Spark Hire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

As a small business owner, hiring the right people for the right positions is key when it comes to the success of your small business.  There are 4 hiring mistakes that can cost your business its potential for success. 1. Hiring only for skill. Yes, it is important to have the right experience in your small business.  However, do not get so caught up in this that you hire the wrong person.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

People love getting actionable information. I see this all the time at BlackbookHR: When I give the team updates, they don’t just want a high-level overview. They want easy access to the specific data that relates to their work. At At a high-growth company like ours, that means insights into our performance, revenue and customers. As a part of these specifics, I like to give a lot of feedback.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

We are comfortable with what is predictable. This impacts our choices because we want to maximize the chances of success. Then, once in a while, we are thrown into situations where we have no control. It compels us to carve a way out and create a map as we go. We learn the most here. The key to success in VUCA world is to embrace the uncertain without waiting to be thrown into it.

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SAP Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Is your Human Resources (HR) department stuck in the dark ages? While businesses race into the digital age at breakneck speed, the HR departments attached to those companies are often running to catch up, or are simply forgotten (or left behind) in the company’s quest to get ahead. Since HR is an internal system, it may have lower priority than customer or operations management.

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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.

The 5 Dynamics of Low Performing Teams

TalentCulture

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

High performing teams seem to generate their own energy and elevate everyone on the team to their full potential. Despite achieving more, work on these teams seems less taxing, the workday shorter and less frustrating. Low performing teams are plagued by dysfunction and produce more frustration than progress. What undermines the performance of groups and teams ? Freeloaders. Vague Goals.

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Cielo HR Leader

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

You can have robust strategies in place to source candidates, but if the talent doesn’t exist, you are not going to find it. Truly understanding your talent landscape is essential if you want to achieve solid business results. Here are three questions you should ask to get a better lay of the land: 1.    What skills do we need to meet our business objectives?

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

For anyone working in HR, learning and leadership space, the Global Human Capital Trends Report 2015 by Deloitte University Press is a must read. It outlines the key challenges faced by businesses today and confirms that it is the soft stuff (culture, engagement, leadership and learning) that is actually hard for most businesses , large and small. The report ends with a note, Make 2015 a year of bold leadership in helping your organization thrive in this new world of work. Leading Organization Sketch Notes future of work HR Leading organization Talent Trends

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Engaging Employees From the Word Go

TalentCulture

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Ask any teacher or counselor and they’ll tell you, fixing damaged relationships and warped behavior is far harder work than building new patterns from scratch. As such, the arrival of each new employee presents you with a great opportunity, a chance to shape their relationship with the business and their behavior within it. So how can you get it right from the very start? Recognize Hopes.

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ChristopherinHR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Those who do not know their history are condemned to repeat it. Here in the USA its a holiday, Labor Day, that is. We celebrate organized labor’s achievements even as we continue to ship the majority of their work overseas … Continue reading → HR Talent benefits history Labor union work workers

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Gaining visibility and control into your SOW workforce

Allegis Global Solutions

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

SOW visibility and control are essential to reduce risk within your business

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Jelf

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

This week is National Payroll Week.  It celebrates the impact of payroll on businesses, and this year’s theme is “it pays to learn”. The post National Payroll Week 2015: educating the nation appeared first on. Employee Benefits Pensions absence management Employee Engagement financial education

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do hiring managers really care about your GPA?

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

A reader writes: How important is a college (or high school) GPA, graduating summa cum laude, etc. to hiring managers? teach college students, and have a number who are convinced that anything other than a 4.0 is a death knell for all their future plans. While I know that my voice alone can’t counteract the stresses of a tough job market and high parental and personal expectations, I’d like to be able to tell my students that most hiring managers don’t much care about your GPA. Is this true? will do a lot more for you than a 4.0 on the job market. And high school? students

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The Psychologies Behind Motivation

TalentCulture

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Rewarding and recognizing employees doesn’t just feel good – it motivates the behaviors that you want to encourage. Of course, motivation comes from within just as much as it’s influenced by external factors. It’s hard-wired in the brain, reinforced through childhood, influenced by employers, and toyed with in games. Synthesizing Motivation. Want a quick fix for motivation? Your Childhood.

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SAP Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Information and communications technology (ICT) is enabling transformation not only globally and regionally, but also individually. This is particularly evident with today’s youth, who are quickly becoming a vital part of the digital economy. In fact, a survey of U.S. But what about children in other areas of the world — say, those in the emerging countries in Africa? Device-based education.

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Jelf

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

In the Radio 5 Live headlines this morning the new Fit for Work service was regularly featuring. It appears that the roll-out to allow The post Fit for Work – Employer Referrals appeared first on. Articles and Technical Employee Benefits Group Risk Healthcare absence management Fit for Work

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How Simulating Work Loyalty Could Help Drive the Winning Output

TalentCulture

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

“The No. thing we want to do is create competition, create opportunities for guys to show what they’re capable of.” ” —Jack Del Rio, Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders. Only one starter started for the Oakland Raiders in the last preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks. The team itself is about the output – the output of winning. It’s business. Seriously.

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Jelf

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

This week is National Payroll Week.  It celebrates the impact of payroll on businesses, and this year’s theme is “it pays to learn”. The post National Payroll Week 2015: educating the nation appeared first on. Employee Benefits Pensions absence management Employee Engagement financial education

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job candidate lied about his work history, not working oneself to death during a notice period, and more

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Should I tell a job candidate that I know he lied about his work history or just reject him without saying why? We have an open staff position and a promising applicant applied. I did a phone interview and he was great. We talked about his current job and whatnot, and I set up an in person interview for the next week with my boss. During that time, I googled him to see if I could find any red flags. His name is pretty common so nothing came up, so I also went to the website of the nonprofit where he worked. Then see what he says. ” 4.

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Fog a mirror

hrpockets

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

It’s Labor Day and instead of laboring, I’m catching up on some HR blog reading. love that blogging and other social media channels allow me to keep up with so many awesome HR professionals leading the way in our field, but with the good comes the bad. but I think a lot of them are missing a huge point that we aren’t talking about. The candidate. An animal can fog a mirror.

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OmegaHR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Labor Day is supposed to be a celebration of union activity and union victory. Headlines in the papers tell us of striking fast food workers taking to the streets for higher wages. Unions are supporting them. For the first time in a long time there is something current that aligns with the original intent of Labor Day. Today, Labor Day is not really about what it was originally intended.

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What No-one is Telling You About Navigating Your Company’s Employment Brand Online

Engage Learn Build

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Are you hearing this a lot?: “future of work…blah blah blah… millennial… blah… technological shift”? Yes yes, it is true, it’s real, and we do need to prepare for change in the world of work. But something I’ve noticed is that we aren’t so great at preparing for is what’s just around the corner. No […]. SoMe Brand Personal brand PKM Social Media & Learning Business Employer Value Proposition EVP social media

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SAP Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

On the Digitalist Magazine site, we deliver the top blogs, news, and featured content for professionals looking to grow and gain a competitive business advantage. Each week on the Digitalist Magazine site, we curate and publish the top ten posts of the week from across our content categories. We hope you find these articles valuable, informative, and interesting. By  Jacob Shriar ,  @ JacobShriar.

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cheerleaders at work, misdirected selfies, and more

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

It’s Labor Day, so in place of a final post today, here are a few articles I found interesting recently. 1. Internet companies in China are bringing in “programming cheerleaders,” women whose job is to “that help create a fun work environment,” including buying programmers breakfast, chatting, and playing ping-pong with them.  No, seriously. 2. Job seeker accidentally sends naked selfie to the HR manager at the company that had just made him a job offer. Whoops. 3. Why you need to just suck it up and disclose salary range in your postings , by the awesome Vu Le.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

By Michelle Andrews,  Kaiser Health News. As the open enrollment season for employer-sponsored health insurance gets underway this fall, experts say there’s one group that should definitely consider changing plans: People who have coverage through their former employer under the federal law known as COBRA. Before the health law passed, people who lost their jobs may not have had other options.

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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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Your Employee Definition For Full-Time & Part-Time Workers

Justworks

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Simply put, an employee is someone who works for your business. However, the true definition of employee can go deeper than that. Correctly classifying your employees help your business run more smoothly, and can save you from serious financial consequences. HR Compliance

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TLNT: The Business of HR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Editor’s Note: This post is from a previousLabor Day, and it seemed appropriate to share again today. For those of you TLNT readers who reside in the U.S., you know that Monday’s  Labor Day holiday  marks the traditional end of the summer season. That means a lot of research and surveys about all manner of talent management issues. Inaccuracy fuels unhappiness with performance reviews.

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Jelf

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Gardening can be a great pastime for many Brits, and despite the changeable weather, many of us like to invest in our gardens to make them The post How much is your garden worth? appeared first on. Insurance

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