Kanjoya

JULY 20, 2015

People are the fabric of company operations. They make decisions and take actions that impact the products and services companies offer. Companies collect data about their people and house it in HR and human capital (HCM) solutions and other point applications. Yet only a handful of companies are using that data in strategic and tactical decisions. HR-Specific Strategy and Tactics. If not, why not?

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All Things Workplace

JULY 20, 2015

Leaders  do  have to tell people exactly what to do when a person isn't yet competent--and confident--about the task or assignment. The whole "leader" thing isn't just about high-concept and vision). But how do you develop managers who are knowledgeable and committed? Here are  seven questions  to get you started as  a "coaching" leader:  . Do you have any favorites now?

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RecognizeThis!

JULY 20, 2015

by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! Engagement is an individual choice on a perpetual continuum influenced by leaders and managers, especially. I’ve been asked a couple of times recently, “Do you think ‘ employee engagement ’ has become just another business buzzword?”. It’s a valid question and one that often arises from a lack of understanding – what drives engagement and why should we care?

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Dice

JULY 20, 2015

Whether or not certifications have value is a back-and-forth argument that’s been going on since before Novell launched its CNE program in the 1990s. Developer David Bolton recently incited some discussion of his own when he wrote an article for Dice Insights entitled, “5 Reasons Certifications Aren’t Worth It.”. Certifications Get You Noticed. More Money. No One Ever Got Fired for Buying IBM.

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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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45 Things

JULY 20, 2015

No one likes to be passed over for a promotion or big project, but if you ask even the most successful people if it's happened to them -- they will probably respond "Yes." But if you're continually passed over for a promotion or denied access to important projects (or people), you may need to look deeper at the root cause. What are your organization's three top priorities? Strategize.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 20, 2015

Retention and engagement have a strange relationship. Engagement can increase retention , but at the same time retention is quite apathetic to engagemen t. The Big Goodbye. Case in point: I had a highly engaged employee move on to another job. She gave three weeks’ notice, and made sure all of her loose ends were tied up and no projects were left hanging. Stay a little longer. Instant karma.

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3 Unexpected Costs of Poor Employee Engagement

TalentCulture

JULY 20, 2015

Despite an increased focus worldwide, many organizations still struggle with employee engagement. Deloitte University Press recently published its Global Human Capital Trends 2015 report, which found that “87 percent of organizations cite culture and engagement as one of their top challenges.”. ’ There are massive costs associated with poor employee engagement. It’s nearly impossible to fake.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 20, 2015

“ Once a year, engineers at Facebook are encouraged — but not required — to ditch their jobs and try something else out within the company for 30 days. It’s a program that started in 2011 called ‘Hackamonth. ‘ ” As I read this quote the other day from a recent Business Insider article, I just had to smile. Creating the incubator throughout the organization.

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Why "Ghosting" in Recruiting Needs to Stop

Cornerstone On Demand

JULY 20, 2015

After clicking submit on a job application, more than half of applicants sit and wait like abandoned lovers waiting for the phone to ring. Many companies seem to have adopted the foolish practice of “ghosting" when it comes to dealing with job applicants. What's ghosting you ask? Ex-lover's might get away with such antics, but employers will live to regret it. Knock, Knock.

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Workday

JULY 20, 2015

In my role at Workday, I often get the opportunity to meet with government leaders to discuss their organizations and the citizens they serve. While the challenges of elections, budgets, and policy debates are common topics, more recent conversations have focused on stewardship and how government leaders can prepare for the future. Here are a few themes I’ve heard on the topic of the government workforce: The future of government services requires bold thinking. labor force by 2020. Governments must understand and attract the next-generation workforce. Industries government Sherry Amos

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Paychex

JULY 20, 2015

Whether or not an employer is required to pay employees for on-call time must be decided on a case-by-case basis, because not all on-call time is considered hours worked. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act generally requires workers to be compensated if their on-call time is significantly constrained

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Dice

JULY 20, 2015

At some point during the hiring process, a recruiter or interviewer will ask you how much you made in your previous position. Some people choose to inflate their salary. While that’s a tempting decision to make—in theory, even if your new company lowballs you on the job offer, you’ll still make more money—it’s also unethical: You don’t want to start off your new position with a lie. Play Coy….

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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.

Ceridian

JULY 20, 2015

One of biggest benefits customers share when coming to #CeridianINSIGHTS is the opportunity to network, connect and learn from peers. This year was no different, and during one of the breakout sessions at #CeridianINSIGHTS, four Ceridian customers shared implementation best practices they’ve learned to help others ensure a maximum return on their investment. On the […]. Human Capital Management Transformative Technology #CeridianINSIGHTS Dayforce HCM implementation

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SAP Innovation

JULY 20, 2015

When it comes to communication, less is sometimes more. The best leaders aren’t those who make the longest speeches or are the most verbose in their rhetoric, but those who make the words they use work hard to motivate everyone on the team. Good leaders understand the importance of clear and concise communication and are able to quickly and effectively deliver their messages to those around them.

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InforHCM

JULY 20, 2015

It seems if you read anything in the HR field these days, there are two terms you can’t avoid: “HR metrics” and “predictive analytics”. These. Read the whole entry. » Performance Management Talent Optimization Workforce Management Big data business decisions HR HR Metrics Predictive Analytics talent

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Don't Talk to Strangers (Just let them drive you, do your laundry or watch your kid)

First Advantage

JULY 20, 2015

Since 2009 I have been a neo-sharer, defined by Vision Critical as a person who uses emergent sharing services like Etsy, TaskRabbit, and Airbnb. This space has been called a few terms such as the sharing economy, collaborative economy or emergent sharing services.

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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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Low-Hanging Fruit for a Greener Workplace

CultureIQ

JULY 20, 2015

Reducing the environmental impact of your workplace is good for the plant, and good for your employees. Employees Employees appreciate management’s efforts to be community-minded, and they want to feel they are a valuable component in that effort. There Recycle Everything. You can hire contractors to take away the recyclables your municipality doesn’t handle. Manage Paper.

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8 phrases that are killing your cover letters

Ask a Manager

JULY 20, 2015

Few people like writing cover letters, and as a result they tend to fall back on clichés and fluff that don’t strengthen their application and in many cases weaken it. At U.S. News & World Report today, I talk about 8 phrases that you might recognize from your own cover letters – and that you should remove immediately! You can read it here. phrases that are killing your cover letters was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. cover letters

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NoExcusesHR

JULY 20, 2015

I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about leadership. read about it, watch others practice it, and sadly see many struggle with it ( including me.) Once in a while however, a leader moves from the pack of nameless faces and rises above the masses. It is rare.and for that brave soul, it can be a very lonely place. Courage Think about the leaders in your organization. Many are mired in an endless task list, administrative duties that have nothing to do with either the company's values or strategic plans, or have very little time to actually support the talent on their teams. No talent.no

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Outmatch

JULY 20, 2015

ChequedImpact™ provides employers with real-time data that enables them. to evaluate how well a new employee fits with both the job and company culture. Saratoga Springs, NY – Chequed.com, the leading provider of cloud-based Predictive Talent Selection™ technology, today announced the launch of ChequedImpact™, a patent-pending, industry-first HR technology tool that provides employers with critical early-stage feedback on the effectiveness of new hires. Using ChequedImpact™, employers for the first time will be able to gather real-time data soon after a new employee starts work. Ever.”.

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Compensation Cafe

JULY 20, 2015

What is the sentence we all use every day, no matter where we work? "We design our compensation practices to be competitive with the external market and to maintain internal equity.". In fact, we might as well start the sentence with, "We hold these truths to be self-evident." since we believe in its essential truth. But as I got thinking about pay transparency this afternoon, I started questioning this statement's absolutism. .  . But this boils down to working in nuances rather than scientific principles. Check out the concept of internal equity while you're at it. So don't leave it at that.

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SAP Innovation

JULY 20, 2015

We have just reached a major milestone in the American workforce: As of 2015, Millennials now surpass baby boomers and Gen Xers as the largest generation in the American workforce (Pew Research Center, 2015).  At the same time, workers are choosing to stay in the workforce longer.  Enterprise social collaboration tools hold great potential to solve this challenge. McKinsey & Company (Jan.

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HR Daily Advisor

JULY 20, 2015

The HR Daily Advisor’ s HR Metrics Survey, conducted in April 2015, sought to gain a better understanding of how metrics are being utilized in the field of human resources. We all know how the C-suite loves to see hard data: Which HR arenas (and what aspects of them) are the most measured? Does HR use metrics to gauge its own performance as a department? Who Responded? Learn More. Special skills.

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Quantum Workplace

JULY 20, 2015

Pulse surveys provide crucial insight into employee satisfaction. But they can also backfire without proper planning and execution. Make sure your ongoing survey plan generates feedback, not frustration. Here’s how. Start with purpose. What is the purpose of your pulse survey? What do you want to measure? Define your survey items. What items will Read more. Employee Engagement Survey Crash Course

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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.

Ohio Employer's Law

JULY 20, 2015

Last week, the EEOC released a historic decision on same-sex employment discrimination rights [pdf]. The EEOC confirmed that, in its opinion, Title VII expressly bars discrimination based on sexual orientation. When you couple this decision with an earlier 2012 decision on transgender workplace rights , the EEOC has done what Congress has thus far refused—to re-write Title VII to include express prohibitions against LGBT discrimination. How does the EEOC reason that allegations of sexual-orientation discrimination necessarily state a claim of Title-VII-protected sex discrimination?

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CareerCo Today

JULY 20, 2015

Specifying that you’re looking to hire “new grads” can land you in hot water since it can be perceived as a form of age discrimination. The post Avoiding Age Discrimination in Your Hiring Process appeared first on CareerCo Today. Online Recruitment Marketing

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Spark Hire

JULY 20, 2015

Regardless of how thorough your company’s hiring process might be, inevitably you’re going to discover that you probably have at least a few blind spots that may be preventing you from acquiring the type of talent you’re looking for. In order to stop this from limiting your business’s success in the future, be aware of these common hiring process weaknesses: You don’t make an offer fast enough.

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