TLNT: The Business of HR

MAY 29, 2015

The other day while with a client, I mentioned something about the organization’s culture , and the client grumpily replied “ I’m sick of hearing about the culture! ”. laughed and said, “Hmmm…. You’re the second CFO to tell me that! I’m sorry, but it can’t be helped — culture drives everything.”. They just want things to work they way they want them to work. Too bad. more…).

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ClearCompany HRM

MAY 29, 2015

Startup culture is leading the business world zeitgeist and even big companies are starting to take notice. Startups are changing the way we handle money , how companies talk to customers and how they’re thinking about company culture. One aspect that goes unnoticed in the emergence of startups, however, is transparency. New Hire Hiring

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TLNT: The Business of HR

MAY 29, 2015

“ It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” — Napoleon Hill , motivational writer. If you’re not the boss or the project leader, how could you boost your teammates’ productivity? This assumes you have the right to assess the quality of their work in the first place, and to interfere with their jobs. more…).

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Visier

MAY 29, 2015

Editor’s note: Cold, hard numbers about critical workforce trends can seem theoretical. But these numbers represent real life situations: whether it’s people exiting the company to seek opportunities elsewhere, or candidates turning down job offers because the head office is nowhere near a hip urban city center. Reality, of course, is typically very different. Is a signing bonus justified?

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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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TLNT: The Business of HR

MAY 29, 2015

Editor’s Note:   Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Here’s a great question that I almost never hear anyone ask, much less answer: How can you be a good boss? This question popped into my mind while reading  The Wall Street Journal ’s  India RealTime  blog post that was titled, appropriately enough,  How to be a Good Boss. more…).

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HRchitect

MAY 29, 2015

Written by:  John Hinojos. The Global World – English Is Not Always English. Working with a global team requires some special care.  Even with companies who conduct their business in English, there are unique considerations.  When sending out communications to different parts of the world, consider having separate communication for each area which uses familiar terms. Yes, this is challenging.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

MAY 29, 2015

“We’re adding a little something to this month’s sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anybody wanna see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is … you’re fired.”. Many who’ve seen this film probably think this scenario is as far-fetched as Jurrasic World. more…).

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Is The Job Description An Endangered Species?

TalentCulture

MAY 29, 2015

Several leading business journals have recently declared the job itself, as a vehicle for packaging work, to be on the endangered species list [i]. Commenting on the same phenomenon, Savage describes “the rigor mortis of the industrial era” where the division of work and managerial supervision represented “structured distrust.” assignments.  Driver, M. J., 1996). 1996).

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Compensation Today

MAY 29, 2015

Tessara Smith, PayScale For the third year in a row, PayScale’s 2015 Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR), discovered that employee retention was a top concern among the majority of employers. When asked, “How much of a concern is employee retention in 2015?” 57 percent of employers answered retention was a “top” or “high” concern. In fact, concern surrounding this topic is up 125% since 2009.

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The HR Capitalist

MAY 29, 2015

In case you missed it, FIFA - the international governing body for soccer - got raided earlier this week in Europe: "This week in Zurich (or late last night for those of us stateside), Swiss plainclothes police entered the Baur au Lac; the five-star hotel was the site of this week’s annual meeting of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body. The officers ascertained room numbers from the front desk, headed upstairs, and arrested six FIFA executives. That begs a question - Are leaders responsible for scandals under their watch? FIFA head Sepp Blatter, who was not arrested, claims the usual defense.

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Changeboard

MAY 29, 2015

Get to know your peers in the HR community through our career profile series. Today, we talk to Eugene Burke, chief science and analytics officer at CEB. He outlines the highlights and challenges of his career journey, from the Ministry of Defence to CEB at present, and explains why open-mindedness and perseverance are key! basic details. Name: Eugene Burke. Current employer: CEB. CV in brief. 1.

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Mangrove Software

MAY 29, 2015

Turn the clock back to the ‘70s and 80s for just a moment. Remember when your mother or father left the house for work each weekday? Remember what time they returned home from work at the end of their day? How did your parents get to work? Did they take a lunch break at mid-day? Now consider your co-workers, peers and employees at the workplace. What are their typical workplace habits? to 5 p.m.

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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.

Dice

MAY 29, 2015

On a daily basis, recruiters look at dozens—and sometimes even hundreds—of resumes and social profiles. Candidates can sometimes blur together, especially if the recruiter is attempting to fill a particular position; education, certifications, and company experience are by no means unique. For job candidates, that might seem demoralizing. The answer is to focus on your accomplishments.

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Zoho People

MAY 29, 2015

There is price. And then there is value. No one will pay the price for your product or service unless they see value in it. So, how do you stand out among competitors and add value to your business? The first step would be to listen to your ​prospects and ​understand their needs. Let’s say you own a ​shop and a customer enters. What do you do? You let them What do you do? You let them

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All the Training in the World Won’t Make Up for a Bad Hire

DDI's Talent Management Intelligence

MAY 29, 2015

Many mistakes but no excuses: Read what the research says about selection errors and how to avoid them

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Paychex

MAY 29, 2015

HR automation calculators can help you estimate your potential savings. Here’s a closer look at how these tools can help business leaders make the right decisions for their businesses and understand their prospective ROI for HR automation

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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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RiseSmart

MAY 29, 2015

Severance Snapshot: Severance and Outplacement Trends in the Banking and Financial Industry The RiseSmart Team Friday, May 29, 2015. Recently, we published our  Guide to Severance and Workforce Transition , which outlines the results of an organic study examining the state of severance across U.S. industries, geographies and company sizes.

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Aurico

MAY 29, 2015

Aurico will be exhibiting at the 2014 Annual SHRM Conference & Exposition at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28 th – 30 th. We will be at booth #2146. Aurico will be giving away hundreds of prizes again, including another chance to win $25,000 in cash. Stop by booth #2146 and win something. If you’re not registered for the conference and you would like to visit the exhibit hall, click here to request your free exhibit pass, courtesy of Aurico. Services

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Strategic HCM

MAY 29, 2015

You may be interested in some of my thoughts on the evolution of recruitment in this guide from HRZone and Jobatar : "Talent acquisition has developed from the previous field of recruiting based upon a more strategic focus, and improved capabilities, which are often provided by technology. Recruitment

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6 reasons why professional services works better on Salesforce

FinancialForce

MAY 29, 2015

Are you struggling to gain control of your projects? Having interdepartmental barriers between teams? Don’t you wish you could access real-time visibility into your business performance across sales, services delivery and finance? Thankfully, there’s a better way to run your professional services business. Click below to download the full eBook. PSA salesforce

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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

MAY 29, 2015

It’s t-minus six days until championship fever sweeps the most victory-starved city in America. Let’s go Cavs! photo posted by Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) on May 27, 2015 at 12:02pm PDT. Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination. Enochs’s Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog Social Media & Workplace Technology. Five Key Social Media Questions All Health Care Employers Should Consider: Question #3: How Do I Protect Patient Privacy On Social Media? — via netWORKed Lawyers Those without Facebook accounts need not apply. what I'm reading

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NoExcusesHR

MAY 29, 2015

Sometimes the words of others are exactly what we want to say. Here are some of my favorites. Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer "I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear." - Rosa Parks "It takes no compromise to give people their rights.it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression. I'd love to hear from you. No Excuses.

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Jelf

MAY 29, 2015

It’s all too easy to focus on the tangible assets when considering risk management, but desks and chairs are easy to replace. Previously, we looked at Key Person Insurance, in this article we look at other intangible people risks and insurances that you may not have heard about. Protect your business shares. If a major shareholder of your company passed away, do you know what would happen?

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The Hopes And Dreams Of New Employees

TalentCulture

MAY 29, 2015

High Hopes – Is Your Organization Delivering? Every new employee has high hopes and dreams for their new job, otherwise they wouldn’t have accepted your organization’s employment offer. As an employer, your organization is offering certain things that employees’ value like good compensation, a stable work environment, an employee-centric culture, and future career growth and opportunities.

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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.

Dice

MAY 29, 2015

Ever wondered how much H-1B visa holders make? Now’s your chance to find out: San Francisco-based engineer Theo Negri has released a database of H-1B applications, searchable by company. Whenever a firm based in the United States wants to bring in a worker via an H-1B visa, it must submit a Labor Condition Application (LCA) with the U.S. government. Job Hunting H-1B Salaries

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Bringing Ancient Practices to Your Employees’ Health and Wellness

Great Place to Work

MAY 29, 2015

Mindfulness in the Workplace Mindfulness programs are getting a lot of attention these days, with many corporations introducing and integrating mindfulness training to their wellness program ensembles. Tech giant Google (currently #1 on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for List for the fourth consecutive year) even has their very own Head of Mindfulness Training, Chade-Meng Tan. Blogs

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OmegaHR Solutions

MAY 29, 2015

Will HR be relevant in a virtual company? In the changing world of work more and more companies are trending to virtual work. The need for offices and gathering points for workers will diminish, though not go away entirely. That trend however, raises the question about the importance of HR in a virtual company. It may be possible that the human resources function may become increasingly irrelevant.

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