Strategic HCM

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I’ve been re-reading a couple of books in preparation for another workshop on HR Metrics. One of these has been Calculating Success by Carl Hoffmann, Eric Lesser and Tim Ringo. It’s a pretty turgid book, but then it does focus on measurement, which isn’t the most naturally entertaining topic area (I always struggle slightly to make my measurement workshops as stimulating as my other trainings).

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David Zinger

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Here is my TEDxManitoba talk on the work I am doing with honeybees and the connections between honeybees and humans paired with engagement, organization, and community. This is very experimental and an example of thinking differently inside the hive. Honeybees offer us more than honey and pollination, they offer us models of engagement and behavior at work. Employee Engagement

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Peoplefluent

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 :00am. Talent Mobility: Succeeding in Emerging Markets By Jim Bowley. The current state of the world economy creates a paradox of high demand for select talents and skills (particularly in emerging markets) simultaneous to destabilizing high unemployment. In many emerging markets, job openings exist, but there are not enough skilled people to meet demand. read more

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45 Things

MARCH 1, 2012

I've been told that when I am in meetings, my body language screams "I hate being here." Nice to know my body is listening to my mind. Seriously, there are some meetings I enjoy and find myself fascinated by the interesting comments and dynamic personalities. When the meetings are over, I feel recharged and ready to take on the world. But sometimes, I hate being there. Meetings can be awesome.

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NoExcusesHR

MARCH 1, 2012

Or not. I''d love to hear from you. No Excuses. employment testing human resources humor interviews

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Human Resource Info4All

MARCH 1, 2012

Great questions to ask on a job interview. Who''s in charge? - Ask who you''d be reporting to and how success will be measured, suggests executive coach Meg Montford. "It tells them that you are ambitious and not just a time-clock puncher." If you''re hired, knowing how achievement is measured will help you get off on the right foot. Why are YOU here? and "when and how should I follow up?"

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Strategic HCM

MARCH 1, 2012

You may have thought from my last post that I’ve got quite worked up about ‘Calculating Success’. Well I haven’t really, but I am feeling quite irate at John Boudreau’s latest, ‘Transformative HR’. First of all: “Talent management is not an imprecise art form. He makes the comment in particular relation to a case study of Deutsche Telekom introducing job families to support succession management.

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Jennifer Benz, Founder & CEO of Benz Communications, brought the Transform HR Conference to a close with her session "3 Steps to Success: How Benefits Can Help Drive Your Strategic HR Transformation." Health care costs are a significant part of compensation spending (20-30%). They are a significant part of employee engagement. Impact of lack of physical activity costs businesses $150 billion a year. Compounding the problem is the lack of financial planning: 1 in 3 are not saving for retirement nor have more than $1,000 in savings. HR''s job, Benz argues, should do the opposite.

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

I like to think ( read here => convince myself ) that I’m contributing to my organization somehow; and that the employees feel more connected to the company as their years of service grow. One of the ways many companies try to quantify this issue (after all, shouldn''t everything in life be reduced to a number? Uh.no!).is is to use an employee engagement survey. make work better. No Excuses.

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Aurico

MARCH 1, 2012

On December 29th, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Administration (GOA) properly redacted the partial birth dates of state employees from salary records produced in response to a media request. The court overturned the state''s Office of Open Records’ (OR) determination that the full birth dates should have been released. Governor’s Administration Office v. Dylan Purcell, Pa. Cmmw., No. 2452, opinion 12/29/2011) This signifies good news for Aurico and our clients. Employee Industry News

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Strategic HCM

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

I’ve been down in Johannesburg for a few days, delivering a workshop on HR metrics and analytics. And it was analytics, not too surprisingly (as this is such a rapidly becoming an extremely important and popular topic), which gave rise to the most interesting discussion in the workshop. For me, both HR metrics and analytics need to cascade from a company’s HR strategy / strategic risk assessment.

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Day 2 of the wonderful Transform HR conference kicked off with Billy Beane, GM of the Oakland A''s, and focus of Michael Lewis'' " Moneyball." Given the emphasis on managing talent with an uneven playing field, having Mr. Beane as the keynote speaker couldn''t be more apropros (especially given the multitude of blog posts on Moneyball (self-promotion alert: check out a couple of them in the 2011 season of the 8 Man Rotation )). Beane started off with some stories about working on the film, saying Brad Pitt was a better option to play him than Zero Mostel or Ernest Borgnine. transformHR bad HR

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I''m getting a little worried. Apparently a whole bunch of people are going to be retiring soon and I''m not sure we''re preparing the next generation of leaders to fill their shoes. No, you can''t replace dynamic leaders, but you certainly can help up-and-comers transition from a wanna-be leader into the leader. Right? But These Young People Are.Different Thank God they''re different! No one has ever told me that. and no one ever will. The answer to this is not to shake our collective heads and whine that young people don''t have the right work ethic. Now is the time to start. No Excuses.

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Aurico

MARCH 1, 2012

On January 23rd, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a case decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that held that companies making bulk purchases of personally identifying information from state driver''s license databases for future permissible uses did not violate the Driver''s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA). The lower court had ruled that as long as the ultimate use of the records by the company or another end user is for a statutorily permitted purpose, the DPPA does not dictate when those records may be obtained. Howard v. Criminal Info. Servs. U.S., No.

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Employees in Denial

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The employee who refuses to believe anything that might be remotely negative about their performance or behavior can be frustrating to say the least. That unwillingness to listen and accept something that could actually help them improve no doubt partially explains why their performance may be less than acceptable. No performance review should be a surprise to an employee.

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Margaret Morford had the tough task of following Billy Beane with her presentation "HR Fiddles While Organizations Burn!" Starting off, working HR, she notes, should be measured in dog years, given the challenges HR managers face on a daily basis. To meet this challenge, Morford discussed her strategic six things HR needs to do: be different in your thinking, ignore fads, get brave, develop talent & skills, outrun the pack, and get out of HR (temporarily). The HR reality today Morford cited was that only 23% of corporate leaders see HR departments as playing a crucial role.

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Aurico

MARCH 1, 2012

Pepsi Beverages, formerly known as Pepsi Bottling Group, has agreed to pay $3.1 million, develop a new background check policy and provide job offers and training to resolve a race discrimination charge filed against them for violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. An investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revealed that more than 300 applicants were adversely affected when Pepsi applied a criminal background check that disproportionately excluded minority applicants from permanent employment. To read more, click here. Background Screening Industry New

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Aurico

MARCH 1, 2012

Often we hear clients ask about national databases, search quality and options to access criminal reports. Our answer? Searching for criminal records isn’t the one-step process you may think it is. It’s easy to assume that the process is simple. After all, film and television detectives pull up a person’s criminal history with a few keystrokes. But real life isn’t that convenient. And even those who have access use additional methods, since this is not a complete database of all U.S. criminal records. If a lawsuit was filed yesterday, it’s on the public record terminal tomorrow.

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Aurico

MARCH 1, 2012

Thanks to their honesty and entertaining spelling, these individuals pre-screened themselves out of the candidate pool. Here’s the latest installment of real, eyebrow-raising responses we’ve seen on job applications. Have you been convicted of a crime in the past ten years, other than minor traffic violations? checked yes) If yes, describe in full: “I found a credit card and tried to use it for gas” Have you been convicted of a crime in the past ten years, other than minor traffic violations? checked yes) If yes, describe in full: “Drug traffing.” Please?”. Blooper Book Hiring

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Aurico

MARCH 1, 2012

The FTC has issued an update to the use of Employer Guidelines. This is a document the FTC has posted on their website and was recently updated as follows: Using Consumer Reports: What Employers Need to Know Your company has job vacancies to fill. You''re also thinking about promoting some employees from within the company. You''ve winnowed down the stack of applications and resumes and want to run background checks through a third party company who is in the business of compiling background information. Employment background checks also are known as consumer reports. See 15 U.S.C.

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Closing out Day 2 of the Transform HR conference was the Talent Anarchy due of Joe Gerstandt and Jason Lauritsen (or is it Jason Lauritsen and Joe Gerstandt) on the topic of Social Gravity and the future of HR. As noted in this blog a couple weeks ago , Joe and Jason recently published a book coincidentally called "Social Gravity," which focuses on the power of relationship in one''s life. Joe and Jason rev up the Wayback Machine and begin talking about the roots of Talent Anarchy back in 1998. One would watch several video tapes and when finished they were deemed a recruiter. How did you meet?

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Kicking off the afternoon sessions of Day 2 of the Transform HR conference is "The Second-Generation Workplace Wellness Program" with Fran Melmed, Founder of Context Communication. Given that wellness affects all employees, its important to not only learn about the continued barriers to effective workplace wellness, but the trends, innovations and successes that mark effective wellness programs. Melmed asserts there is no better time to be discussing wellness. Companies that are investing in wellness are seeing eight times more return in terms of employee engagement. Employees are spending 7.7

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Some 200 passionate HR people made their trek to Austin for the first Transform HR conference sponsored by TLNT.com. Ron Thomas , Principal Consultant, Strategy Focused HR, kicked off the introduction of the conference talking about how attendees are all transformers. He noted that HR needs to be people focused, scalable, repeatable and analytical Jim Knight , Senior Director of Training for Hard Rock, and the morning''s keynote focused on how to build a team of "rock stars" for your organization. He focused on 10 types: 1. Develop a crystal clear, brand-specific recruiting strategy 2.

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The afternoon session of Transform HR kicked off with Tim Sackett discussing "What You Wished HR Would Do." Sackett first highlights his several trips flying on a corporate jet with his CEO; it gave him a new way of thing about things. Some of the points noted were: CEOs want to see metrics that lead to a course of action HR pros need to take off the HR Hat, collaborate, and understand the business HR need to be creative as traditional HR forecasting is not effective HR should hire out of their comfort zone; get people that "scare the crap out of you." It needs to be ongoing.

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

In "The New Consumer of Work," Libby Sartain , author of "Brand For Talent," examined the new way in which workers are now approaching and engaging with work. The American Dream, Sartain argued, "is no longer moving up, but moving out." Employers should no longer be concerned about losing talent to competitors, but to their dreams. Even with the best approach to retention, high performing employees may still leave. The current challenge to employers is that many employees continue to be unhappy at work. Over 25% of employees are not satisfied at work, Sartain claims.

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The "You Serious Clark?" Look

ReviewSNAP

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Have you ever wondered what those looks some employees shoot your way really mean when you''re conducting a performance review session? Here''s our rendition of what some of the more common looks mean: The "You don''t know #%$@" look - A common look among low performers.the one with the wry little smile, arms crossed, and slightly red face. What this really means is "Oh, oh, they''re on to me".

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