ATD Human Capital

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The best organizations know that engaged, high-performing employees drive business success. Engaged employees are more productive, more profitable, more customer-focused, and more likely to stay. And highly engaged workplaces grow faster, adapt quicker, and innovate more. But how can we make improvements on a metric that has been declining the past three years ? So, what can you do?

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15Five

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

When your company’s mission is to bring out the best in people at work via core values like Grant Trust & Be Transparent and Dare to Dream, you tend to form relationships with people who are also trying to transform the world of business to be more human-centric. DM: How did you first get involved with leadership development and organizational dynamics? Nobody put their hand up. Click To Tweet.

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Reflektive

JANUARY 30, 2017

More and more, employees are choosing workplaces that align with their personal values. For companies looking to recruit and retain talent, that should bring up the question: What do today’s employees value? Perhaps it’s not a simple question. Highly talented individuals across age groups, geographies, and industries may value very different things. worker’s affinity with one company brand over another can be hard to predict — the real concern is if your company does not care about anything at all. Click To Tweet. Employee Engagement

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ClearCompany HRM

JANUARY 29, 2017

Time to hire is at its highest, with the entire hiring process taking roughly 23 days. The length can leave many job seekers less than optimistic when looking for a new career. If you’re looking to make a move soon, you may wonder if there’s anything you can do to speed up a lengthy process. Lucky for you, we’ve compiled a list of 20 things you can do to get hired faster. Candidate Experience

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Ironically, the review process designed to help companies increase their employees’ performance rarely receives a performance review itself? These performance reviews stick around and fail to improve quarter after quarter, year after year. Learn four ways to improve your performance reviews—right now.

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Everwise

JANUARY 29, 2017

When your company grows, it can be difficult to think about anything other than keeping your head above water as you navigate constant change. Similarly, for managers who are already struggling to keep up with a hectic schedule and looming deadlines, making time to orient new hires can be seen as a low priority. But what are the keys to effective onboarding? Embrace pre-onboarding. Make it fun.

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Get Hppy

JANUARY 28, 2017

Need to decide on how to reward your employees for a project completed well? What’s the first thing that came to your mind? bonus? raise? Too many managers and bosses believe that money is an effective reward and incentive for doing one’s best work. Unfortunately, this is often not the case. Money does not guarantee employee retention. The bottom line? million times. And on it went.

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Decision-Wise

JANUARY 31, 2017

How Managers Drive Disengagement. When I was growing up, my dream job was to be a detective – Sherlock Holmes was one my literary heroes. still like to solve puzzles, and in my role at DecisionWise, I use data to help solve mysteries for my clients. recently helped one of our clients run their second employee engagement survey , and the results were surprising. So, in spirit of a detective, here are the facts: . The company in question is a young, rapidly-growing organization in the entertainment industry. Turnover is high, which is to be expected in these short-term roles. If so, why?

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DATIS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Every January 1 st starts a new year with new opportunity. Millions of people embrace these new beginnings with a ‘carpe diem’ mentality by setting New Year’s resolutions. Setting goals for the new year is a great way to strive for better health, career advancement, and overall self-improvement. Unfortunately, research by the University of Scranton suggests that only 8% of people achieve their New Year’s resolutions. These findings beg the question: why do so many of us fall short and lose the ambition that was so strong in January? Top Executive Resolutions for 2017.

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Compliance isn’t going away. If anything, it might actually become more complex at the state and local levels as the federal agenda begins to take shape. Download the “2017 Kickoff” whitepaper for an in-depth look at what to expect in the coming year.

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Visier

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Born before 1982 and in a leadership or management role? If yes, you may have asked yourself the question: “How do I motivate and communicate with the Millennials (born 1982 -2000) on my team?” ” I’ve been asked this question many times since Millennial values, beliefs, and communication style are perceived as quite different. Why Are Millennials Perceived As Different?

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

by Morag Barrett, Author. Ask any HR professional what they think of the people-policies and procedures in their organization and most will acknowledge that many of them are dumb and difficult to enforce. Rules have unfortunately resulted in a reputation of Human Resources being a jobs-worth function trying to justify its existence. Do we really need a dress code that bans “spaghetti straps?”

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TLNT: The Business of HR

JANUARY 30, 2017

Last Spring, Sally Fields starred in a movie called  Hello, My Name is Doris   as a wacky 60-something clerk working in a hip company run by millennials. Leaving aside the film’s focus on Doris’s unrequited crush on a younger colleague, the film provided ample evidence of the disconnect when baby boomers work among younger (read: more hip) employees.

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UrbanBound HR

JANUARY 31, 2017

As long as this industry has existed, it has thrived off of one concept: the complexity of relocation. Policies and procedures among companies have gone from a single thread of a concept, “Provide relocation assistance as a benefit” into a tangled ball of yarn. Technology HR

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Choosing an applicant tracking system should be exciting, not confusing. We've developed a quick guide to everything you should look for while going through your selection process, to free you from the stress often associated with choosing a new ATS.

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SuccessFactors

JANUARY 30, 2017

The data science field is booming as Big Data and advanced analytics become primary players in the boardroom. Dealing with new paradigms, constant evolution, and greater complexity, the entire C-suite now realizes that gut feel, instinct, and experience are no match against volumes of data that are essential components  in solving today’s business challenges. Salary compensation is good.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court’s vacant seat may be good news for employers, according to employment law attorneys. Gorsuch is known for adhering to the letter of the law, which means he won’t be creating any new rights through judicial activism, according to John Husband , a senior partner at Holland & Hart in the judge’s hometown of Denver.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Being an effective leader of people in today’s world seems to be much more complicated than in years past. HR Insights Leadership Featured

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RecognizeThis!

JANUARY 30, 2017

by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! Humans are designed to need to recharge. Work often is not. What does it mean to be human? significant part of being human requires shutting off. We need deep sleep for our brains to clear out all the muck , process the day and file it away in long-term memory , and reset for the next day. Humans need to recharge. 42% when they don’t get a chance to recharge).

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Join Jesse Novak as he covers what building a Learning Experience is all about, how this should tie into your company culture and why building a foundation around fun, value and recognition is important to engagement. We’ll also discuss how this ties into Gamification and Badging programs to build a brand beyond your organization.

SuccessFactors

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

EY recently announced the results of a contingent workforce study that unearths key insights into the nature of the freelance or contingent workforce (the “gig economy”). The gig economy will continue to grow; by 2020 almost one in five workers will be contingent workers. Two in five organizations expect to increase their use of contingent workers over the next five years. How you hire. Conclusion.

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 30, 2017

Are you still using performance reviews as a means to give feedback and track how productive and engaged your employees are? According to Lisa Bodell, of future think, it’s time to ditch the performance review and focus on daily communication between managers and direct reports. recent Adobe survey has found that 25% of employees have left a performance review in tears.

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The Employer Handbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I hear many of you are dying for my hot take on how Tenth Circuit Judge Neil M. Gorsuch  may shape employment law as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Then again, those could be the voices in my head. Ah, that’s better. Where was I? Oh yes, happy Groundhog Day. Well, I’ll tell you this. Don’t push your luck with Judge Gorsuch on leave as an ADA accommodation. hyperlink added).

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WorkXO

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Thomas Jefferson discovered the antidote to cocktail parties, small talk, and the otherwise meaningless business and professional networking formats we've been subjected to for decades. We experimented with his "novel" approach to see if we could reinfuse the true art of conversation into the world-of-work. It seems to have resonated

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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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SuccessFactors

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

As more and more millennials come of working age, it’s becoming increasingly important for companies to prominently exhibit their corporate social responsibility policies on either their website or their employee handbooks—in part because CSR is proving to be increasingly vital to attracting and retaining quality employees. Encouragement and inspiration are key to maximizing engagement.

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HR Daily Advisor

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

by Bill Driscoll, district president for Accountemps. As a Human Resource (HR) professional, reviewing application materials and interviewing applicants is a part of your job—so you probably feel like you have the process down pat. Not so fast. As the economy has picked up and the job market has tightened, hiring has become more complex and challenging for HR professionals. Set a welcoming tone.

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The Employer Handbook

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Continuing with yesterday’s theme of appellate courts peeing on the Cheerios of plaintiffs in failure-to-accommodate cases … Wait, can I say that? Checks blogging scriptures. burps. Dealing with employees who stress out about work. Yesterday, I blogged here about how President Trump’s U.S. Now, then. Especially when your job is to answer phones at work. Well, not exactly.

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HR Gazette

JANUARY 30, 2017

The year of employee engagement… again!?!? I don’t think any year is THE year of employee engagement. Successful companies have figured out a way to ensure employee engagement strategies and tactics are “always-on” and not a one-time initiative or reaction to an annual employee engagement survey. What makes it more challenging is that there is no single silver bullet. Stagnant in 2015.

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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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