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How HR is Becoming a Science

HRExecutive

HR is becoming a proper science. Between the newfound ability to connect HR initiatives to business outcomes and the explosion of intelligent tools, technology is making it increasingly possible to understand and predict the organization and its behavior. We’re still in the early stages, yet it’s easy to imagine an evolution in which HR can help business leaders anticipate the results of their people-related decisions and guide them through complex decision-making.

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Dealing with difficult employees: A 5-step plan

Insperity

As a business owner, manager or HR leader, you need to be an expert at dealing with difficult employees. A difficult employee is not just a problem between one employee and another. If one person makes life difficult for the company, discontent can fester and become a major distraction. The air of dissent affects everyone and can cause a dramatic decrease in productivity and the departure of other employees.

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75% of Candidates Prefer Human Interaction When Searching for a Job!

The Tim Sackett Project

TA Leaders and Executives, this is the dirty little secret that your Recruiters and the Talent Acquisition Technology industry does not want you to know! Candidates actually prefer to have human interaction when searching and applying for a job. From a study done by ASA: “Three of the top five ways job seekers land a job are “high touch,” according to the survey findings.

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Shannon Arvizu, Ph.D: The Science of Building Psychologically Safe Professional Relationships

15Five

Welcome back to Talk Nerdy To Me, 15Five’s academic blog series where we get nerdy, talk to the world’s best thinkers, and break down the latest academic research that you can apply to your workplace. This time around, I spoke with Dr. Shannon Arvizu on the topic of professional relationships. Shannon is a tech sociologist and founder of Epic Teams where she applies her unique background in behavioral science, positive psychology and team performance to help Fortune 500 companies and startups de

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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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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

According to a 2011 court case, NLRB v. Pier Sixty, LLC, Hernan Perez, a server at New York-based event venue Pier Sixty, vented his frustrations with his manager in an expletive-laden Facebook post he published during a scheduled break. Ten of his colleagues saw this post, and it eventually made its way to his manager, Robert McSweeney, the target of the vehemence.

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People Analytics and AI in the Workplace: Four Dimensions of Trust

Josh Bersin

AI and People Analytics have taken off. As I’ve written about in the past , the workplace has become a highly instrumented place. Companies use surveys and feedback tools to get our opinions, new tools monitor emails and our network of communications (ONA), we capture data on travel, location, and mobility, and organizations now have. Read more» The post People Analytics and AI in the Workplace: Four Dimensions of Trust appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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How to Work From Home: Tips to Increase Productivity Outside the Office

Justworks

For many of today’s workers, being physically located in a specific place is no longer a requirement. With the abundance of laptops and wifi, working remotely is an option for more and more of us. At Justworks, for example, managers are free to create flexible work schedules for their teams that allow for enhanced productivity. Remote work offers plenty of positive benefits for both employers and employees, whether it happens daily or only occasionally.

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Keep Your Employees Wanting to Stay

Hppy

Worker turnover is one of the biggest issues confronting any smaller business. The Wall Street Journal estimates that it is more than twice the sum of the employee’s pay to deal with each instance of turnover. Turnover lowers organization productivity, increases the work of remaining personnel and diminishes institutional knowledge. So how do you keep your employees?

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Flexible Workers Need Skills Development, Too

Allegis Global Solutions

Learning and development is a perennial challenge for companies as workers’ skills can grow stale with each passing year. In fact, one study found that the average “half-life” of a skill today is only five years. In other words, the effectiveness and impact of a skill begin to erode immediately. The challenge is not lost on employers. For decades, companies have provided opportunities for employees to advance their capabilities, whether through training, coaching, mentorship, or a myriad of lear

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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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Wooing top tech talent: Recruiting in the Boston tech scene

Workable

A memorable Workable event on tech recruiting opened with some surprising statistics, courtesy of Culture Amp’s Joshua Bach : “10% of people [leave] within the first six months of starting a new job. And many people decide if they’re going to leave a job within the first six weeks.“. This isn’t just a problem for employers; it’s a problem for recruiters as well both in terms of cost and overall disruption.

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Buckeye: Espionage Outfit Used Equation Group Tools Prior to Shadow Brokers Leak

Symantec

Windows zero day was exploited by Buckeye alongside Equation Group tools during 2016 attacks. Exploit and tools continued to be used after Buckeye's apparent disappearance in 2017.

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People analytics is hard & HR "data management" is your kryptonite

Hire Road

Recently, I had a conversation with someone who has been in the HR Tech game a long time and he was looking to learn more about people analytics. We’ll call him Charlie for purposes of this blog. Charlie said to me “when I was with HR Tech Co "XYZ" we had all of these customers asking us for better data integration and APIs - which we built - but at the end of the day, there were few who actually made good use of them”.

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What Recruiters Can Learn From College Sports

TalentCulture

Several years ago, I was a coach for the Loyola University Maryland women’s basketball team. We were underdogs in the NCAA Tournament, playing an acclaimed Virginia team. There were just a few seconds left in the game. We had the ball and the opportunity to advance to the next round. We huddled together as a team and drew up what was sure to be a game-winning play.

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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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How to Create an Effective Internal Communication Strategy & Plan with 13 Best Practices

Imaginasium

Developing a well-thought-out, intentional internal communications strategy and a plan to execute that strategy is critical to the success of your business. The best internal communication strategies do more than simply manage and distribute information. They can foster an engaging environment ripe with relationships built on trust. That trust, in turn, creates a strong company culture.

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Creative and Compliant Ways to Check References

SHRM Resources

Reference checking is a necessary evil of the hiring process, but it’s fraught with challenges. There are ways, however, that reference checkers can creatively and compliantly gather meaningful information to help employers make informed hiring decisions.

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Why I Choose Freelancing Instead of a Traditional Career Path

Workology

The term freelancer often comes with a stigma. It’s painted to be a picture of gig work or someone who wants flexibility and craves the work-life balance, but this isn’t the only reason people choose. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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#WorkTrends:How to Make 2020 a Transformational Year

TalentCulture

We talk often about the future of work here at #WorkTrends — and this week’s guest says the future will be arriving pretty soon. Brent Colescott is the senior director of business strategy and transformation for SumTotal, and he says 2020 is going to be a transformational year for the workplace. When a man whose job is literally transformation tells you that transformation is on the way, you tend to listen.

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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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Boost employee engagement with these key people skills

HR Morning

With all the talk about “employee engagement,” it’s only fair to ask, “Can I really get all the people in my organization to give their best – every day?”. The short answer is probably not “all.” But with the right amount of effort you can get “most” of them to give their best … most of the time. And that’s a lot better than where most companies are right now.

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Creating a green workplace

Take It Personel-ly

Many people want their business to be green, sustainable, and align with their values. The challenge is that many business owners are unsure of how to do that, or where to start. Fortunately there are many green initiatives that you can adopt in the office that will make a difference. To help jump-start your sustainability […].

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Collaboration vs cooperation: what's the difference?

Jostle

Collaboration and cooperation are two words which are often used interchangeably, especially in the workplace. Both terms are so overused that their distinct meanings have blended into one. They’ve effectively become buzzwords. But contrary to popular belief, they don’t in fact mean the same thing.

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4 Reasons Why Performance Reviews Are Useful

Engagedly

Reviewing employee performance is a huge responsibility. It’s not something you can accomplish in the span of a day or a week (you might be able to if you have an exceptionally small organization). Good performance management takes […].

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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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What Happens When Your SHRM or HRCI Certification Expires

Workology

Recertifying soon? Check out our HR recertification tip sheet with resources to maintain your certification for SHRM and HRCI certifications. What Happens When You Forget to Recertify with SHRM or. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Are you measuring the Intelligence of your candidates? You should be!

The Tim Sackett Project

Hire for Smarts. Train for Skill. It doesn’t sound right, does it? The old adage is “Hire for attitude, train for skill” The reality is, we probably have done this wrong for a long time. We hire for attitude, thinking we can train the person to do what we need if they just have the right attitude. Then Timmy turns out to be dumb and we can’t train him to do anything!

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12 Amazing Time Management Tricks That Will Help You Have More Free Time

Take It Personel-ly

Time management never seems easy. So, you create a to-do list, you work hard and yet you never seem to have time to have some fun. Well, this just means that you need better time management skills that can help you have more free time and work smarter. Here are some of those tricks and […].

Wellness 101
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Are You Accidentally Ruining Employee Engagement At Your Office?

Engagedly

Employee engagement is one of the most important aspects of current HR. Though most managers understand the importance of keeping their employees engaged and satisfied with their work, sometimes they tend to unintentionally destroy employee engagement. Do you […].

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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Keep it “real simple”

Davis & Company

You are here Home RSS feed. Keep it “real simple”. 6 quick tips to help you get through to employees. Kimberly. Cuffe. Senior Marketing Manager. LinkedIn Twitter kimberly.cuffe@davisandco.com Related work & content. One of my favorite publications is Real Simple , which provides easy solutions for everyday life. From advice on organizing a closet to tips on how to save money, the magazine contains useful, easy-to-understand advice.

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10 Great Examples of Workplace Wellness Programs

Rise

Developing a fitness or health habit can take considerable effort, with estimates ranging from 21 to 66 days of daily repetition. Considering the improvements made to the health and well-being of a workplace, and the amount of time we spend at our workplaces, it makes sense to foster workplace wellness programs. Not only does it affect the productivity output of team members, but it makes them feel good in all areas of life—including work.

Wellness 101
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The Ultimate Guide for Conducting Structured Job Interviews

TalentLyft

Structured interviews are up to twice as effective at predicting job performance than unstructured ones! In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know to develop and conduct an effective structured job interview. Read More.