Mon.Feb 01, 2016
Why Aligning Corporate Goals Takes More than Just Software
ClearCompany HRM
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Most of the time when we approach goals, we do it from a corporate angle. After all, that makes the most sense. The reason you hire people is to reach the organizational goals of the company. It’s why they get a paycheck, says traditional thinking. But we know today that engagement skyrockets and employees are more fulfilled (and productive) when they understand those organization goals.
Wellness Matters: How Caring for Your Employees’ Health Can Help Your Company’s Bottom Line
TriNet
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
February is American Heart Month, a time when caring organizations and individuals work to raise awareness about heart disease and ways to prevent it. This time of health consciousness is also a good. Visit site for full story. Safety & Wellness in the Workplace American Heart Month employee wellness
What you don’t know can hurt you
Linkage
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Truth be told, there is a shortage of leaders who inspire employees to be their best at work. Even though our intentions are good, we all make mistakes that disengage others. Exclusion, it turns out, causes us to disengage with work, and is directly related to turnover. In the context of an organization, these behaviors are understandable, common and extremely negative.
What Organizations Should Do During Each Stage of an Employee’s Career
Halogen Talent Managment
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Career management isn’t a one-sided activity involving only the employee. Organizations need to be an equal partner in the process throughout an employee’s career. In this blog post, read about what organizations should be doing at each of three stages in an employee’s career to set them up for success
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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Multitasking: You’re Less Productive Than You Think
Insperity
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
How good are you at multitasking? Surprisingly, those of us who believe we’re the best at juggling several jobs at once are almost always, in fact, the worst. In reality, only about 2.5 percent of people are gifted “supertaskers” – those who are truly able to do several things at the same time without sacrificing efficiency or quality – according to a study by Jason M.
What’s Hot (and Not) in Tech Skills
Dice
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
At Dice, we have a lot of discussions about which technology skills and titles are hot and in demand right now, and which are less desirable. Such talks are important, as they drive many aspects of our business, from the number of applicants for a given job, to the salary offered by employers. To better understand this concept, we can think of this as a problem of supply and demand. In this case, ‘supply’ is the number of job seekers who have a given skill, while ‘demand’ is the number of jobs listing a particular skill. call this concept the ‘Demand Ratio.’
Making HR a True Strategic Partner: It’s Not As Easy as Some Make It Seem
TLNT: The Business of HR
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Nothing is easy today. Best Practices Culture HR Communications HR Insights HR Management Leadership Talent Management Featured
What you don’t know can hurt you
Linkage
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Truth be told, there is a shortage of leaders who inspire employees to be their best at work. Even though our intentions are good, we all make mistakes that disengage others. Exclusion, it turns out, causes us to disengage with work, and is directly related to turnover. In the context of an organization, these behaviors are understandable, common and extremely negative.
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.
Flexibility Stigma: How Bias Against Remote Work Causes Overwork
Blogging 4 Jobs
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
We’ve talked about the flexibility gap – a difference in quality of life between those who can and cannot work from home, which will widen over time if trends about remote work and the elimination of non-creative work continues. Researches are now talking about flexibility stigma – the bias against remote workers that causes them to work even harder to prove themselves.
3 questions your employees will never ask you
O.C. Tanner
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Employees ask their managers lots of questions. What’s the deadline for this project? Can we get a bigger budget? Can I take a vacation day? But there are three questions employees think about often and rarely ask their managers. How am I doing? Does anyone care about me and my work here? What do the company and my manager really think about me? Am I on the right path? Where do I stand?” .
5 Words That Limit Your Career Success
45 Things
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
There's a lot of things that challenge me in life and in my work. cannot flip a pancake without making a mess. I get lost in new places -- even with a map. find it difficult to focus on work when I know the St. Louis Cardinals are playing. That's why it would be easy for me to say: I'm not a good cook. panic in new places. can't focus on work. All easy solutions, right?
What Type of Workplace Culture Does Your Organization Embrace?
TLNT: The Business of HR
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
More and more is written these days about the best ways to interact with each other in the workplace. Culture Employee Recognition Engagement HR Insights HR Management Retention & Engagement Talent Management Workforce Featured
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.
Here's What Management Discipline Looks Like - In a Single Chart.
The HR Capitalist
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
There's a lot of theory about what management discipline looks like at the corporate level. But very few of those theories can be captured via a financial chart. Below is one of the best examples you'll find of management discipline looks like. Let's start with a question - What company invests for growth, all the way down to making no profit as they've grow the business from 0 to 100B in revenue?
You Need Finances to Have Financial Wellness
Laurie Ruettimann
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
There’s an enormous push in the HR market to use technology to help employees save more for rainy days and retirement. The drive towards financial wellness is awesome. You need finances first, though. In 2016, cash matters. Workers aren’t stupid. At the first sign of trouble in the economy, companies will buckle down and focus on revenue and margins instead of retaining key employees.
Infographic: Get a Clue – Be an Ethical Detective
Outmatch
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
You’re hiring ethical people, right? Of course—because you can’t have untrustworthy employees running your business. But how much do you really know about a person’s character before you hire them? Resumes, applications, and screening calls only tell you so much. To reduce the risk of hiring unethical employees, you need more tools in your arsenal—like assessments and behavioral interviewing.
Applying for New Jobs While on FMLA
Evil HR Lady
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
I work in a hospital where we just hired a new boss 15 months ago. She has literally run people off and fired several others. Her expectations are unreasonable. have been hoping they were going to get rid of her, but it doesn’t look that way. have been needing shoulder surgery and have put it off. decided to get the surgery done in hopes she might not be there when I come back. My advice?
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?
Ideation and Entrepreneurship: Interview with Liz Alexander and Naveen Lakkur
QAspire
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Liz Alexander (who I interviewed in 2013 on the topic of thought leadership ) and Naveen Lakkur (Director, Founder Institute, India) wrote a new book titled “ FOUND – Transforming Your Unlimited Ideas Into One Sustainable Business ”. The book is short but powerful enough to help entrepreneurs and ideators in bringing their ideas to life by following a proven five part framework. success rate.
Tips for using continuous feedback to enhance employee engagement
Get Hppy
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
(Guest article by Jayne Blake). Enhancing employee engagement has always been a crucial element in any workplace, and that remains true today. An employee who remains engaged throughout the year will be better motivated, more productive, and more dedicated to their company than those employees who aren’t. Why is it important to use continuous feedback surveys? This is also true of teams.
Workplace Trends for 2016 According to The Predictive Index
HR Daily Advisor
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
The Predictive Index, a company that empowers businesses to realize what drives workplace behaviors, has released its hiring predictions for 2016. Mike Zani, CEO of The Predictive Index, feels that companies will need to supplement traditional thinking when it comes to selecting qualified candidates—including using assessments as part of the vetting process. Read More.
What Does HR Have To do With Branding?
Terryberry
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Terryberry was pleased to team up with Elaine Fogel, author of Beyond Your Logo: 7 Brand Ideas That Matter Most For Small Business Success , on a recent Terryberry Book Club webinar. Attendees from around the globe tuned in to learn how and why a company’s brand is the responsibility of not only a company’s marketing department but also of the human resources department.
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.
I’m taking February off. Here’s why.
Positive Sharing
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Is a Chief Happiness Officer always happy at work? Heck Heck no. Everyone has bad days once in a while and I’m no exception. always say that if someone is always happy, there’s something wrong with them :). But for some time now I’ve been feeling burnt out. Don’t get me wrong – I love giving speeches and workshops. Nothing beats the kick of getting on stage in front of an audience and sharing an important message with them. So it would be pretty hypocritical of me not to do that myself :). What will I do with that time? I don’t know. Happy At Work
HR Hero at Work and at Home? Time to Take Off the Cape
Blogging 4 Jobs
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
It happens all the time. If you work in HR, people tell you their work stories. They ask for advice. They ask you to look at their resumes. Family, friends, neighbors. It doesn’t matter if you’re technically off the clock, your skills are needed. You’re usually happy to help because, well, you’re you. Helping is what you do. But, do you ever find it difficult to take off the cape? know I do.
Is It Time to Build an HR Team?
Evil HR Lady
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
An HR team might be one of the last things on your mind when you start a business. Instead, you’re worried about big-picture issues such as developing a business plan and finding investors. Most small businesses have someone assigned to HR duties by the time they start hiring employees, but when is the right time to change from “Bob does the HR paperwork” to “This is our new HR team”? We’ll break it down step by step. Step 1: The Outside Experts. The Fair Labor Standards Act applies to you as soon as you hire your first employee, so be careful here.
Get Over the Fear of HR Technology
CareerCo Today
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Stop putting off the move to HR technology -- learn how to get started. The post Get Over the Fear of HR Technology appeared first on CareerCo Today. Hiring Resources
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.
Love your employees
Jelf
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
It’s February, the month of love, so we are urging you to love your employees! Good to great employer. Loving your employees doesn’t just mean giving them a pay cheque. It means showing them that they are valued members of your team. Good employers provide recognition and reward strategies at work, as well as a great benefits package, but great employers do more for their employees.
7 elements that might kill productivity in your work environment
Ceridian
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
When you work in human resources, a big part of the job is to find better ways to maximize employee retention and productivity. productive staff is the key to a profitable business, but as you quickly discover on the job, you’re faced with an endlessly difficult challenge. There are countless factors that can get […]. Career Advice Employee Engagement Human Capital Management employee productivity ergonomics productivity
2016—Perfect Storm for HR
HR Daily Advisor
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
From recruiting to termination, 2016 is looking like the perfect storm for HR, says Attorney John Husband, whose panel opened the Advanced Employment Issues Symposium held recently in Las Vegas. Husband, with Holland & Hart LLP, was joined by Attorneys Mario Bordogna of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC; William Bowser of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP; and Kara Shea of Butler Snow LLP.





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