RecognizeThis!

APRIL 10, 2015

by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! Social recognition is a very powerful means of creating and managing culture, when structured in a considered, thoughtful way. Last week, Eric Mosley and I had the opportunity to participate in a webinar about our new book, The Power of Thanks. Download a recording of the webinar.) There’s no question that fair compensation matters. There are. Motivation.”.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

APRIL 10, 2015

Hiring right is one of the most important decisions a company can make. Hire the right person and you increase productivity and retention. Hire the wrong person and you increase turnover, decrease productivity and waste a lot of time and money. Here are some common hiring mistakes most companies make — and how you can avoid them: (more…).

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Josh Bersin

APRIL 10, 2015

Today LinkedIn announced the acquisition of Lynda.com, a pioneering online learning company known for high-quality, expert-led video instruction. Lynda’s content focuses on creative skills, Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Entelo

APRIL 10, 2015

In a world where experience and job titles are one and same, and the density of a resume can make or break a hire, the idea of hiring someone with less experience can scare some recruiters. candidate who looks exceptional on paper may not translate the same in the office. Here’s why. The ideal candidate you’re looking for is already working for a competitor. No surprise here. hiring Recruiting

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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.

Spark Hire

APRIL 10, 2015

Recently, a fellow experienced recruiter made a comment to me that I completely disagree with.  Third party recruiters don’t need to be active on social media.”  While I greatly respect my fellow recruiter, I believe that social media is one of many valuable tools for third party recruiters. There are 4 benefits to third party recruiters when it comes to being active on social media. 1.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

APRIL 10, 2015

HR doesn’t care about your work-life balance. Well, that’s harsh. They care, but they have problems of their own. Human resources departments have undergone a transformation. They are agile, data-driven , and aligned with the executive agenda. Employee advocacy, when it happens, happens because it benefits the company’s bottom line. more…).

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Dice

APRIL 10, 2015

During good economic times, job candidates find they have a lot more leverage when it comes to negotiating salary, especially for positions that require specialized skill sets. In the quest for talent, companies are often willing to offer up a lot of things, including perks (flex time, vacation, telecommuting, matching 401ks, and more) and sign-on bonuses. Related Articles. Upload your resume.

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OmegaHR Solutions

APRIL 10, 2015

Texting is the new HR tool. If you are in HR or business management do you use a text message as a tool to communicate to, engage with and recruit your employees or potential employees? If you are not you may want to rethink that. Studies show that teens send sixty (60) or more text messages a day. Yeah, but those are teens, you say. You know what? Those are your future employees. Communication.

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Talent Acquisition Today

APRIL 10, 2015

Yesterday, LinkedIn announced its acquisition of lynda.com , an online learning company, for $1.5 billion. This acquisition will allow LinkedIn’s 300 million users to have access to an extensive library of video content to help advance their careers and develop new skills. Current employees will have a tool that promotes learning, career development and engagement. billion. madtarquin.

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Using ‘Time’ To Attract Amazing Employees

TalentCulture

APRIL 10, 2015

Jeff, the managing director of a growing empire of eyewear stores, complained that he simply couldn’t find enough optometrists to achieve his expansion plans. When I questioned him, his attraction strategy was almost solely based on salary. Jeff valued twenty-twenty vision, but he needed to look at this problem through different eyes. Time As a Commodity. Creative Time-Packaged Salaries.

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Knowing What You Don’t Know

Something Different

APRIL 10, 2015

<www.noexcuseshr.com> 1. It is 9:01 PM central time on a Friday as I sit down to write this. First off, apologies for the extraordinarily late post today 1 , but here we are. …So anyone that knows me (or reads me) knows that I am constantly pursuing new knowledge. The skills and competencies I am pulling out of this job description are: – Analytic ability. – Objectivity.

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Paychex

APRIL 10, 2015

A formal onboarding process can improve employee retention and performance by conveying cultural norms, speeding up time to productivity, and helping employees better understand the employer’s brand. Here is an introduction to some of the benefits of formally onboarding new hires

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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.

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Dice

APRIL 10, 2015

Those who manage, or who work with managers on a daily basis, know that managers will often ask for status reports or meetings on a daily or weekly basis in order to judge how projects are progressing. And many times, those reports or meetings are where true “management” seems to end. In my experience, managing via status checks is one-dimensional and insufficient. Did we mention training before?

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#TChat Preview: How To Look People In The Eye Digitally

TalentCulture

APRIL 10, 2015

The TalentCulture #TChat Show is back live on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, from 7-8 pm ET (4-5 pm PT). Last week we talked about the adoption of social software for workforce collaboration and communication, and this week we’re going to talk about how to look people in the eye digitally. Building and sustaining authentic relationships in person or online are no easy tasks. Biro and Kevin W.

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Jelf

APRIL 10, 2015

Road safety groups have hit out at the government after it went against their advice and introduced new higher speed limits for HGVs, the Guardian reports. The new regulations, which came into effect for England and Wales on Monday (6 April), mean that heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) over 7.5 Increased risks? The post UK Government Criticised For Upping Speed Limit for HGVs appeared first on.

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Recruitment: LinkedIn Is A Tool, Not The Tool

TalentCulture

APRIL 10, 2015

LinkedIn took the recruiting world by storm not too long ago. This user-friendly, massive network of talent has become an indispensable tool for hiring professionals , but some of us have gotten a little LinkedIn-happy, and it has lead to a sort of too big for their britches scenario in hiring. In other words, the middlemen — headhunters — have been cut out.”. Recruitment: A Dying Profession?!

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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?

Linkage

APRIL 10, 2015

I’m a new mom who’s just returned to work from maternity leave. So  Katharine Zaleski’s honest and insightful commentary in Fortune about what she learned (and sometimes regrets) about her time as a leader before having a child and as a leader and a mom after having a child has really resonated with me. “It was almost as if my former self was telling me I was worthless,” she writes, “because I wouldn’t be able to continue sitting in an office for ten hours a day.”. As a returning-to-work-mom, I can really relate. The reality is not much has changed.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

APRIL 10, 2015

By Eric B. Meyer. Exactly one month ago, I addressed what many consider to be the elephant in the room when it comes to transgender employees:  Bathroom use. On Wednesday,  EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum  fired off a series of tweets (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) to lawyers representing employers and employees. Below ( and here ) is the one she sent to my side of the bar: (more…). HR News & Trends Legal Issues HR management HR News HR trends Legal transgender discrimination workplace discrimination

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Why getting your Recruiters off LinkedIn is a good thing

Allegis Global Solutions

APRIL 10, 2015

Removing recruiters from LinkedIn could lead to many benefits for organisations

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How Smart Talent Management Can Shift the Employee Productivity Curve

Cornerstone On Demand

APRIL 10, 2015

Today's business climate makes earning a profit particularly hard as companies juggle multiple challenges: increased government regulation, tighter budgets and constantly-evolving technology. But businesses can still prosper by boosting their team's productivity—getting more done while using fewer resources. Hire Better People, Faster. Streamline the Onboarding Process.

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Halogen Talent Managment

APRIL 10, 2015

Congrats to our customers NASCO, Cadillac Jack, Intradiem, and Porter Novelli who have been recognized as ‘Top Workplaces in Atlanta!’ So what do these organizations have in common that make them such a great place to work? They put their focus on people and build a strong corporate culture where employees see the value in what they do day in and day out

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How to Make Smart Manufacturing Smarter

DDI's Talent Management Intelligence

APRIL 10, 2015

What’s the most overlooked defect in manufacturing? Hint: The industry finished last in leader quality

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APQC

APRIL 10, 2015

During the first quarters of 2013 and 2015, APQC conducted surveys to better understand why organizations use the Process Classification FrameworkSM (PCF) , how they use it, and what benefits or challenges they face. Though there were differences between the two surveys, both looked at the common uses, length of use, and which industries use the PCF. This infographic highlights the key findings.

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Be afraid, be very afraid: 5 reasons to fear the ERP frankencloud

FinancialForce

APRIL 10, 2015

Cloud apps have taken the business world by storm. Gone is the fear of moving to the cloud, instead it’s where do I sign and how soon can we get started and for good reason. Cloud apps are mobile, agile, social, and do amazing things to improve both customer and employee experiences. BUT PAY ATTENTION NOW. biggest reasons to fear the ERP frankencloud : 1. Monstrously inefficient. Silo fever.

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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.

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Zoho People

APRIL 10, 2015

 . In the name of science, dedicated solely to your education and edification, I willingly sent myself back in time. Flung through history’s aching jaw, deep into the dark belly of an aging dinosaur, I painfully ventured off into a shopping mall. Oddly, the local mall—a relic of retail eras bygone—is the only place I can witness, first hand, the future of customer service. How can I help you?”

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TLNT: The Business of HR

APRIL 10, 2015

I benefit from my job in the same ways most people do. I earn a paycheck that pays for a roof over my head and food in my belly. And then there’s a third benefit of the work I get to do. more…). Rewards & Recognition Best practices Change management HR trends Recognition Rewards & recognition talent management

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Zoho People

APRIL 10, 2015

hear you all in the backseat. Your eager voices echoing like children on a family road trip to Mount Rushmore or Washington D.C. “Are we there, yet?” ” No, not yet. But I promise we’re getting…closer. know our ? last stop in the realm of bad candidate experiences was difficult at times, but it was crucial in order to  overhaul and reshape the  candidate experience.

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