nettime solutions

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Keeping your employees engaged with the work they’re producing is essential to your business’ productivity levels. Listed below are 5 ways you can enhance productivity in the workplace : Remove Obstacles. Carefully observe your team and their working environment and remove or address any obstacles that appear to be a common problem. Motivate and Reward. Set Clear Goals. Welcome Feedback.

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TriNet

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This post is part of the TriNet ongoing series about the Affordable Care Act and its effects on small business. Beginning January 1, 2016, midsize companies – defined as those with 51-100. Visit site for full story. Affordable Care Act

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SnackNation

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The Surefire Way to Improve Employee Performance in 15 Minutes a Day. How would you like to know a super simple way to help improve your team’s productivity, increase accountability and boost the likelihood of achieving long-term goals? Well today you’re in luck. Don’t worry, it doesn’t require you to purchase some fancy new software or tool. Sean Kelly. Jeff Murphy. August Noble. Publish the post.

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Grovo HR

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Never before has it been so easy to create, implement, or measure effective learning in your workplace. If you’re trying to inaugurate an L&D program at your office—or better yet, if you’re exploring how you could do it yourself—here are five learning philosophies to steer you in the right direction. “Guess who loves learning. This guy.” People need to know how to do their jobs.

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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.

TLNT: The Business of HR

DECEMBER 4, 2015

By Howard Mavity. HR Communications HR Management HR News HR Trends Legal, Compliance & Policies Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Featured

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OmegaHR Solutions

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The boomerang employee is a huge trend that will only get bigger. One of the big trends in employment for 2016 and beyond is the boomerang employee. As tenures of employees working at a particular company get shorter companies are apparently finding it more acceptable to rehire them. Today 76% of companies think it is a good idea, and Schawbel doesn’t see this slowing down.

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Halogen Talent Managment

DECEMBER 4, 2015

It’s December. Halloween has come and gone. But do your employees still look terrified to death? It’s quite possible they are given it’s the start of the annual performance review season for many organizations. Here are the most common reasons that employees fear the performance review and what HR, people managers and employees can do about it

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TLNT: The Business of HR

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Onboarding new hires, when done right, is one of the best parts of the hiring process. Contracts, Hiring & Firing Hiring Process HR Insights HR Management Onboarding Termination Featured

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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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7 Ways Candidates Blow A Phone Interview

TalentCulture

DECEMBER 4, 2015

I’m consistently amazed by how unaware the average job seeker is of how to establish a positive first impression on a phone interview. hear the same frustrated complaints from employers of all industries and sizes – that candidates who voluntarily submitted their resumes in hopes of discussing a position they’re supposedly interested in just can’t seem to get it together. It’s not. Mind blown. 3.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Though most companies today are laser-focused on the onboarding process, many overlook the importance of offboarding. In fact, Aberdeen research finds that only 29 percent of organizations have an offboarding program in place. Best Practices Contracts, Hiring & Firing HR Insights HR Management HR Trends Offboarding Termination

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How Technology and Work Culture Drive Each Other

TalentCulture

DECEMBER 4, 2015

There’s a ton of research showing that a happy employee is a more engaged employee (and more productive, too), and technology can play a big role. As I’ve mentioned previously, the future of work is here. Companies operating with a 21st century mindset know that technology and work culture are interlinked, with one driving the other. Gamification and Employee Engagement.

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Paychex

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Company culture is more than a fluffy, feel-good expense according to a scientific study that shows a causal link between employee satisfaction and financial performance

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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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O.C. Tanner

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Author and CEO of Lapin International David Lapin has coached successful companies for decades. In our December webinar, he shares his insights on how the most successful companies differentiate their products and distinguish their cultures in order to attract customers and top talent. Read on for the highlights from this insightful webinar, and then watch the full recording here. Purpose.

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David Zinger

DECEMBER 4, 2015

An employee engagement lesson from Turkey. sometimes think we do too much fishing (surveying) for engagement. Engagement requires immersion. As Rumi suggested: You’re just a small fish; you can’t live without water. Don’t think about it, just throw yourself into this stream. David Zinger is a global employee engagement speaker and expert.

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how to take a vacation when your work never stops

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 4, 2015

A reader writes: The holidays are here, and I’m meant to be taking a week off for vacation. The trip is booked, it’s been approved months ago by my boss, and I’ve scheduled my requested time with an eye to our work cycle and done my best to get everything done and covered before I’m gone. She says I can either not go, or be available during my leave at all times for work, or I can pay out of my own pocket for a freelancer to come in to backfill me. There may be no way to save this vacation, but I wonder: how does one responsibly take some time off? workplace practices

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Spark Hire

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Sometimes, the recruitment system you’ve always used doesn’t necessarily meet the future needs of your recruitment agency.  If you are not happy with your current recruitment software , it’s time for you to take action. Determine why. If you are not happy with your current recruiting software, the first step is to determine why you are unhappy.  Whatever the reasons, write them down.

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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?

Data Solutions International

DECEMBER 4, 2015

After seeing a recent article about scientist decoding the "Panda Language" we thought that we would share with you the multiple languages that our technology can translate into.spoiler alert.panda is not one of them. Not everyone is multilingual. So you need a survey that can cater to every one in your company no matter what language they speak. Do you need it in Thai? How about Russian?

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HR Bartender

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The jobs conversation isn’t going away. What I mean by that is the challenges of finding, hiring, and retaining talent will be with us for a while. This infographic, courtesy of Jobvite, really offers a big picture view of where the employment market is right now. The U.S. unemployment rate is at pre-Great Recession levels. Health care has been on the radar for a while.

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Taking a Multipronged Approach to Global Mobility

HRE's The Leader Board

DECEMBER 4, 2015

We’ve reported in previous stories that the use of short-term assignments continues to grow in popularity, as companies look for ways to get a bigger bang for their global-mobility buck. As for traditional long-term assignments? Well, a smaller but still respectable percentage (44 percent) of the 831 multinational companies studied expect to see an increase here as well.

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Ceridian

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Great managers aren’t content just to have their staff members crank out the same work over and over again, week after week and month after month. They want improvement. They’re looking to constantly follow up with their employees, find out what’s working, maximize those strengths and minimize their weaknesses as well. This requires feedback. In […]. Human Capital Management communication employee feedback Human resources workforce management

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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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Entelo

DECEMBER 4, 2015

While you’re building your hiring plan for next year, don’t forget to include those recruiter meetups and events to the list of things to prep for. You know the conference drill. Sessions, presenters, workshops. Networking, networking, networking. But ever heard of an unconference? At these events, attendees take the lead. Think collaboration, not lectures. What is #HRU? This is all changing now.

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Total Employee Recognition

DECEMBER 4, 2015

As business leaders, we continuously search for ways to engage our employees. Gone are the days when annual performance reviews, recognition events, and holiday cards were enough to motivate and engage our employees. All employees ( not just the Millennials ) are yearning for ways to feel more connected to their organization and its core values. Employee Engagement

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Aragon Research 2015 Hot Vendors: It’s cool to be hot

FinancialForce

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Last night our team had the pleasure of attending Aragon Research ’s holiday party and 2015 Hot Vendors award ceremony hosted at the beautiful Sofitel hotel in Redwood city. Earlier this year FinancialForce HCM was selected as a Hot Vendor in the Human Resources category and we happily accepted the plaque last night from Aragon’s David Mario Smith and Jim Lundy.

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Dice

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 211,000 jobs were created in November, in-line with analyst expectations. On a national level, that translates into an unemployment rate virtually unchanged at 5.0 percent. In the tech sector, unemployment hit 3.4 percent in November, up from 2.8 percent in October. That’s a notable change from November 2014, when the rate stood at 2.0 percent.

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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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SAP Innovation

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The job market is definitely heating up. Millennials, now the largest demographic in the American workforce , are moving into leadership positions. Wired from birth, Millennials have different expectations than their older colleagues, and those expectations are shaping how successful companies manage HR functions. Gaps in what the Millennial generation wants versus what an employer is offering can make or break an organization’s advancement. What What exactly are the most important Millennial needs that should be addressed? Mentoring is key, but it doesn ’t look like it used to.

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BALANCEview HR

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The job hiring process in the United States has been trending towards becoming a lengthier procedure , but for some employers it could be because of their lack of an applicant tracking system (ATS). According to a study published by Dr. Andrew Chamberlain in 2015, the average time it takes to hire a prospective employee for a new company is now 22.9 days—a far cry from the 12.6

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SAP Innovation

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The digitalization of industries, business models, and processes has been accelerating during 2015. Why is digital having such a big impact across all industries and functions? digital business is always on, reacting to events as they occur, and constantly innovating. So what does that mean for finance professionals? How do they need to adapt? We asked finance thought leaders to share their 2016 predictions for finance in a digital world. Their insights below include increased real-time insight, collaboration, automation, and business partnership. We hope you will join us. The choice is theirs.

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