December, 2019

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Tell Leadership Stories to Engage Employees

FlashPoint

Photo by Art Lasovsky on Unsplash. Telling stories in a business setting can be just as compelling and magical as listening to a campfire story and is an incredibly powerful leadership method. Telling stories that demonstrate how leaders exemplify your company’s values can unite employees and create a strong company culture.

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How AI Can Influence Diversity and Inclusion (for Better or Worse)

UpstartHR

Recently, news broke that an AI-powered facial recognition technology used by law enforcement was actually biased against, well, pretty much everyone other than white men. This news hit the public like a slap in the face, but it’s something I’ve been seeing behind the scenes for some time now. Artificial intelligence as a technology isn’t good or bad – it just is.

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How to Encourage Cross-Department Collaboration

DecisionWise

Cross-Department Collaboration is a topic of concern for most companies who want to improve overall employee engagement. Our consultants identify some reasons why working together isn’t always easy or natural. Their straight-forward advice and stories from their work show us how companies can encourage teamwork across the entire organization. .

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Unlimited Vacation vs. Remote Work: Who Wins?

The HR Capitalist

If there's ever been a hype machine that reached peak myth status in the world of HR, it's unlimited vacation, trailed closely by: --no performance reviews. --dog-friendly company. --peer feedback. --HSA accounts. But I digress. Much has been written about the cool, trusting and performance-first view of any company that would dare to offer unlimited vacation.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Courageously Embracing Your Genius: An Interview With Laura Garnett

15Five

Whether you’re aware of it or not, you have a unique “genius.” We’ve been conditioned to think that the hyper-intelligent are the only ones exclusive to this title, but truly, we all have natural strengths that bring immense value to each of our companies. When we are working in roles that flex our one-of-a-kind expertise while simultaneously fueling our passions, this state is known as the Zone of Genius.

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How to Improve Employee Wellness with Holistic Health

Justworks

Companies today are expanding their wellness programs in an effort to maintain employee happiness and productivity. When employees are happy they tend to be less stressed and more productive, which ultimately results in an overall better working environment. About 9 in 10 organizations surveyed by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) offer at least one kind of wellness benefit.

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How to Leverage Competency Models in Reviews

Reflektive

Competency models allow management and HR to identify gaps in employee skill sets, align employee behavior with corporate goals, and determine whether an employee is ready for a promotion. What are Competency Models? A competency model is a collection of behaviors employees must possess to be successful in their role or at a specific task. Competency models are more nuanced than job descriptions, as they provide an understanding not only of what the employee does but how he or she does it.

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The Future of Business: People Analytics for Everyone

Visier

Over the past decade it has become clear that organizations don’t just need people analytics, but effective people analytics. According DDI’s 2018 Global Leadership Forecast , people analytics efforts were more likely to fail than not. But those who did succeed with analytics experienced many advantages. First West Credit Union , for example, noticed that turnover was increasing at an alarming rate.

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Professional Networking Today: Think On and Offline

HR Bartender

Building a professional network is important. We use our professional network for information, support, and sometimes assistance. It takes a long time to build a network and forever to maintain relationships. But building a professional network today isn’t the same as it was a decade ago. Because now we have to think about building and maintaining two networks: 1) an online network and 2) an offline one.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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Great Leaders Are Great at Recognizing People

Engage2Excel

Do you know what sets exceptional leaders apart from their peers? We know there are certain characteristics that all leaders share, but there is one trait that makes a leader go from good to great. Back in August of this year, Roy Saunderson , Chief Learning Officer at our sister company, Rideau, shared his thoughts on what makes a leader great, and how to develop this skill, in his blog " Great Leaders Are Great at Recognizing People.".

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What Is A HR Business Partner And Why They Matter?

TalenX

The post What Is A HR Business Partner And Why They Matter? appeared first on TalenX. WHAT IS A HR BUSINESS PARTNER? Human Resource (HR) business partners are experienced and highly skilled HR professionals who work directly with an organizations’ senior leadership to develop and direct human-resource-related agendas that support organizational goals.

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You Probably Need This In Your D&I Stack: Microaggression Awareness.

The HR Capitalist

Saw a social post last week from a friend in the HR Business that said a manager was providing performance feedback to an employee, and the employee told them they had used a microaggression. The manager didn't know what that was and had to look it up. But that's why you have me. You know what a microaggression is even if you don't know it by name. Here's the definition from Wikipedia: Microaggression is a term used for brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioural, or environmental indignit

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How Does Turnover Impact Your Organization’s Bottom Line?

Visier

Employee turnover is a critical challenge that almost all HR managers stress over. Turnover rate is a typical measurement that many organizations use as a scorecard for HR. While many HR departments still use turnover rate as a key indicator of success (or failure), knowing this number does very little to indicate HR’s impact on business outcomes. .

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Protect Your Business: Tackle the Future of I-9 Fraud with Expert Strategies

Speaker: Speakers

Is your business ready for the future of document fraud? AI advancements have made forgery easier, increasing risks for employers. With 85% of identity fraud last year linked to impersonation, proactive compliance is essential. Join WorkBright’s webinar on October 8 to equip yourself with crucial insights for protecting your business from fraudulent I-9 documents, including: Understanding Risks: Learn about new fraud tactics impacting your business.

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Offsite Meeting: Why it is Important and its Benefits

Vantage Circle

Day to day meetings within the organisations are paramount in enabling your business to move forward. However, frequent meetings can become too tedious and productivity gets reduced. It becomes hard to get the desired outcome because of the fact that employees often lose interest in meetings. To get the best out of meetings and keep things interesting, offsite meetings are the best possible way that you can resort to.

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How to Use Career Intention to Make 2020 Your Best Year Ever

Inpower Coaching

When I was 28, I discovered that my favorite day of the year was New Year’s Day. And every year since I’ve had my best year ever. As a habit, I don’t overindulge in party mode on the Eve so the Day is mine to do with as I please. Especially before we all carried […]. The post How to Use Career Intention to Make 2020 Your Best Year Ever appeared first on InPower Coaching.

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Tips to help you streamline HR tasks

PeopleStrategy

As an HR professional, you know how hard it can be to keep all of your ducks in a row. Managing the long list of human resources (HR) tasks, whether they’re annual, quarterly or everyday processes, can be overwhelming. Right now, for example, you may be wrapping up open enrollment , ensuing all employees have enrolled in – or waived – coverage.

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How to prepare your recruiting team for 2020

HRExecutive

2020 is almost upon us. While turning the page to a new year can be rejuvenating, it also brings its fair share of challenges that impact a company’s hiring, screening and recruiting process. That’s why it’s vital to prepare your recruiting team the right way to ensure a strategic advantage in our ever-changing industry. Analyze the 2020 Recruiting Environment.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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Employee Health (And Why it Matters to HR)

Digital HR Tech

Nobody wants to work next to someone vomiting in a trash can. No client wants to see that. So, we’re all clear that if you have a stomach bug, you should stay home from work. What we’re not clear on, is what happens next. Should the employee work a full day from home? Of course not, we say on paper, but many people do, and many bosses demand it. The work must get done, regardless of how you feel now.

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3 Reasons to Boost Your Employee Benefits Offerings in 2020

Achievers

“I don’t really care about my employee benefits,” said no employee ever. When it comes to employee benefits, if your business can offer it, employees want it. That’s the case for any employee benefit, from time off to healthcare to flexible work arrangements to workers’ comp insurance. Naturally, most businesses can’t afford the king suite of benefits—unlimited PTO, free insurance, etc.

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2020 Recruiting Trends: Technology and Human Connection Drive Recruiting Success

Engage2Excel

At the HR Technology conference this year, HR analyst Josh Bersin observed that while HR technology is rapidly changing across the board, the most dynamic area of growth is in recruiting technology. New advancements in AI, assessment, sourcing tech and mobile functionality have radically altered the recruiting experience for both recruiters and candidates.

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12 Attributes to Evaluate Your Organization Culture

DecisionWise

An organization’s culture consists of the values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that employees share and use on a daily basis in their work. The organization culture determines how employees describe where they work, how they understand the business, and how they see themselves as part of the organization. Culture is also a driver of decisions, actions, and ultimately the overall performance of the organization.

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[Free Templates] Plant the Seed for Successful Onboarding!

Our Free Welcome Email Templates (designed for both in-office or virtual employees) are ready for you to customize and use to plant the seeds of success for new team members.

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How to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle at Work

PeopleStrategy

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be challenging in general, let alone at work. You’re constantly thinking, focusing on multiple tasks and projects, staring at computers and eating lunch out and on the go. While living a fast-paced lifestyle and juggling multiple things, it is easy to let your healthy living practices slip away from you. But there are some ways you can alter your daily routine to take better care of yourself while on the job.

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Survey: Two-thirds of global staffing firms to adopt AI-driven ATS by 2021

HRExecutive

It looks like 2020 is going to be a major year for artificial intelligence in the recruiting space. According to a recent global survey, two-thirds of all staffing firms polled will adopt AI-fueled applicant tracking systems (ATS) by the end of the coming year. The global Artificial Intelligence in the Recruiting Industry benchmark survey , from CEIPAL, an SAAS front- and back-office staffing company operations vendor, found that 79% of enterprise staffing firms (with more than 100 recruiters) w

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15Five Ranks #3 In Glassdoor’s 2020 Best Places To Work

15Five

For the past eight years, 15Five has been guided by the vision of unlocking the potential of the global workforce. This purpose-driven journey has led to many milestones over the years and a surge of high-growth. Even from the beginning, employees of 15Five have used our own product religiously. Our solution paired with our Best-Self Methodology has allowed us to not only create a culture that supports passionate, loyal, and high-performing employees, but we are honored to help our customers do

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6 Ways Leadership Can Build a Positive Culture

Achievers

Workplace culture is not a mere buzzword that is here today and gone tomorrow, nor is it the latest industry trend that will fade with time. Rather, culture is the very fabric that holds our leadership and our workforce together. Ultimately, our company culture defines who we are, our values, what we believe in, and our core mission. A positive culture develops happier and more engaged employees, which studies show can boost productivity (17 percent), reduce turnover (41 percent), lower absentee

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The Upskilling Advantage: Transforming Your Workforce For Future Growth

Speaker: Brian Richardson

With a staggering 92% of CEOs prioritizing skill development, and 84% struggling with transformation, mastering upskilling is now more critical than ever. Drawing on extensive research and collaboration with hundreds of leading organizations, discover key hurdles and innovative best practices in workforce upskilling. You'll walk away with a deep understanding of how to build a culture of continuous learning, expert insights into assessing the current skills of your employees, and a strategic too

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How to Do Employee Performance Reviews for Beginners

Hppy

One of the most important parts of being an employer or manager is doing performance review. If you have recently stepped into the managerial position, it’s ok to feel a little pressure when judging people based on their performance. Where your MBA degree might have taught you a little about motivating and managing people under your supervision, it doesn’t prepare you for the hardest part of your job: performance review.

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Podcast: How to Create a Positive Work Environment

DecisionWise

In this podcast episode, DecisionWise Sr. Consultant and Executive Coach, Dan Deka, discusses the topic of how to create a positive work environment. In a business setting, to create a positive experience for your customers, it starts with creating a positive experience for your team, which starts in your head with the way you are thinking. When it comes down to it, you have much more power and influence than you realize.

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Financial wellbeing: Why 2020 should be the year that employers offer financial education

HR Zone

Change Taking financial wellbeing seriously in 2020.

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