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Mentoring vs. Training: Less at Odds Than You Think

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Some say the only real way to develop and train leaders is throw them into leadership roles to get actual experience while pairing them with a mentor. This way, the theory goes, future leaders get experience and receive the necessary guidance and feedback to succeed. This trend in leadership training stems from a school of [.]. The post Mentoring vs. Training: Less at Odds Than You Think appeared first on. Leadership Training Mentoring Training & Development mentoring and training similarities

Technology Can Boost Employee Engagement [infographic] – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

By now, all of us understand that technology plays a big role in our personal and professional lives. And we’ve all seen at least one article talking about employee engagement and the lack thereof. What’s important to remember is that technology isn’t the cause of employee disengagement, unless of course, someone intentionally made it that way. Honestly, we don’t have to recreate the wheel.

How (and Why) Great Leaders Are Great at Delegating

TLNT: The Business of HR

One thing I love about the work I do is that it gives me contact with a wide range of leaders. Best Practices HR Communications HR Insights HR Management HR Trends Leadership Organizational Leadership Talent Management Featured

With Résumés, Don’t Leave Off Dates

Dice

If you’ve endured a lengthy stretch of unemployment, or you’ve been in the workforce for decades and feel that an employer might hold your age against you, you might be tempted to leave all dates off your résumé. In our age of Google and other search tools, it’s a relatively easy thing for a prospective employer to determine when you actually worked for a particular company. Dealing with Gaps.

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Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance

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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Is DOL’s new overtime rule coming sooner than expected?

HR Morning

The buzz out of Capitol Hill is telling employers they’ve got a lot less time to prep for the DOL’s new overtime exemption final rule. . Just a couple of months ago, the DOL released its fall 2015 regulatory agenda , which stated the agency was targeting a July 2016 release date for the final changes to the rule. But now, that timeline appears to have sped up. Stay tuned.

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Why do we still go to work when ill?

HR Zone

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The Hidden Costs of Layoffs, Pt. 1: When Companies Lose Good Employees

RiseSmart

In a perfect world, companies would never have to worry about losing their very best employees. Unfortunately, there are certain factors over which HR managers have little-to-no control, which affect even the best and highest performing employees. There are three common reasons that a company might lose its best employees to reorganization: Revenue Loss and Payroll Deductions.

Fret Not: Study Shows Hard Interviews Result In Better Jobs

Evil HR Lady

Have you ever been through a job interview that just drained you? When you left, it felt like you’d just spent an hour on the treadmill while you had the flu. Okay, maybe that’s extreme, but interviewing can be tough. When you sail through an interview and walk out going, “Wow! Nailed it. percent higher employee satisfaction in the job. Why on earth would this be the case?

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Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]

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.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is… Human

RecognizeThis!

by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – The Fourth Industrial Revolution shouldn’t be about preserving our humanity, but letting our humanity guide and direct the revolution and its outcomes. Do you follow news out of the World Economic Forum ? The Forum defines as its mission, “Engaging the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industrial agendas.”

5 phrases the best leaders repeat daily

O.C. Tanner

Have you ever seen someone solve a Rubik’s cube in less than 40 seconds? It’s mesmerizing. Twist. Turn again. Rotate. Align. The action goes by so fast, it’s almost dizzying. How do people get so good at solving those little cubes? It’s not just the principle of “practice makes perfect.” They know how many rotations are needed to align certain blocks. The best leaders do almost the same thing.

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Join Paycor's HR & Compliance Webinar Summit on March 10

Paycor

Paycor is gathering top HR industry experts on March 10, 2016 for the Spring HR and Compliance Web Summit , a free all-day online conference to share best practices and tips for managing employees. Don’t miss your opportunity to gain new insights and strategies. 9-10 a.m. Presented by Anne Marie Singleton, Director of Business Development, McGohan Brabender. Register now. 10:15-11:15 a.m. 1-2 p.m.

The perfect moment for reviewing your workplace romance policies

HR Morning

Valentine’s Day is an especially appropriate time for HR pros — and top management — to review the way they handle workplace romance. First, a few numbers: A Vault.com survey said 59% of respondents have participated in some form of office romance — whether it was a one-night stand, a casual relationship, a long-term commitment or all of the above. Manager training.

Innovation Buster: How Losing Your Best Employees is Killing Innovation

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.

How to Build a Competitive Talent Advantage

TalentCulture

How can your company attract and retain the best talent? Sylvia Ann Hewlett , founding president of the Center for Talent Innovation , says it’s crucial to recognize upfront that “our career model is hopelessly dated.” In many ways, the corporate world is still stuck in the 1960s and 1970s, she says, but both the demographics and the needs of the workforce have changed dramatically.

White paper: How to Balance Speed and Insight for a Hiring Process That’s Just Right

Outmatch

If you’re like most, it takes your company about 25 working days to fill a vacant position—or 2x that for companies with 5,000 employees or more. It didn’t always take this long, but the national average for time-to-hire has been climbing since 2001. Find out why, and learn how to regain speed in your hiring process without sacrificing quality. World Class Techniques Used By: White Papers

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A Valentine’s Day Reminder: Most Normal People Don’t Love Their Work

TLNT: The Business of HR

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An Idea Worth Sharing: HR Style

Robin Schooling

The other day, while sitting in a track at #rcnvstexas thinking deep thoughts about the future of work and HR and whatnot, I received a text message from a friend. It was a simple one. It was also one of the Top 10 most boring phrases every human resources professional must employ in her career: “I have to write a safety management plan.”. Now that’s some #sexyHR. Super SexyHR. Which I did. Social.

2016 Training Program Best Practices

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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New EEOC statistics highlight a big shortcoming in many workplaces

The Employer Handbook

Yesterday, the EEOC released its FY2015 Enforcement and Litigation Data. Consistent with prior years, claims of retaliation continue to dominate (44.5% of all claims filed with the EEOC). Race is second (34.7%). But, But, it’s disability discrimination — up a whopping 6% from 2014 — that should have your attention. What’s driving this spike? Disability

5 Ways to Inject Surprise Into to Your Next Company Event

CultureIQ

by Ben Hindman, CEO and co-founder of Splash. Guests come to an event with a certain set of expectations. Your job as host isn’t just to meet those expectations. Your job is to go above and beyond. One of the most effective ways of keeping your guests excited is by injecting a little surprise before, during and after your event. Here are 6 ideas for your next company event — whether that’s an internal team event for employees or an external marketing event– from Splash ’s latest book, Events 101. 01 | The road to success is through discovery. 04 | Let the entertainment begin.

Future Friday: Will employees be setting wages in the future?

OmegaHR Solutions

How about a future where applicants make the salary offer first? The changing world of work is challenging traditional ways of doing things. In the past most companies had wage and salary ranges for positions, at least large companies did, and when they were ready to make an offer it was one that fit within that range. What if this was reversed? Data available. Counter to another trend. Issues.

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Reasons Your Turnover Is High

HR Daily Advisor

As unemployment levels continue to inch ever lower, turnover levels continue to be a growing concern for employers. We all know that turnover comes with costs, including recruiting and training costs, lost productivity, and increased short-term costs like overtime for other employees—all of which can add up quickly. It’s easy to see why we all want to reduce turnover wherever possible.

Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success

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.

Meet Kara Frandsen, Client Engagement Manager

Outmatch

Kara is a “value advocate” who focuses on nurturing and maintaining strategic partnerships with clients. large focus of this initiative is to coordinate resources and collaborate with the talent solutions, product management, sales, development, and support teams to ensure that client initiatives and projects are up-to-date and realistically supported. Where did you grow up? grew up on a farm in a very small town in central Illinois. The total population is about 500 people! Are you married? Do you have children? Pets? I’m not married. I do have a little dog, Ozzie. Hobbies? Friends!

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Hungry Heart

Humareso

Wandering happens. People find that what once satisfied, no longer does. Marriages have broken up, families have been fractured, jobs have been left because of it, hobbies lay in corners of basements or garages all over this country because of it. We get bored and our eyes begin to look for the next biggest, baddest, best option. spouse who found "happiness" in the arms of another (younger) woman.

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GUEST POST: Diet Sodas, Ranked

Steve Boese

Editor's Note: Today, in a very special event on the Steve Boese blog, and perhaps becoming a regular Friday feature, we present very, very important guest post. Today's post is from none other than the former child star of TVs 'Blossom', Tim Sackett , now an HR and recruiting guru/jedi/pundit. Prior to achieving success in the world of HR and recruiting, Tim worked the county fair and carnival circuit for many years and is purported to have created numerous innovations that persist today, but sadly are not credited to Tim. Enjoy! Diet Sodas, Ranked. by Tim Sackett. Because we can!

4 things you’ll absolutely love about #CeridianINSIGHTS

Ceridian

Human capital management…it’s a complicated balancing act, as you’re required to focus on payroll, workforce management, employee engagement, productivity, retention and more, all at the same time – but you pull it off. You’re on top of your game. The game is always changing, however. No year in HCM is ever exactly like the year […].

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HR's Critical Role in Creating Productive and Meaningful Workplaces

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.

Living Wage – creating a win-win formula

HR Zone

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Hire The Right Person Everytime With These 3 Tips

Take It Personel-ly

Employees are an essential part of every business. They can help you be successful, but they can also be the cause of your failure. The difference between the two is whether or not you hire the right people for your business. Bearing that in mind, there are things that you can do that help you to be more successful in […]. Business Human Resources business outcomes business tips HR hrblog Humanbiz interviewing Leadership Management Recruiting Recruitment Recruitment and Staffing small business Success

FCRA Compliance: Lawyers Fishing for Big Lawsuits

EBI

The Fair Credit Reporting Act has several roles, but when it comes to background screening for employment purposes, it’s the basis for some of the most aggressive and costly lawsuits. Creating the right system before any hint of trouble can not only save you headaches -- it could save your shirt. Big Lots. Chipotle. Accused of burying their disclosure and authorization in bulky applications.