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What Actually Makes a HiPo Employee High-Performing?
ClearCompany HRM
JUNE 9, 2015
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who wouldn’t want a high performer , as long as they were amicable and weren’t too high maintenance. But what defines a HiPo? What makes them work better than everyone else? How can you keep these high performers from leaving and make sure their performance qualities infect the whole company? Performance Reviews
10 of the Most Revealing Interview Questions to Ask Job Candidates
Spark Hire
JUNE 9, 2015
You can bet your candidates are well-versed in how to answer standard interview questions like, “What’s your greatest strength? Weakness?” or “Why should I hire you?” or even “Where do you see yourself in five years?”. And, unfortunately, that doesn’t tell you a whole lot. What did you learn about us from our website? Chantal Bechervaise , Take it Personel-ly. Did your candidates do their homework?
Before They Go: Mentoring and the Exiting Employee
ATD Human Capital
JUNE 9, 2015
Group mentoring is an effective way to capture the tacit knowledge of exiting employees. By leading several groups on various topics, these workers can have a greater impact on numerous individuals. They also can pursue one-to-one mentoring relationships if they choose, but groups are the best way to spread their knowledge to a broader audience. Click here to read full version
Four Steps to Creating a Supportive Culture of Employee Autonomy
TLNT: The Business of HR
JUNE 9, 2015
On-fire employees — the kind you’re perpetually attempting to hire, develop, and retain — need some latitude to make decisions in the workplace. The companies that are known for being the best places to work in their respective industries train, trust, and empower their people to think and act on their own. In Put another way, roughly half of your workforce has dreams of being their own boss.
Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance
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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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How Employee Morale Affects Employee Engagement
Total Employee Recognition
JUNE 9, 2015
Employers have long described employee morale as the attitude, emotional connection, and satisfaction of employees while they're on the job. However, organizational leaders and management often monitored morale solely based on employee retention and productivity. Office Space became a cult classic among millions, but not only because of the snarky comedy and notable one-liners. Employee Engagemen
Hiring a Game Changer: Sometimes, You Get “The LeBron Effect”
TLNT: The Business of HR
JUNE 9, 2015
Corporate executives don’t have to be sports experts to realize the incredible value that LeBron James has added to the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers in a single year. Recruiting and Staffing Best practices hiring HR management Recruiting recruiting & staffing talent management top performer top talent
Why It’s So Hard For You to Get That Raise You Want
Something Different
JUNE 9, 2015
<optisins.com> One of the most common questions I get from folks outside of the HR profession is “Why is it so hard to get salary increases approved?” And that raise also compounds on itself over time as you get future increases. Learn more here if interested. The employer is also responsible for paying half of all FICA taxes 1. Best, Rory.
Onboarding Success
New to HR
JUNE 9, 2015
We all know how important first impressions are for a business. A bad first impression can make or break a long-term profitable relationship with a customer. Say they continue to be your customer after that bad first impression, you know that they will probably be very reluctant to refer people to you or tell their family and friends anything positive about doing business with you.
Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]
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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.
How Do You Accommodate Employees With a Fragrance Allergy?
TLNT: The Business of HR
JUNE 9, 2015
By Eric B. Meyer. Your employee has a fragrance allergy. What does the ADA — the Americans With Disabilities Act – require you to do? This can be a really difficult situation. Just ask a local Pennsylvania employer. In Brady v. United Refrigeration, Inc., the plaintiff suffered from heightened sensitivity to perfumes, fragrant chemicals, and lotions.
Is Stress Driving Tech Pros From Video Games?
Dice
JUNE 9, 2015
For video game developers , life can be tough. The working hours are long, with vicious bursts of so-called “crunch time,” in which developers may pull consecutive all-nighters in order to finish a project—all without overtime pay. Average time spent in the game industry was nine years, during which most respondents had worked on 16 different projects. Company failures are common, if not routine.
INTERVIEW: Dr. Ken Blanchard on Leadership and Management
HR Bartender
JUNE 9, 2015
One of the classic questions we ask business people is something about the books they read. It might be “Tell me the one book every manager needs to have on their bookshelf.” Or “What’s the business book you’d take with you to a secluded island?” You get the point. Well, The One Minute Manager is definitely one of those books. And fortunately, Dr. Blanchard was happy to oblige.
5 Things to Help You Ace a Phone Interview
45 Things
JUNE 9, 2015
The minute you apply for a job, the preparation must begin. That means that once you hit "send" to email your resume or application to a company, you need to be on your toes. Are you ready to be interviewed in five minutes when the telephone rings and the hiring manager wants to talk about your qualifications? Why not? Be ready to answer the questions I'm going to send you via email." Going.
Innovation Buster: How Losing Your Best Employees is Killing Innovation
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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.
Is Your Employee Development Plan Half-Baked?
SumTotal
JUNE 9, 2015
Getting Started with Employee-Centric, Personalized Development. theme we come across every day at large companies is weak employee development planning and a lack of crisp, focused development action. So, we figured we would add some color on the challenge. We have all been there, probably many times, on one side of the table or the other. Manager: “I don’t even know what to focus on here.
How To Kickoff Your Recognition Program
Madison
JUNE 9, 2015
Planning to implement a social recognition platform? That’s a move that will improve performance, but to get there quickly your people—or more specifically your managers—need to be prepared. Your communications and training plans must address two key issues: that recognition is important and that the act of recognizing people is easy. You need to remove that objection from their minds.
10 Most Engaged Cities in 2015
Quantum Workplace
JUNE 9, 2015
We recently released our list of the most engaged cities in the U.S. Did your city make the list? Leveraging employee surveys from nearly 5,500 organizations and 440,000 employees who participated in the Best Places to Work program, we aggregated contest data to identify cities with the highest percent of engaged employees. In order Read more. Best Places to Work Employee Engagement Q News
What are the Critical Periods for Leadership Skill Growth?
DDI's Talent Management Intelligence
JUNE 9, 2015
The idea of a “critical learning period” most often relates to mastering a second language. But there’s also a critical period for leadership learning
2016 Training Program Best Practices
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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?
Enterprise 2.0, Social Business and Digital HR
Strategic HCM
JUNE 9, 2015
As I posted yesterday , I think we need to define digital business / digital HR quite carefully, or it risks just becoming a catch-all term for broader transformation, which I think is a shame, as you then miss the specific aspects which digital is about. For example it's interesting to see the Enterprise 2.0 SUMMIT for quite some time. The graphic above is my representation. really dead?
Someday My Raise Will Come — Won’t It?
Evil HR Lady
JUNE 9, 2015
About five months ago, my supervisor assigned to me major new responsibilities at work, including managing four people and one aspect of our budget. When I asked to discuss my compensation in light of the added workload, he said it could only be addressed as part of my annual review. Now, I’ve learned my compensation will be discussed only after HR signs off on the raise he already proposed, without allowing any input or conversation from my end. How should I proceed if the pay increase feels too low or if back pay (which he mentioned was a possibility) isn’t included ?
Could An Automatic Enrollment IRA Program Be Coming to Your State?
Paychex
JUNE 9, 2015
On January 4, 2015, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a new bill into law that could make automatic IRA enrollments for many state residents a reality as soon as July 2017. The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program is a state-level initiative that is designed to improve residents’ long-term financial security and ability to save for retirement. Here’s what business owners need to know
Contingent Workforce Management: Skills, Gigs, and Results
Talent Acquisition Today
JUNE 9, 2015
“Up to 30% of the Fortune 100 workforce is contingent. That number is expected to increase to 50% by 2020.”. When I read that statistic recently in a paper by our friends at the Starr Conspiracy , it hit me just how impressive this shift is in the makeup of the workforce. Nontraditional workers are making up an ever-increasing portion of the overall workforce. Gigs vs jobs. Results vs process.
Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success
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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.
New ‘view driving licence’ page on DVLA website failing to perform
Jelf
JUNE 9, 2015
Since the announcement of the paper counterpart licence being abolished in favour of computerised records, problems have already begun to arise. The new ‘view driving licence’ page on the DVLA website has been failing to connect in numerous instances, a number of motorists have reported. The car hire industry has accused the DVLA of bringing in the system too quickly. It’s not brilliant.”
Networking For (and With) Introverts
TribeHR
JUNE 9, 2015
On May 28/15, I attended Communitech’s Technology Leadership Conference (TLCWR) in Kitchener. The first keynote speaker (Susan Cain, author of Quiet ), was an ironic choice for an audience made up primarily of reserved tech-types. She spoke about her book and her commitment to making the world, and in particular the workplace, more accepting of introverts. Photo by Joe Wolf, Flickr.
Business Simplification: What It Means And Why You Should Care
SAP Innovation
JUNE 9, 2015
Inflexible processes. Lost opportunities for growth. Revenue loss due to inefficiencies. If these scenarios sound all too familiar, you’re not alone. In fact, the Global Simplicity Index revealed that 200 of the largest companies in the world lose on average 10% of their profits each year. So whom do you blame? Your workforce? Technology? Processes? Leadership egos? Is your way really better?
HR's Critical Role in Creating Productive and Meaningful Workplaces
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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.
Yes, Single Employees Can Have Work-Life Balance Issues, Too
TLNT: The Business of HR
JUNE 9, 2015
I remember being single for a hot minute back in my 20s. Everyone at work assumed that I had time (and emotional bandwidth) to stay at work, listen to their problems, and step in on projects when their lives were overwhelming. I didn’t have a husband or kids. Who needed me more than my co-workers? Plus there was this whole thing like — Hey, you say that you want to earn more money. more…).
Going to Bat for Your Employees
HR News and Views
JUNE 9, 2015
by Emily Sternberg, HR Consultant Both of my sons are Little League baseball players. This year, they are on different teams, which got me thinking about the two teams and how differently they are coached. At the start of every inning, one coach yells “what is this inning good for… hits and runs!” Or, as […]. General HR Buzz Management training
What Developers Need to Know About iOS 9
Dice
JUNE 9, 2015
The upcoming iOS 9 isn’t a radical revamp of Apple’s mobile operating system; unlike iOS 7, which chucked virtually all of Apple’s existing design work in favor of a brand-new aesthetic, it doesn’t look sizably different from its immediate predecessor. And unlike iOS 2, there’s nothing so game-changing as a new app store. Check out the latest iOS-developer jobs. Multitasking. Notes. More Space.
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