HighGround

AUGUST 10, 2016

Five rings, every four years, three medals, two weeks, one city. The Olympics are underway in Rio de Janeiro, bringing nations together to celebrate the talent and athletic skills of their athletes. Whether it’s the inspirational, tear-jerking commercials (just me?) or the pride felt when your home-country athletes step on the top podium, the Olympics remind us of workplace values such as dedication, teamwork and performing your best. Here are some parallels between the Olympics and the employee engagement in the workplace. It Requires Preparation. It’s a Team Effort.

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HR Morning

AUGUST 11, 2016

We all want to hold onto our best, brightest employees. And sometimes, a key component of that retention effort is being able to recognize when they’re trying to locate greener pastures and finding ways to increase their loyalty. But what you need to know first are the red flags that indicate an employee is conducting such a search. Training software company Mindflash recently compiled a list of the red flags employers should be on the lookout for: 1. Sloppy work habits. Chances are your best employees consistently complete top-quality work on deadline. Ties start appearing. Isolation.

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Get Hppy

AUGUST 7, 2016

“Creative thinking is not a talent; it is a skill that can be learnt. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and where appropriate profits.”. Edward de Bono. Your employees want to feel connected to your organization in a meaningful way. Yes, you hired them to do a particular job, using their skills, knowledge, and expertise.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

AUGUST 10, 2016

We have all witnessed it. Some really well-liked, productive employee suddenly tenders his or her resignation, or maybe just doesn’t show up for work one day. The workplace quickly becomes abuzz with rumors of why the person quit. If the rumors are accurate then the reason most often lies with the manager. Culture Engagement HR Management Leadership Retention & Engagement Featured management

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Everwise

AUGUST 11, 2016

The benefits of mentoring are clear. Mentees get the opportunity to bounce ideas off of and learn from professionals who are more experienced then they are. Mentors get to improve their leadership skills by practicing developing others and get to revisit lessons they’ve already learned, and may have forgotten. Both parties also gain exposure to a completely different perspective.

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HR Morning

AUGUST 11, 2016

To help employers craft handbooks that don’t violate the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board has issued a compilation of rules it has found to be illegal — and rewritten them to illustrate how they can comply with the law. It was issued as a memorandum by NLRB General Counsel Richard F. Griffin, Jr. to “help employers to review their handbooks and other rules, and conform them, if necessary, to ensure they are lawful.” ” Specifically, the memorandum points out employer policies found to violate and conform to Section 7 of the NLRA.

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Get Hppy

AUGUST 8, 2016

If you are like the majority of people in the United States, you own a pet. And most likely that pet is a cat or a dog. Your life probably looks something like this: You get up in the morning, go through your routine, and leave for work. Your pet stays at home and waits for your return. That is the life of most pets and their owners. But what if you were to bring your pet to work? Injuries. Damage.

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Two Approaches to Measuring the ROI of Employee Engagement

CultureIQ

AUGUST 9, 2016

When you enter the field of human resources, it only takes a few months to observe an indisputable natural law: engaged employees do better work. While HR professionals understand the power of people, it is difficult to translate that power into a clear return on investment (ROI). The result? Defining Employee Engagement. Before we can make the case for employee engagement, we have to define it.

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SuccessFactors

AUGUST 11, 2016

Levels of employee engagement across the nation, and even across the world, are dangerously low. According to Gallup, only 30 percent of employees worldwide feel engaged at work. That translates to three in every ten workers. How do you rectify this? Many companies make the mistake of believing employee engagement is a job best left solely to the HR department.

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The Tim Sackett Project

AUGUST 12, 2016

I think we all are being sold a big fat bag of lies! Okay, not lies, but definitely a very narrow skewed view of the truth. Case in point, you are now supposed to believe that you don’t want to work for one employer for your entire career. Do you know why you’re supposed to believe this? Because idiots like me, and the media, keep spoon feeding you study after study that shows younger generations don’t want to work at the same employer for their entire career. Okay, I get that. When I was 23 I didn’t know what I wanted to do next weekend, let alone 40 years from now!

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EBI

AUGUST 11, 2016

Businesses have always had to worry about frivolous lawsuits. Con-artists “slip” and fall, others find a bug in their food. Sometimes the hot coffee is just too hot. All of these kinds of things have cost companies money over the years, but now some of those who are out to make a quick buck are evolving. Over the years this guy has applied for hundreds of jobs. He is not looking for a job.

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Get Hppy

AUGUST 11, 2016

Stress in your business environment increases costs and challenges your ability to compete. Stressful conditions contribute to communication and productivity problems as well as employee sickness and absenteeism. Business owners must develop an awareness of stress within their organization and find ways to eliminate its sources to stay running at peak efficiency. Talk to your workers. Be flexible.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

AUGUST 8, 2016

Does your company have a culture in which innovation thrives? Are people challenging the status quo and being encouraged by leaders to take risks in pursuit of innovation? Or is the opposite true?  Do you managers greet new ideas and suggestions with the comment, “But we tried that last year and it didn’t work?”. Creativity Culture HR Insights Leadership Featured

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ej4 HR

AUGUST 9, 2016

The term “workplace harassment” often conjures images of 1950s-style gender-based pestering where men made women feel uncomfortable and powerless through comments and touch that would not fly in today’s workplace – “Mad Men” style. The issue has become much wider than just gender though, and is recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court. By its definition, harassment can include ethnic, racial, age, disability, color, religion, pregnancy, and gender-identity harassment. This means that education about and awareness of harassment should be a top priority for organizations.

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What is Paul Thinking

AUGUST 11, 2016

Culture – the tapestry of who and what your company is and stands for. Woven from many different behaviors – large and small. Culture isn’t what is written on posters outside the offices of your senior leadership team. Culture is what happens in the conference rooms and on the phones of your employees. Culture is the space between words and actions. You think I’m kidding right? But I’m not.

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Quick and Easy Doesn't Always Mean Legal

EBI

AUGUST 9, 2016

Some of you might have discovered this blog post by searching terms like "background screening" or "background search". If so, you might also get a lot of ads popping up promising the chance to do all kinds of background checks on anyone you want. These online companies might sound dependable. They might seem reliable. Why is this so important? The FCRA is a gatekeeper, of sorts. Period.

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In this webinar, Josh Bersin will describe the new world of employee engagement, focusing on ways companies can reinvent their employee experience, better measure and analyze engagement, and build a new model to create a “simply irresistible” workplace. The webinar is on Wed. Sept. 7th at 11AM Pacific Time.

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OmegaHR Solutions

AUGUST 12, 2016

Are you looking for a way to prepare for the future? came across an interesting article entitled Check out these 10 jobs of the future written by Gordon Hunt for the website SiliconRepublic. He talked about the report put out by Microsoft and The Future Laboratory. Both were an interesting read. All 10 of these jobs are conjectured to be jobs of the future, some sooner than others. Types of jobs.

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Reflektive

AUGUST 9, 2016

It was my first year as an account manager at Glassdoor and I sat down with the chief human resources officer at a well-known, ~2,500 person tech company on the East Coast. They were already promoting their brand on Glassdoor and I was there to talk about posting their jobs, since Glassdoor is the top platform to engage talent. In an ideal scenario, talent would be dying to work for them.

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The People Equation

AUGUST 9, 2016

If you asked your team members what saps their productivity, what would they say? They’d probably mention unnecessary meetings, interruptions or poor communications, right? What if — shockingly — you were listed as one of the reasons that your team couldn’t get their work done? Wait a minute, you say, I’m not a micromanager; I give them space. Get input. Try it yourself. Stick to it.

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Get Hppy

AUGUST 12, 2016

Fifty-seven percent of people report that  benefits and employee perks are their top considerations  before accepting a job, according to a survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Glassdoor. However, companies lacking the financial resources to afford employee perks can get innovative with their compensation plan. Not all benefits have an expensive price tag attached. Think flexibility.

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HR Examiner

AUGUST 8, 2016

We have a lot of thought leadership. What we need - more thought doership. Behave your way to results. In fact, neuroscience research suggests that people act their way into believing rather than thinking their way into acting. And more effective. Blogging; the navel gazing of the early 21 st century. Citizen journalism. The “averaging” of writing in the business world. Weird right? No posters.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

AUGUST 9, 2016

Editor’s note: The following article originally appeared on Content Marketing Institute website. It was written specifically to assist marketers in their recruitment and hiring of skilled content marketers. However, it is excellent advice for an overall recruiting strategy designed to attract passive candidates regardless of the company or role.

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HRWatchdog

AUGUST 10, 2016

The potential liability from pay stub problems can be staggering. California employers must provide employees with an accurate, itemized wage statement, either as a paystub or a separate written document. If those pay stubs don’t meet California’s strict legal requirements, companies may find themselves facing a lawsuit. Approximately 28,000 employees are part of the preliminary class settlement.

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EmployeeConnect

AUGUST 11, 2016

Contributing to the EmployeeConnect Blog is about sharing your passion and expertise with thousands of other HR professionals everywhere in the world. It’s also being able to share best-practises, innovative ideas, and the latest happenings in the world of HR. We We like to constantly reconsider current practises to offer new options, with the aim of providing improved solutions. And also, it’s always nice to hear new views and perspectives. Why Guest Post? You will find a lot of value in guest posting. What Could You Write About?

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Since the 1950s, business leaders have embraced a variety of management techniques designed to improve employee performance. In 1999, John Doerr introduced Objectives – Key Results (OKRs) to Google, a model he first learned about at Intel, and revolutionized goal setting. Today, OKRs are a de facto standard for aligning company and individual goals.

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HR Morning

AUGUST 10, 2016

The DOL has said that by the end of 2018, it plans to audit every employer covered by the ACA for compliance with the healthcare reform law. Realistic or not, it sent a strong message to employers. . It’s certainly debatable on whether the DOL can make good on its lofty goal — but the implication is crystal clear: Many employers will have their ACA practices put under the microscope.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

AUGUST 11, 2016

Dealing with the pressure to keep pace and grow in the midst of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) has become the new norm for many of us at work. Culture HR Management Leadership Wellness Featured

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TalentCulture

AUGUST 11, 2016

Is your office feeling a little too “open” lately? You’re not alone. Open floor plan layouts have become increasingly common in a wide range of industries. These environments can enable better collaboration and innovation which can help businesses stay competitive. But an open office also usually means greater distractions in the workplace. Distractions come in all forms.

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HR Gazette

AUGUST 9, 2016

William Tincup is an avid writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller, and teacher in the HR tech space. Can you share two or three other influencers who you follow? What sets them apart? . WT:  Mark Stelzner comes near the top of my list. When he sees innovation, he calls it, and usually gets it right so I trust his opinion.

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