What is Paul Thinking

MARCH 18, 2016

It’s been something in the back of mind, wound tight, ready to spring with the right trigger – the feeling this whole mad, headlong rush into big data and predictive analytics for HR isn’t right. Isn’t human. Sure, in a few (very, very few) instances you might find a passing nod to bettering the employee. But with HR, it seemed different. You do know that, right?”.

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Get Hppy

MARCH 18, 2016

This week’s best articles in HR and employee engagement revolve around the increasingly important role of technology and the way that it’s pushing organizations towards digital workplaces where real-time information is essential. Work in the Future Will Fall into These 4 Categories. Three Ways Technology Is Transforming Talent Management In 2016. Happy weekend! Friday Finds

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RecognizeThis!

MARCH 18, 2016

by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – All organizational change rides on changing the daily behaviors of the humans first. Company culture. What is it? What does it do? How How can you change it or at least manipulate it? All are questions we encounter often with the organizations we work with regularly. Culture has been a topic of this blog , our books , and the WorkHuman movemen t many times.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

MARCH 18, 2016

Editor’s Note:   Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Best Practices Disengaged Employees Engagement HR Insights HR Management Retention & Engagement Talent Management Featured

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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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HighGround

MARCH 18, 2016

Last week we hosted a webinar with Human Capital Institute, Forrester Research Analyst Claire Schooley and Patagonia VP of Human Resources and Shared Services Dean Carter called, It’s Time to Rethink Your Employee Engagement Strategy. Attendees had some great questions that we either didn’t have time to answer or wanted to expand upon here. Check out the Q&A below: Isn’t it kind of a “chicken and egg” situation with company financial stability and employee engagement? It’s more of a chicken and…steak situation. How have others handled this problem?

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HR Morning

MARCH 18, 2016

The jury’s in: Recent research says women use the emotional and social competencies correlated with effective leadership and management better and more often than men.  . study   from the Hay Group division of management consulting giant  Korn Ferry shows that women outperform men in 11 of 12 key emotional intelligence competencies — the keys to successful talent management. The

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TLNT: The Business of HR

MARCH 18, 2016

This generation of Millennials, they can be a little difficult, right ? Culture Generational Issues HR Communications HR Insights HR Management HR News HR Trends Organizational Leadership Talent Management Workforce Featured

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Dice

MARCH 18, 2016

How many tech professionals quit their jobs in January? According to new Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, some 534,000 professionals in the Professional and Business Services category (which includes technology jobs) voluntarily quit in January, down from 614,000 in December.

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Legislative Alert Friday, March 18th: DC Sees 113% Increase in Ban the Box Lawsuits

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MARCH 18, 2016

Screening News Update. Lawsuits Surge in DC over Ban the Box. Pilot Program Drug Testing Drivers. Another Try for Medical Marijuana in Ohio. Lawsuits Surge in DC over Ban the Box. It’s only been a year and an half since Washington, DC instituted its Ban the Box policy, but there are already 365 cases accusing companies of violating the new law. Why are so many people coming forward?

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Entelo

MARCH 18, 2016

Effective writing is an underrated aspect of recruiting. We constantly discuss the ins and outs of finding talent, but the outcomes of your outreach will depend in large part on your ability to communicate with candidates. All the strategic sourcing in the world won’t get candidates to respond to badly written, poorly conceived emails. You don’t have to be the world’s best writer. Cheers, Will.

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Halogen Talent Managment

MARCH 18, 2016

Each year another study is published confirming something we already know: the actions a manager takes to reinforce learning trump the content, design, delivery and every other dimension of the intervention. So, given the power of their contributions to the success of learning, why don’t managers and leaders do a better job of reinforcing and optimizing learning

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Paychex

MARCH 18, 2016

Employers can monitor their employees in ways that would've seemed like science fiction just a few decades ago, like GPS or Geolocation monitoring. Before utilizing such technology, however, employers should take steps to minimize potential associated legal exposure

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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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CultureIQ

MARCH 18, 2016

Micromanagers aren’t bad people ,  they just have a management flaw that often affects their team’s ability to perform effectively. The challenge is that many managers aren’t even aware of their micromanaging tendency. Not sure where you fall in the micromanager spectrum? 10 signs you’re a micromanager: 1. You believe that all roads lead to you—meaning you think you maintain the highest quality standards and that your employees can’t achieve the same result. 2. Lack of delegating keeps you busy on all fronts. You’re the shadow of your employees. Any of these ring any bells? Why not?

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HR Gazette

MARCH 18, 2016

The Lump. Last autumn my best friend Louise* felt a lump growing in her neck. Louise is a busy mom with four young children, a full time job, and a husband with heart problems. When she felt the lump, Louise decided that she just didn’t have time to deal with the “thing” on her neck, as she referred to it. As autumn turned to winter, Louise grew busier and busier. The Doctor. The Results. Magazine.

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HR Bartender

MARCH 18, 2016

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud. Tens of thousands of organizations in more than 100 countries – including more than half of the Fortune 1000 ®  – use Kronos to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Enjoy the post!). percent.

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Achievers

MARCH 18, 2016

While millennial employees are known for being “job hoppers,” this is an oversimplification that does not do justice to the ambition and hard work that they bring to the table. Your younger talent is the key to your organization’s future, so knowing how to retain them is essential. Use these tips to improve the employee retention rates among your millennial workforce: Offer a larger purpose.

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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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5 Most Important Decisions a Leader Can Make

TalentCulture

MARCH 18, 2016

As a leader, you do have a choice as to how you spend your decision-making time; there are numerous possibilities when it comes to which decisions to make yourself and those that you leave for others. How do you determine the “my decision” areas? The criteria I used was payback. Where could I add the greatest value to the organization? Decide on these 5 strategic issues.

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HR Morning

MARCH 18, 2016

Today’s forecast: The perfect storm of employee distractions. . Let’s run down the list of what’s got employees’ attention at this very moment (in no particular order): March Madness (perhaps you’ve heard from this week’s Special Report that it’s a $4 billion productivity drain). The 2016 Presidential Election (and the 24/7 media coverage of Trumpisms). Social media (i.e., Facebook and Twitter, mostly). NFL free agency (perhaps you’ve heard that Brock Osweiler spurned the Super Bowl champs for $72M and the Houston Texans), and. Katherine G.

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BALANCEview HR

MARCH 18, 2016

This guest post is by Lydell C. Bridgeford, a Reporter-Editor in the Employment Law Reference Unit at Bloomberg BNA, a a leading source of legal, tax, regulatory, and business information for professionals. Compensation Compliance HR Training OFCCP Audit Workplace Discrimination

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OmegaHR Solutions

MARCH 18, 2016

The future of work and the future of learning are tied together. came across an interview with Australian entrepreneur Michael Priddis. He is preparing to launch an intelligence research and development business in Australia. The interview was fascinating and I highly recommend reading it. But empathy, insight, intuition, it’s impossible to do those as well. know that from personal experience.

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Ceridian

MARCH 18, 2016

The economy has been consistently adding jobs for a while now, and that means the market for job candidates is growing more competitive. To outbid rivals in the search for new talent, employers may have to upgrade the candidate experience. Increasingly, hiring managers may find themselves experiencing the letdown of being rejected by an appealing candidate. explained.

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5 Ways to Know They're Not Right for The Job

About Human Resources

MARCH 18, 2016

Know what you need to watch for when you interview candidates? If you start with these five interview red flags, you're ahead of the game. Recruit with care

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SAP Innovation

MARCH 18, 2016

When there’s something you want to improve about your organization and its workforce, it’s only natural to look to the companies that are doing it right. And when it comes to employee feedback, that means looking to today’s most highly engaged companies. Employee engagement is a year-round initiative for 78 percent of highly engaged companies, compared to only 30 percent of disengaged companies.

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Paycor

MARCH 18, 2016

Every year, Paycor Associates gather for the “CrossFloor Shootout.” ” Taking place around the start of the NCAA March Madness tournament, the CrossFloor Shootout raises money for different causes (through Paycor’s Community Partners organization) and provides good times for all the participants. As a result, we secured $345 to donate to the Norwood School District.

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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.

HRWatchdog

MARCH 18, 2016

Employers take note: after months of public comment and revisions, California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council adopted amendments to its Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regulations. These amendments go into effect April 1, 2016, and reinforce state law that it’s an employer’s affirmative duty to take reasonable steps to prevent and promptly correct discriminatory and harassing conduct.

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HR Morning

MARCH 18, 2016

Senate and House Republicans want the Obama administration to do a little more research before pushing through its changes to the FLSA’s white-collar overtime exemption regulations. . The bill is called the  Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act. It creates a vehicle through which members of the GOP can distance themselves from the DOL’s rule through an official vote.

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SAP Innovation

MARCH 18, 2016

In 2013, Gallup released its now-famous State Of The American Workplace report, which showed that 70% of American workers were not engaged at work. Worldwide, the number of people not engaged was 87%. Recently, Gallup released some updated engagement numbers and the sad truth is that the numbers have remained relatively unchanged. So what’s going on? Is there something deeper going on? Flex time.

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