RecognizeThis!

JUNE 26, 2015

by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – Not recognizing employee achievements is the top communication issue preventing effective leadership. Confession time. like commercials. Well, I like good, engaging, funny or emotional commercials. I cry every time I see that Folgers commercial with the soldier coming home for Christmas. workers.”. It’s no surprise managers need to talk to their employees.

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Strategic HCM

JUNE 26, 2015

Yesterday I was at Skillsoft's EMEA Perspectives event where I was chairing a 'think tank' on the skills gap. Learning needs to be consumerised and collaborative - pervasive, multimodal, provided in the way that learners like to learn. A key part of this is understanding the audience. People undertaking learning need us to know, entice, improve and reward them. Learning

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NoExcusesHR

JUNE 26, 2015

I recently had the privilege of spending a couple of hours with a young man who will be graduating form college next Spring. He decided to spend this summer learning as much as he could about the world of work. He wants to be as prepared as possible when his undergraduate days end. Please.why don't we just hire leaders instead of trying to turn non-leaders into something they're not? No Excuses.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JUNE 26, 2015

Roy and Beth have been dating for a year. One night after a romantic dinner in a posh restaurant, Roy pretends to drop a napkin on the floor. While reaching down to get it, he falls to one knee, pulls a big, shiny ring out of his coat pocket, and proposes to Beth. Totally caught off guard and beaming with joy, Beth tearfully accepts. The The two are now engaged. What happened? They got married.

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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.

Quantum Workplace

JUNE 26, 2015

Attention HR leaders: There’s a growing gap between old-school performance measurement and newer, more effective employee appraisal designs. If you’re appraisal process isn’t keeping up with the evolutions of the modern workplace, you risk devaluing, under-appreciating, and disengaging your employees. Are you stuck in your old, ineffective ways? Employee Engagement

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Compensation Today

JUNE 26, 2015

Crystal Spraggins, SPHR It’s not uncommon for employers to require job candidates to supply wage information as part of the application and hiring process. PayScale's eBook Communicating Compensation shares tips for making these types of conversations easier. How’d that last one sneak in there?) California here I come …” Some politicians in California would like to see this practice banned forever.

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Paychex

JUNE 26, 2015

Compensation is often critical to attracting, retaining, and rewarding high-performing employees. Here's a closer look at some of the top trends that are influencing employee compensation in 2015

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Planning For Tomorrow: Generation Z

TalentCulture

JUNE 26, 2015

While a lot of companies are still struggling with millennials, a smart HR manager is already looking at the generation Z, oldest of whom are turning 18 and slowly entering the workforce. Generation Z will be, by all estimates, even trickier than millennials for whom  money is not as important as potential for growth and self-improvement. Evolving Your Business. Luckily, there are a lot of options.

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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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Outmatch

JUNE 26, 2015

We all want to hire the best. Adding predictive data to the selection process can not only drive better hires, but also reduce cost and streamline the hiring process. Chequed.com, the world-leader in Predictive Talent Selection™ can help. Driving more effective and consistent behavioral interviews across your organization. To register for an alternative session, click here. Webinars

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Robots Can’t Engage Your Employees

DDI's Talent Management Intelligence

JUNE 26, 2015

Findings from the MPI Manufacturing Study (2014) show disposition and competencies are the largest cause of terminations

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Globoforce

JUNE 26, 2015

Have you had a chance to look at the new report /technology overview Gartner has published on Employee Recognition and Rewards Software? Does your company still use a spreadsheet program to track employee recognition and rewards? Are you looking for a new, flexible platform that offers greater impact? Interested in reading the report? We’ve got the report available for you to download !

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RiseSmart

JUNE 26, 2015

The Role of Outplacement in Health Care The RiseSmart Team Friday, June 26, 2015. Over the past five years, the health care industry has seen substantial legislative reform. With unprecedented effect on revenues, hospitals have been making an effort to alleviate the pressure on their largest expense: employees. growing talent shortage. More than one million new nurses will be needed in the U.S.

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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

JUNE 26, 2015

The relationship between Wall Street and Silicon Valley has never been easy. Entrepreneurs and tech pros with big ideas about finance have spent years trying to create alternatives to traditional banking systems. With its emphasis on suits and regulations, banker culture is pretty much the diametric opposite of the disruption-focused world of developers. What does this mean for tech pros?

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JUNE 26, 2015

Editor’s Note :  Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. What makes the top leaders stand out is not their skills or experience. Once you get to compete for the top jobs, everyone has impressive skills and lots of relevant experience. So how do you differentiate? It’s also not just about execution. Execution Execution is critical, for sure.

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Jelf

JUNE 26, 2015

Financial firms are in danger of getting an unwelcome surprise, after new research revealed a concerning lack of awareness of incoming cyber security laws. As Tech Week Europe reports, less than 7% of the 250 financial professionals questioned in Ernst & Young’s survey had any knowledge of the EU Network Information Security Directive. Who else is affected by this?

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An Overview of Executive Benefits and Perquisites

Something Different

JUNE 26, 2015

Sue Holloway, Senior Practice Leader at WorldatWork discusses the differences between benefits for executives and other employees, deferred compensation plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, plan design, and uses of nonmonetary compensation. they don’t have ERISA protections) if a company becomes insolvent. Many Benefits Compensation hr human resources

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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?

PeopleStrategy

JUNE 26, 2015

In case you haven’t heard, there is a major scuffle happening in the HR/payroll industry that ultimately led one party to file a defamation suit against the other. While these two companies fight it out in the press and the courtroom, one of the primary – and extremely important – issues at the heart of the squabble is about security and employee data privacy.

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Halogen Talent Managment

JUNE 26, 2015

While it's true your manager plays a key role in getting (and keeping) the lines of communication open when it comes to performance conversations, let's not forget another important player in the whole process - you. As an employee, you have the power to drive valuable, more meaningful performance conversations with your manager throughout the year. Read on for tips on how to do this

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Ohio Employer's Law

JUNE 26, 2015

Special bonus on this fine summer Friday. If you missed my appearance on Stossel two weeks ago, Fox Business has posted the episode on its website. You can watch it here. My segment starts at 18:39. Related Stories It’s five in a row for the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 Hear what I had to say on @WCPN about #BanTheBox Listen to me on WCPN tomorrow morning (8/26) from 9–10, discussing “Ban the Box” site news

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HR Bartender

JUNE 26, 2015

Tuesday, June 30 is Social Media Day. It was started in 2010 by Mashable to recognize and celebrate social media’s impact on global communication. Many cities host a local version – here’s what my community in South Florida is doing. If your city isn’t doing anything, then at least participate by expanding your social network by one meaningful connection. You can download a copy here.

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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.

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Ohio Employer's Law

JUNE 26, 2015

Next time you think you had a bad day at work, remember, at least you weren’t hit with an axe. From Mediate : During last Sunday’s broadcast of Fox & Friends, co-host Pete Hegseth tossed an axe to tease an upcoming segment on timbersports, missed the target, and hit a marching band percussionist standing in the distance. Can Employee Display a Confederate Flag on Facebook as Free Speech?

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JUNE 26, 2015

I’m going to tick off nearly every smoker who visits this website — and delight most every non-smoker — by detailing why it’s a good rule of thumb to not hire smokers. Rule of Thumb is a principle whose broad application is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable in every situation. It is an easily learned and easily applied procedure for approximating a determination. Thank you, A.J.

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June Product Update: Faster Payroll and Organized Company Resources

Namely

JUNE 26, 2015

Happy summer, and welcome to our June Product Update! As you may know, any time saved at a growing company is time put back into improving your business. This month, we’ve made Namely faster and easier to navigate, so companies can take valuable minutes back—and put them towards planning the most epic company luau ever (don’t forget the limbo stick). Want to see how? We promise.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JUNE 26, 2015

As more companies are progressively adopting a business casual approach to dress and grooming, owners are put in the position of having to define more clearly what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate attire in the workplace. Now that summer is finally upon us, it’s probably a good time to update and reacquaint your employees with the company’s summer dress code.

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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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Spark Hire

JUNE 26, 2015

If your company strives towards sustainability and being kinder to our environment, you are not alone.  I’m sure your business is offering employees options such as recycling, reusable coffee cups and water bottles, along with paperless solutions in the office. Have you stopped to think about how you could create a greener interview process? If Reduces fuel consumption. Conserves time.

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SAP Innovation

JUNE 26, 2015

Ten years ago, the stereotypical image of a great leader was a strong, serious and somewhat intimidating type. Today, we often hear that a great leader must show his/her vulnerable side, be authentic and have an unwavering commitment to the success of others. What’s happened – have leaders become soft? Or simply more human? And why did this happen? Motivations of employees have evolved, and.

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Spark Hire

JUNE 26, 2015

It’s no secret that the recruiting process has changed drastically, particularly when it comes to appealing to the younger generation of workers. When you want to add millennials to your staff, continuing to use the old ways of recruiting will leave you spinning your wheels. In order to engage millennials as you recruit, you’ll need to keep the process creative. Be honest about what’s going on.

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