HRchitect

JULY 1, 2015

Written by:  Jacqueline Kuhn. A lot of systems in use today have been in place for 15, 20 even 30 years! They are probably being maintained and supported by in-house resources, many of whom may be the original implementers.  They are “getting the job done” in terms of record keeping, paying people properly and tracking for traditional US compliance reporting for EEOC.  

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Kanjoya

JULY 1, 2015

People are the most important assets to a business, yet investment decisions to optimize the employee experience are made with (at best) half the sophistication and data used to justify technology, business process, and capital investments. The upshot? Poor decisions and sub-optimal results. This post shows you how to avoid these traps. Others are more skeptical. Conclusions.

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ATD Human Capital

JULY 1, 2015

Employees who take on volunteer roles are able to build new skills and practice existing skills in a different setting from their day-to-day job. Halelley Azulay describes how PricewaterhouseCoopers used volunteering to develop the skills of its employees. Click here to read full version

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Dice

JULY 1, 2015

I wanted to follow up on this post by Simon Hughes , our chief data scientist , and share an experimental visualization we created from Simon’s work. It offers a graphical way to explore the relationships amongst skills. Let me first describe how to use it, and then what went into building it. Every circle (or node) of the visualization represents a skill. Data Analytics Big Data Visualization

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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.

Entelo

JULY 1, 2015

When it comes to outbound recruiting, let's face it, email is king. Calling someone you don't know is an ambush, LinkedIn is a black hole, and you can't get much done with 140 characters. That's why we built Entelo Track -- an emailing tool to help recruiters monitor their candidates' engagement with their emails. Drumroll please. People Open Emails. Reply Rates May Vary. Include Links. Company].

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Strategic HCM

JULY 1, 2015

Buckingham dealt less with the more formal aspects of performance management but it’s this that was covered extensively in the Harvard Business Review. This project at Deloitte started with simple counting of hours - which for Deloitte added up to 2 million hours completing performance reviews and ratings. The second input was a review of research in the science of ratings. but What is the richest?

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Workday

JULY 1, 2015

Bruce O’Neel is the vice president of total rewards and HR operations at CSG International , a market-leading business support solutions and services company serving the majority of the top 100 global communications service providers. What is the greatest challenge facing your profession today? One of the biggest challenges for HR is migrating from an operational focus to a business partner focus.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 1, 2015

Here’s another survey analysis and report that should be required reading for all HR professionals —  pwc’s 18th Annual Global CEO Survey. Instead, I found it useful to put context around some of our biggest challenges and opportunities. This was truly a global survey. Findings break into 5 groups. Think about it: More than 1,300 CEOs around the world were interviewed for this survey.

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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.

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Evil HR Lady

JULY 1, 2015

The hardest and smartest work should get the promotion and the praise , right? But it doesn’t always work out that way. Every wondered why ability isn’t always king? Baseball Coach Jon Loomer identified 12 Factors Other Than Ability That Impact Playing Time for his teams. The principles transfer easily to the business world, so with his permission, here is why being good at your job isn’t good enough. 1. Do you hustle? Coach Loomer says “A primary goal of every coach should be to hustle more than the opposition. Not at the beginning they didn’t.

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Paychex

JULY 1, 2015

Today more than ever, HR managers can play a pivotal role in a business’ direction, vitality and future

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Dice

JULY 1, 2015

More companies are shifting from on-premises data centers and servers to cloud-based services, creating added demand for system administrators and “cloud architects” who can effectively deploy and maintain next-generation architecture. On Dice.com, for example, the number of job postings for Puppet professionals increased 63 percent between May 2014 and May 2015.

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HR Bartender

JULY 1, 2015

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is an excerpt from my book, “ Essential Meeting Blueprints for Managers.” The book is available on Amazon in hard copy and Kindle , in the iTunes store, and directly from the publisher.”. Before we can talk about strategic planning, it’s important to discuss the difference between creating a strategy and being strategic. You get the point.

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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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HRWatchdog

JULY 1, 2015

Today, California’s new mandatory sick leave policy goes into effect for all employers and all employees in California. In the latest CalChamber Capitol News Report, President and CEO Allan Zaremberg calls attention to the most important aspects of the new mandate and what employers need to know to be in compliance. Misleading Information Abounds. Time Off California paid sick leave

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Compensation Cafe

JULY 1, 2015

When it comes to paying employees for the work they perform, what do you think they expect? __. Or does your management care enough to ask this question?  Perhaps the collective attitude today is more often either, 1) “ they’re lucky to have a job ,” 2) “ where are they going to go "? or 3) my personal favorite, “ I pay, you work.”. What's the problem? What do employees expect? Baker.

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Ohio Employer's Law

JULY 1, 2015

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Young v. UPS , the EEOC has updated its administrative guidance on pregnancy discrimination. The updated guidance includes Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination And Related Issues , a Q&A , and a Fact Sheet for Small Businesses. The most notable inclusion is updated guidance on an employer’s obligation to provide reasonable accommodation to a pregnant worker. From the Q&A: May an employer impose greater restrictions on pregnancy-related medical leave than on other medical leave? Related Stories BREAKING: McDonnell Douglas lives!

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Entrepreneurs Need to Focus on Culture, Not Perks

CultureIQ

JULY 1, 2015

I often see people mistaking perks for culture. They are lured to join a company with Ping-Pong tables and a fully stocked beer refrigerator, only to find that many people in the company are disengaged and frustrated. Games and a kegerator do not necessarily make for a strong culture. In fact, perks can enhance culture, but they shouldn’t serve as a substitute for culture.

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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?

HR Daily Advisor

JULY 1, 2015

Whether it’s keeping candidates guessing as to where they are in the application process or simply neglecting to acknowledge their application, some employers are unwittingly leaving candidates with a bad impression—and it’s taking a toll on their business. In today’s Advisor, we reveal the first 3 of 6 facts about the candidate experience that employers can’t afford to ignore. More than 5,013 workers ages 18 and over and 2,002 hiring decision makers were surveyed between February 3 and February 18, 2015. Looking to optimize your talent management systems? Learn More. Register Now.

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Achievers

JULY 1, 2015

The post SHRM 2015 Annual Conference Thought Leadership Roundup appeared first on The Employee Success Blog. Achievers Exclusives Events HR technology Millennials SHRM

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 1, 2015

Monday’s big keynote speaker at the annual SHRM conference in Las Vegas was the ever popular Marcus Buckingham. Marcus has the great English accent, high energy and great leadership content to share. He’s strong every time I’ve seen him, going on way too many times at this point in my life! Marcus Buckingham. They don’t want money or power or ice in their beer, just feedback and time off.

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Performance Reviews: Who Do They Really Help? [INFOGRAPHIC]

BambooHR

JULY 1, 2015

A while back, I posted a blog stating that performance reviews were broken and was surprised by the responses from customers and readers. learned performance reviews are a topic that people care about. That’s why we decided to focus our efforts on performance reviews on our latest survey—to dig down and get to the root of the problem. […]. INFOGRAPHIC] appeared first on BambooHR Blog.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 1, 2015

First of two parts. Recruiting is just like fishing. You may think that there is a shortage of fish when the real problem is where you fish and what bait you use! simply have to laugh when I hear CEOs and executives complain about the talent or skill shortages that their companies face. If you work in the tech field, for example, you will hear many executives complain about a shortage of talent.

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SHRM ’15: Global Shift, High Performers and More

HRE's The Leader Board

JULY 1, 2015

Blistering temperatures hovering around 115 degrees apparently didn’t keep folks away from this week’s SHRM 2015 Annual Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. Under the theme “It’s Time to Thrive,” the event attracted a record 15,500 attendees from around the globe. Vegas seems to be a draw, no matter what the time of the year.). Fussell, BTW, was named to HRE ’s Honor Roll in 2010.). passport.”.

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Crush the Forgetting Curve: How to Drive Sustainability in Your T&D Initiatives

DDI's Talent Management Intelligence

JULY 1, 2015

Hear what our clients say about learning that’s here today and gone tomorrow

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Dice

JULY 1, 2015

Zuckerberg also believes that applications for VR will go beyond gaming, and that the headsets will ultimately “give us the ability to share our experiences with those we love in completely immersive and new ways that aren’t possible today.”. Check out the latest VR-related jobs. Zuckerberg also talked a bit about Facebook’s work in artificial intelligence. “We’re working on A.I. In the A.I.

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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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Spark Hire

JULY 1, 2015

Feeling trapped behind interview questions that leave you with regrettable hires? Throughout this time of the year, many companies experience growth and need to hire talent to meet their needs. Yes, this is a good problem to have, however, the way to go about hiring new talent comes down to the quality of the interview. Increased hiring naturally leads to interviews and in order to conduct an interview, you need (awesome) interview questions to ensure the best possible candidates are hired. With that said, the theme for our June roundup is interview questions! What makes you happiest?

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JULY 1, 2015

By Eric B. Meyer. Somewhere between the time that I took this selfie at the start of my FMLA/ADA session at the Society for Human Resource Management’s annual Conference & Exhibition  in Las Vegas, and a few minutes later when the laptop with my PPT lost power, the U.S. Department of Labor decided it was time to propose some new overtime rules. What can I say? The rule changes that are coming.

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SAP Innovation

JULY 1, 2015

Ten years ago, when I first came up with the idea for a life on the road, I thought of it as just another daydream. After all, how could what is essentially non-stop travel be anything more than a frivolous fantasy? Where would I find the time? Who would finance it? Where would my house be? What would my friends and family say and think? What makes it possible? And it makes sense.

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