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The Little Known Role of the Executive Assistant

Hppy

When people think of a company like Apple, the first name that comes to mind is the late Steve Jobs. In the case of Microsoft, the name that comes to mind is Bill Gates. Nearly anyone on the street can recite the names of the CEOs of most major companies—especially those companies whose main leader has become an icon of popular culture. But, rarely does the public know the name of the executive assistant that keeps the CEO’s job and reputation in good standing.

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[VIDEO] The Difference Between People Analytics and HR Analytics

Analytics in HR

What’s the difference between people analytics and HR analytics? When we started our Analytics in HR blog, we had to pick a name. Because everybody was talking about HR analytics, Analytics in HR made sense. It was simple, recognizable, worked well for traffic from Google and everybody would understand the website would be about HR analytics. However, we might have picked the wrong name.

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Four Employee Engagement Challenges Facing Modern Energy Companies

Bonfyre

Nearly 2 million people in the United States work in a job related to electric power generation or fuels according to the U.S Department of Energy. While we often think of police, fire, and medical personnel as first responders, it’s easy to forget that this vast workforce plays a significant role in crisis response, especially after natural disasters.

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Organizations Don’t Change Until People Do

HR Bartender

Organizations decide they’re going to change all the time. Especially during times like we’re experiencing today, when recruiting is tough, engagement is a challenge, and retention is a top priority. It’s not unusual for an organization to say, “We need to change so we can get the best talent and crush the competition.” But organizational change doesn’t happen just because: Something goes offline, like a system.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Why You Shouldn't Overlook Candidates With an Alternative Education

Cornerstone On Demand

More students are pursuing higher education than ever before—but at a higher cost. The result? The national student debt burden is approaching $1.5 trillion, and in 2016 the average college student graduated with over $37,000 in student loans. For many potential college students who are now the future of our workforce, this process has become untenable.

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How To Take Action On Employee Feedback Using The Agile Method

Visier

Agile software development was created as a way to meet the rapidly changing and complex demands of customers. Agile HR is gaining momentum as a way to meet the rapidly changing and complex demands of today’s workforce. From sprint-based project cycles, to kanban boards for communication and more, there are many visual reminders of how Agile works. However, Agile is so much more than a way to decorate an office–Agile teams get results.

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Creating an HR Function – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses accounted for 62 percent of net new jobs. They play an important role in our economy. But one of the biggest questions that small businesses face is how to successfully grow their organization. Specifically, when and how to bring the HR function into the company. That’s what today’s reader wants to know.

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Talent Management System Buyer's Guide

ClearCompany HRM

Your Talent Management System is responsible for streamlining your talent strategy, so making sure you purchase the right one for your organization's needs is vital! Get your #TalentManagement process right with this buyer's guide from @ClearCompany: Tweet This! Use our comprehensive buyer's guide to help you through the entire process. We've compiled helpful tips and information for every part of the talent management system: Applicant Tracking.

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Why Managers Need To Be More Vulnerable And Authentic To Give Effective Employee Feedback

15Five

Employee feedback should be simple. Just speak with your employees, right? Not exactly. Most managers are afraid to communicate with employees and for good reason. Research shows that feedback interventions can often backfire and more than one-third of feedback conversations actually decrease performance. As a manager, giving feedback is something you will probably do as the most frequent part of any continuous performance management process.

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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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Cartoon Coffee Break | Hire Me

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: This post is part of our " Cartoon Coffee Break " series. While we take talent management seriously, we also know it's important to have a good laugh. Check back every two weeks for a new ReWork cartoon.

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Bookmark This! #HR Project Management Edition

HR Bartender

I was in a meeting recently where someone commented that HR pros don’t know project management. And I thought, really? Managing projects is one of the largest responsibilities we have in human resources. It could be a small project like organizing an employee event or a large scale project such as implementing a new software solution. Regardless of size, projects are an important part of what we do.

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The Pros and Cons of Unlimited PTO

Reflektive

An employee who spends more time in the office isn’t necessarily a more productive employee. “The State of American Vacation 2017” report—a survey of over 7,000 American workers—found that 38% of employees want to be seen as a “work martyr”, someone who sacrifices time-off to put in more hours at the office. This mindset is part of the reason that the majority of employees, 54%, end the year with unused vacation time. 54% of employees end the year with unused vacation time.

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Hosting Matters When You’re Choosing Cloud-Based Time & Attendance Software

nettime solutions

When it comes to day-to-day business needs, a company’s cloud-based time & attendance software should be reliable, flexible, and easy to use. This tends to be the criteria by which industry websites such as SoftwareAdvice.com and Business.com break down the pros and cons of different time & attendance solutions. It also reflects the kind of feedback that customers provide on such sites as they weigh in on features and functionality.

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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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5 Easy Ways to Not Waste the Money & Time You Spent on Your Engagement Survey

Engage2Excel

In our last two blog posts, our colleague, Tyler Morrison has spoken about why an engagement survey is important to understanding your organization's health and how to prepare your organization for your survey. This week Tiffany Adams, is taking the reins and sharing her ideas for not wasting all the money you just spent on your engagement survey!

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How to Create a Vision Board on Pinterest

HR Bartender

I don’t know about you, but I have some plans for the future. However, sometimes simply writing down goals isn’t enough. I want to see more than the words. I want to see the future. Vision boards can be a good way to do that. They are a tool used to help clarify, concentrate, and maintain focus on a specific life goal. Literally, a vision board is any sort of board on which you display images that represent whatever you want to be, do, or have in your life.

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Understanding the Difference: Traditional vs. Agile Performance Management

Reflektive

A coach coaches in real-time during a game, reacting to their team’s performance and providing in-the-moment guidance to help the players improve and the team win. The coach doesn’t wait until the end of the season to start coaching. The same principle applies to performance reviews. The traditional method of performance management – waiting until the end of the year, or doing biannual reviews, simply doesn’t work.

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How the Cloud Can Help You Stay Compliant with Wage & Hour Laws

nettime solutions

For many professionals, the phrase “cloud-based computing” has become synonymous with business-as-usual, and the promises that come with the cloud, such as rapid deployment, faster services, and greater connectivity, are baked into many modern work environments. However, less than a decade ago, the concept of the cloud was still new and fairly novel for many businesses and organizations.

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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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Organizational Change is Constant: Here's How to Get Good At It

Cornerstone On Demand

This article was originally published under Jeff Miller's column “The Science of Workplace Motivation" on Inc.com. The pace of change in business today is accelerating —fueled in large part by the disruption that new technologies bring. And research from McKinsey shows that companies are struggling to keep up. For leaders , that means taking a closer look at the way you manage change from start to finish.

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I’ll be at #SHRM18 — My Interview on #DriveThruHR

UpstartHR

Last week I had a quick conversation with my long-time friend Michael Vandervort on the DriveThruHR podcast. As one of the official social media team members for the SHRM 2018 Annual Conference, Mike wanted to chat about me, my background, and my current projects as a lead-in to the event. It was one-sided (as interviews must go!) but if you’ve listened to my podcast We’re Only Human or if you’ve followed the blog here for any length of time, you might be interested in learning

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Sample New Employee Onboarding Checklist

Reflektive

The recruiting and hiring process should give a new hire the first taste of company culture. But the employee onboarding experience is their first impression of your company from the inside. And this process can either set up new hires for long, successful careers with the organization or create bad first impressions that lead to high turnover. An organized process is vital for success, and a new employee onboarding checklist is a great tool to solidify that process.

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Wearable technology: what’s the impact on workplace wellbeing?

HR Zone

People. Wearable tech: what’s the impact on wellbeing?

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HR’s Complete 2025 Calendar of Important Dates

HR leaders can use this calendar from Paycor to track important HR and payroll tax dates. The 2025 calendar includes: Tax filing dates Federal reporting deadlines Bank holidays Links to relevant tax forms …and more! Get your 2025 HR calendar today!

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How DisasterReady.org Helped Build a Learning Program for Aid Workers in Syria

Cornerstone On Demand

Nearly seven years since the crisis began, over 13.5 million women, men and children are still in need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria. ( Relief Web ) The protracted crisis in Syria has impacted all aspects of humanitarian work. A number of international NGOs are involved in the response and recovery effort. But since the conflict began, local Syrian humanitarians have stepped up to deliver the majority of assistance in support of local communities and families, often at great personal

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The Secret to Great Team Performance May Surprise You [Podcast]

UpstartHR

The way we have done business in the past–it’s not going to work in the future. The world is volatile, complex… There’s rapid change. We have to change ourselves. It’s not making a change with tech or tools, it’s about the soft things: thanking people, helping them articulate the mission, helping them with careers.

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3 tips to improve open enrollment [Video]

PeopleStrategy

If you are like most organizations, your employees don’t really understand the benefits you offer. In fact, only 19 percent of employers believe their employees have a high-level understanding of their benefits. That’s why good communication is so important during the open enrollment period. One way to improve employee communication is to make detailed benefits information easily accessible online.

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Bypass Navigating the HCM Application Roadmap: Go Directly to Workforce Optimization and Business Value

Visier

A 40-year HR veteran, Lexy Martin was Vice President, Research and Analytics at Sierra-Cedar and lead author of the Sierra-Cedar Human Resources Systems Survey, the longest running and most acclaimed Human Resources technology survey. I thought about titling this piece “I Was Wrong” or perhaps “I Can See More Clearly Now.” The truth is, I was wrong and I can see more clearly now.

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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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ICYMI: 5 Ways to Empower Employees With Future Skills

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: In today's fast-paced news cycle, we know it's difficult to keep up with the latest and greatest HR trends and stories. To make sure you're updated, we're recapping our most popular articles every month in our " In Case You Missed It " series. Keep reading for February's top stories! 10 Ways Leaders Can Unleash Corporate Capacity Corporate capacity is a company's ability to anticipate, react to and sometimes even get ahead of market changes.

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[Infographic] Millennials vs. Generation Z: How Do They Achieve Success in The Workplace?

Hppy

Changes in a workplace are inevitable, which means HR teams, hiring managers, and recruitment firms must adapt and keep up with their employees. Generations will keep on evolving, and soon, workplaces will be dominated by Millennials. You’ve probably seen five different generations working together in your office such as the traditionalists, baby boomers, gen X, Millennials, and gen Z.

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Hello from HighGround! Meet Adam Dahl

Kazoo

We’re excited to bring back our newest blog series, Hello from HighGround! If you missed our first post, get to know Gina. Today we sat down with Adam Dahl. He’s one of our sales exec extraordinaires. Read on for his take on the problems HighGround solves and what makes him a happy member of our team. How’d you get your start at HighGround? I’ve always been a big believer of “A happy employee is a good employee” and “It’s easier to keep good employees than to find new ones.