January, 2016

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Disruptive Performance Management Models--Reality or Rumor?

Compensation Cafe

Was 2015 the year of disruptive performance management models? Or will it be 2016? The HR media has certainly been talking as if there is widespread transformation underway. If your company is not on the bandwagon, don't feel like you've been left behind. The rumors of performance management's death are premature. According to a global pulse survey conducted just months ago by Willis Towers Watson , only 11% of their participants are considering scrapping the program and only 26% are considering

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Key Points from LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends 2016 [Report]

TalentCulture

Each year, technology brings new recruiting trends to the HR world that impact both how we recruit, and retain, employees. It’s up to businesses to stay on top of these changing trends if they want to acquire the best talent. Obviously, that’s easier said than done, especially for smaller businesses that may not have the time and resources available.

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2015 Recruiting Survey Results Are In

HR Daily Advisor

Check out the results of BLR’s latest recruiting survey. Learn how other companies conduct their recruiting, and see how you match up. Recruiting Survey. The HR Daily Advisor research team conducted the recruiting survey in November 2015. Online recruiting has become a quintessential aspect of recruiting overall. This raises a few important questions: To what extent is online recruiting being used?

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19 Job Boards That Offer Free Job Postings

Workology

Job Boards Remain Great Candidate Source for Recruiters. I know in the past I’ve called for the end of job boards, however, they have remained a great place for companies to reach and engage talent for their organization. It’s only realized if companies appropriately track and measure candidate source using cookies and better candidate source reporting instead of relying on drop down menus in the ATS where candidates self-select how they came about the company.

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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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Top 10 Metrics Driving Quality of Hire

ClearCompany HRM

There is no shortage of metrics driving Quality of Hire today, which should be a good thing, but, like any other process, there are inefficiencies that waste time and resources. And, as data analytics becomes more advanced and prevalent in HR, Quality of Hire is increasingly more recognized as an all-encompassing metric rather than simply a recruiting metric or something that can be calculated by a single formula.

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Why Cleaning Matters: 3 Reasons to Keep Your Workplace Tidy

Trinet

Guest post by Quill.com. Please also check out our previous post on scent aversions in the workplace. Stand at the door of your office. Are you looking at a clean and orderly workspace or a. Visit site for full story.

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Want to Increase Employee Engagement? Stop Recognizing Employees.

What is Paul Thinking

This post is a redo of a post from a few years back (about 4 or 5 to be not-exact.) I decided to remix/repost based on a twitter conversation I had with @TrishMcFarlane and @AKABruno (aka Matt Stollack.). Trish said: “Interesting. Recognition makes me uncomfortable (personally) but validation is important to me. Wonder why?”. Today the idea of recognition is huge!

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To the Ends of the Earth-Returning to Guatemala

UpstartHR

Today we’re not talking about HR. Helping with the dental work I’ve been quite of late, because it’s difficult to write from a remote village without electricity. From the end of December to early January, I returned to Guatemala for a mission trip designed to encourage and uplift some of the poorest people on earth (materially speaking).

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INFOGRAPHIC: 8 Employee Engagement Mythbusters

DecisionWise

With more organizations becoming aware of the importance of engagement , the media coverage of the topic has become widespread and more scholarly. This, however, can be a double-edged sword. In a September 3, 2011, opinion piece in the New York Times titled “Do Happy People Work Harder?” Harvard professor Teresa Amabile and researcher Steven Kramer shared some of the results from a project in which they collected more than twelve thousand diary entries from 238 employees at seven companies.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Now is the Time for Investing in HR Technology.Before It's Too Late!

ClearCompany HRM

From the dot com era to the mobile boom, technology has always been of peak interest for companies looking to improve their practices. And, although the anxiety is understandable, the fear of change in the technology you keep around the office won’t help your team, it’ll hurt the company. Waiting too much longer to jump on the HR tech investment bandwagon will cost you.

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Candidates Want to Work At the BEST Companies

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud. The Workforce Institute at Kronos released the third book in its thought leadership trilogy aimed at developing and retaining a competitive and engaged workforce: It’s All About Bob(bie) – Strategies for Winning With Your Employees.

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4 Reasons Why Mobile HR is Key to Attracting Millennial Employees

Trinet

While implementing mobile usage in your human resources is a trend that has been getting a lot of press lately, it’s more than just hype. Here are four ways an HR mobile solution can help your. Visit site for full story.

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5 Things Millennials Need to Succeed in the Workforce

ATD Human Capital

One million Millennials enter the workforce each year, according to ATD research. What’s more, by 2020, 40 percent of the workforce will be composed of Millennials; this percentage will increase to 75 percent by 2025. Are your organization and talent development function prepared for the changes that come with this generation? ATD’s study Leadership Development for Millennials , which surveyed 592 business and learning professionals, offers key insights on ensuring organizational and

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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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Avoid the Hype: Unlimited Paid Time Off

UpstartHR

One of the benefits that has received growing attention in the last year is unlimited vacation time. It is positioned as the “ultimate” in paid time away from work, and many of the people who have read the news articles about the plans have wondered what it would be like to implement such a plan. I’m here to tell you: avoid the hype.

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Employee Turnover: 6 Reasons Why Good Employees Leave

Justworks

Ebbs and flows in an organization’s staff are not uncommon, but high employee turnover is a sure sign of a much more disruptive undercurrent. According to a Gallup study published earlier this year, one in two employees surveyed cited their boss as the reason for leaving a job. As a manager, steer clear of these six issues that cause employees to leave.

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Your Roadmap to an Unstoppable New Employee Onboarding Process

ClearCompany HRM

Mastering. new employee onboarding. is far from easy. Managers have to craft job offers, organize employee documents, perform background checks, facilitate training, set up payroll and the list goes on and on. Keeping all those things organized, let alone making the process efficient, is enough to make managers want to pull their hair out! It’s not the most exciting part of the job, but it’s one of the most important.

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6 Abilities Every Employee Needs To Be Successful

HR Bartender

In the past, I’ve written about the skills that every employee needs to possess. But what about abilities ? Abilities are equally important. They are those qualities that we need in order to be skillful…and ultimately successful. Over the past year, I’ve heard some words come up frequently when it comes to the abilities that organizations are looking for in candidates and employees.

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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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Do You Know Your Emotional Intelligence? It Can Define Your Career Success

Trinet

Guest post by Structured GI Leadership Emotions have no place in the workplace – or do they? We are all humans and emotions make us just that. Your emotional intelligence is, essentially, your. Visit site for full story.

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Leaders Who Micro-Manage are Over-Functioning

The People Equation

Nobody likes to be micro-managed. Yet nearly all of us have felt the intense pressure of a manager who was too involved in the minutiae of our daily work lives. There are many reasons why leaders micro-manage. In some cases, a hands-on approach actually has benefits, according to this BBC article by Sydney Finkelstein. Leaders micro-manage because they have concerns that employees will make a mistake or can’t do the job properly.

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The Case for Getting Emotional at Work

WorkHuman

The emotional cast of Pixar’s “Inside Out.” Type “emotion in the workplace” into Google search and you’ll get pages of how-to articles on managing your emotions—from the perils of crying at work to controlling your temper and other negative emotions. While these articles are well intentioned, there is more to the story on the role emotion plays at work.

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What's the Difference Between An Employee Benefit & Perk?

Justworks

A compensation package from an employer is more than salary. Employee benefits like health insurance and 401(k) contributions, should to be factored into an employee's annual salary. But great work perks also go beyond salary and guaranteed benefits speak to your company's culture. It’s important to know the difference between a perk and a benefit. Want to learn more about both?

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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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If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Manage It?

ClearCompany HRM

Even though this is a true statement, you can manage what you can’t measure , it’s not easy. In today’s increasingly data-filled business world, there’s little room for managing what you don’t understand. Because technology is so vastly intertwined in organizational practices , including talent acquisition , although it’s possible to measure what you can’t see, it’s much more difficult (and quite frankly, less accurate).

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You Can’t Own Your Career Until You Buy Into It

HR Bartender

There’s lots of talk about employees “owning” their careers. The idea being that employees are in the driver’s seat where their career development is concerned. Some of this stems from the fact that employees want more control over their future. Not just the jobs, but their work schedules, workspace, etc. I know I’ve heard plenty of people say they’ve watched colleagues and family members follow the path that the company asked of them only to see them subsequently struggle during the

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5 Things All Employers Must Know About the Americans with Disabilities Act

Trinet

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lays the foundation for what responsibilities employers have to disabled applicants and employees in the workplace. Complying with certain aspects of the. Visit site for full story.

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It’s All in Your Head: Why Neuroscience Is the Key to Talent Development

ATD Human Capital

Why should talent development professionals learn about neuroscience? Why should we study the workings of the brain and nervous system? Understanding the brain helps us explain why instructional design practices work. It helps us understand why people embrace change—or not—and why some leadership practices are more effective than others.

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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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Why Business Transparency is Key for Employee Engagement

Hppy

Across all industries, transparency has never been more important to a successful business model, regardless of company size. When it comes to employee engagement, this particular business practice has been proven to be essential, at a global scale. In a recent poll of companies declared as best places to work, among the top employee engagement drivers were: I trust the leaders of this organization to set the right course.

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Offer Your Employees Commuter Benefits – Everyone Saves Money

Justworks

It’s important to know the difference between a perk and a benefit. Want to learn more about both? Download our free guide here. Saving money is really important for a startup. Every dollar counts, especially with there being a Series A crunch going on. You want to survive as long as you can without needing to raise further funds.

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Professionals Share Their Thoughts on Employee Engagement

ClearCompany HRM

Employee engagement, the vital organ to the workplace. Without it companies face many roadblocks. Those roadblocks? Higher turnover rates, lower productivity and more dissatisfied employees. A shocking 60% of employees lack the elements needed to be highly engaged in the workplace. How do we harness the power of employee engagement for the better good of our workforce (and company)?