However, some managers believe the only thing their employees need to feel valued is a paycheck. This just isn’t true.

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fired employee wants to attend the holiday party, rejected for going to school full-time, and more

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Fired Fired employee wants to attend the company Christmas party. Our office recently let go of an employee for numerous reasons after several warnings, for minor things such as frequent lateness, too many personal calls and emails on company time, general friction with other coworkers, to more serious things such as a very sharp decline in their work quality, cursing at other coworkers, and admitting to getting high at work. They also requested a hotel reservation, which is generously supplied free of charge for those needing one.

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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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4 Reasons Your Best IT Pros Are Leaving

TalentCulture

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

It happened again. One of your best IT employees found another job and is taking it—leaving you with a big talent gap to fill. Information technology skills are in high demand, and your IT team is on the lookout for new and better opportunities. You’re not alone. According to a survey conducted by my company, HealthITJobs.com, 74.8 There’s no leadership. In the HealthITJobs.com survey, 51.3

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Talent Management Survey Globoforce Time and Attendance 43

NoExcusesHR

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

I think it's fascinating how some leaders make their lives so difficult. Those same leaders typically make the lives of those around them equally as difficult, yet they can't see how disruptive they are. Need You (in the mirror) There is a simple reality to getting work done these days in my opinion. You have to do the heavy lifting. Um, no. Let me say it again.you will fail without them.

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Resources 25

HRWatchdog

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Local employment-related ordinances continue to rise. Yesterday, the City of Los Angeles and the County of Los Angeles took separate actions that, if passed, could affect businesses in those areas. According to the news report, a City Council committee has asked the city attorney’s office to draft a new ordinance that would apply to employers with 10 or more workers. Not a member?

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Employment Law Report 24

SAP Innovation

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

When it comes to organizational change, most people focus on change management, and there are even a couple of professional associations organized around the practice of change management, including the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP). Let’s look at each briefly in turn before we look at each area in more detail in future posts, and eventually in my new book in February 2016.

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Blogging 4 Jobs

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

In February of 2004, a couple of undergraduate college students at Harvard University launched Facebook and began a technological communication reformation that would go on to change the way people across the world live and communicate. These changes subsequently impacted how companies would do and will do business for decades to come. That network would spur countless other similar platforms and social networks that would change the world and the way business as we knew it would be done going forward. Defining “Social Network”. The Impact of Social Networks on Businesses. Photo credit.

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Company Recruitment Productivity Resources 22

SAP Innovation

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

CFOs play an increasingly important role in overall business strategy, and having a perspective and taking a stand on sustainability as part of corporate agenda will make a huge difference to the company’s business value. The fact is that sustainability-related challenges increase risks and can threaten the bottom line. So what exactly does sustainability mean and encompass? Why should CFOs care?

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SkillSurvey

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Guest blog post by Linda Van Winkle, Director of Product Management at SkillSurvey. If you poll credentialing professionals, you will learn that the primary causes of delays in the provider credentialing process are (a) incomplete applications and (b) delays in turnaround for peer reference evaluations. After more than 30 years as a medical staff services leader and credentialing veteran, I’ve seen many changes, starting with the Joint Commission’s more stringent standards for credentialing and privileging in the 1980s. almost instantaneous. What slows down the credentialing process? million.

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Certification Onboarding Software Productivity 22

Spark Hire

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Reaching out to passive candidates is a delicate process. Sending cold emails to these individuals can be extremely hit or miss. poorly worded message can be off-putting and land your correspondence permanently in the trash folder. On the other hand, with the right approach, you may end up piquing the interest of someone who previously wasn’t seeking out a new employment opportunity.

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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.

HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As part of the negotiations for a new hire’s total compensation package, the candidate has asked the company to waive the health benefits eligibility period and start benefits immediately. Can the company agree to this for some new hires and not others? Would this put the company in jeopardy of potential discrimination claims? Therefore, we recommend that you consider other alternatives.

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Discrimination Compensation Policies Groups 20

Professional Services Organizations: Are you the best of the best?

FinancialForce

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

If you’re the leader of a professional services organization, wouldn’t you love to know how your company stacks up against industry metrics? Every year, professional service executives come to Service Performance Insight (SPI) to gain an understanding of how well their organizations perform compared to their peers, and to learn about emerging trends and best practices in the industry.

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Benchmarking Comparison Survey Report 29

ATD Human Capital

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

What motivates you to go the extra mile in your role? Surprisingly, in a recent TINYPulse study only 7 percent of the 200,000 employees surveyed across 500 organizations worldwide said money and benefits. The top five categories were: camaraderie and peer motivation (20 percent). an intrinsic desire to a good job (17 percent). feeling encouraged and recognized (13 percent). Does it foster growth?

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