Sat.Jul 14, 2018 - Fri.Jul 20, 2018

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Here’s How An Engaged Company Outperforms Others by Nearly 150 Percent

UpstartHR

Employees are more disengaged than ever, and the statistics on employee engagement only serve to further the narrative. Gallup reports that more than half of employees (51 percent) say they’re actively looking for a different job or watching for opportunities. Nearly 26 percent of the U.S. workforce is going to change jobs this year, and these are typically the most highly skilled and motivated employees.

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7 Reasons Why Company Culture Must Be Nurtured, Not Imposed

Hppy

Company culture is a hot topic in business right now. It may not be a new phenomenon. But it is becoming increasingly important for businesses wanting to gain a competitive advantage. And it’s proving vital in attracting and retaining the best talent. What is it? In a nutshell, company culture is the way a business lives and breathes. It’s all about values and behaviors.

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Bookmark This! 20 Tips for Managers and Leaders

HR Bartender

Many of you may know that, a few months ago, Mr. Bartender and I moved from South Florida to the Northern part of the state. As part of the move, we downsized our home and offices. A huge task! But it was so rewarding. It’s amazing how stuff accumulates. As I was cleaning out my office , I ran across some articles that I had saved with tips and advice for managers.

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How Good Samaritan Moved From Transactional to Strategic HR

Cornerstone On Demand

According to projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and healthcare staffing consultancy Mercer, the U.S. will need 2.3 million new healthcare workers by 2025. Of these, home health aides will be the most in demand—with more than 400,000 people needed. But the lower salary of this role compared to other healthcare positions makes high performing employees notoriously difficult to find.

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Mid-Year Performance Review Checklist for HR and People Leaders

Ensure your mid-year performance reviews are focused, productive, and growth-oriented with this practical checklist from Mitratech Trakstar. Designed for HR professionals, people managers, and team leads, this guide walks you through the full review process—from pre-meeting prep and feedback collection to action planning and follow-up. It also includes tips for creating a comfortable and effective review experience, plus ways to leverage tools like self-evaluations, PIPs, and development plans.

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Dear CEOs: Focus On The Heart Of Your Company To Improve Organizational Health

15Five

Managers are at the heart of your organization, vigilantly pumping the lifeblood of inspiration and support throughout the teams they lead. And just like the body, if your heartbeat isn’t strong, the rest of your company will lag and ultimately fail. CEOs, the brain of the organization, must design healthy workplaces and empower managers to bring out the best in their people.

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Technology Plays a Part In the Employee Experience

HR Bartender

I’ve heard the comment many times that technology is just a tool. By definition, a tool is a device used to carry out a particular function. That totally makes sense. We use our tech to communicate, make purchases, learn new things, etc. So, technology is a tool. But I also can’t help but wonder if it’s more than that because not having technology can be a disadvantage.

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Personality: A New Kind of Test Score for Your Resume

Cornerstone On Demand

The Skills Economy is changing the way organizations identify and evaluate job candidates. One thing is clear: The traditional resume is no longer adequate. In our five-part mini-series, we explore how the resume of the future will help companies win the war for talent. Check out part one , two and three. Initially, I was dismissive of personality assessments as a hiring tool.

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Top 5 Benefits of Hiring Remote Employees

Achievers

Working from home employment is more than a lifestyle perk. It tells prospective employees your company cares about the team. Offering your employees the freedom to work from home is known to increase employee engagement. A Gallup survey states, “the optimal engagement boost occurs when employees spend 60% to 80% of their workweek — or three to four days — working off-site.

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Develop Your Workforce’s Political Skill to Help Them Thrive

Visier

Rob Cross and I have suggested how organization social networks can be sources of strategic success , including encouraging newcomers to create “pull” toward themselves, rather than excessively “pushing” themselves on others. However, Rob, and his colleagues, Reb Rebele and Adam Grant, also warn of “collaborative overload” a particular risk for well-connected or “central” networkers.

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Protect Your Business and Stay On Top of Compliance

To keep your business running smoothly (and legally), HR needs to get compliance right every time. Our HR Compliance Checklist is your go-to guide to cover the basics and start your auditing processes, helping you identify and address any gaps in your HR functions. Remember, compliance rules can differ based on industry and location—you’ll still need to keep up with changing regulations, but our checklist can help you get started.

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Improve Quality of Hire Using Recruiting Data and Analytics

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Criteria Corp , a leading provider of pre-employment testing services. They’ve just relaunched their customer interface, HireSelect. It’s been completely reworked to help organizations hire faster and smarter. Enjoy the post!) . Regular readers of this blog know I’ve talked on numerous occasions about the need to use technology strategically in the business.

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5 Lessons to Teach Recent Grads to Set Them up for Success

Cornerstone On Demand

With college graduation season behind us, chances are you've probably just hired a few recent graduates. Eager to enter the workforce and ready to learn, this new wave of workers may have the brains to do the job, but they'll still need some time to adjust to being in the working world. Here are five lessons you'll want to teach them to set them up for success, starting on day one: 1) Deadlines Are Real In school, the only real deadline was the end of the semester.

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Using Recognition to Drive Engagement: Inside Scotiabank’s Pay It Forward Campaign

Achievers

Are you currently using recognition to boost employee engagement across your organization? You should. Scotiabank , a leading financial services provider, is already ahead of the curve and finding innovative ways to spread employee recognition across 90,000 employees globally. Before diving straight into Scotiabank’s recognition success , let’s get to know the company a bit.

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The Behavioral Science Behind Feedback

Reflektive

Michael Scott once said , “Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”. SEE ALSO: Ultimate Guide to Employee Check-Ins. That’s actually a very real question—”feared or loved?”—that many managers face, especially when it comes to providing constructive feedback to employees. It can be a delicate balancing act—trying to coach employees for improvement while also being sensitive to their feelings and trying to maintain positive relation

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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Why the CEO's Head Isn't the Best Place for a Succession Plan

EDSI

When it comes to running a successful company, there’s no question that profit and growth are only sustainable if a clear succession plan is in place. What good is your business if all the institutional knowledge needed to handle the in’s and out’s of the company is tucked away in your CEO’s head?

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A positive onboarding experience goes a long way

PeopleStrategy

A strong employer-employee relationship begins with the onboarding process. While your candidate experience has a significant impact on how your company is viewed by potential employees, your onboarding process is the first taste a new employee will have of how your company truly operates. If onboarding is a positive experience, you increase your chances of turning your newest team member into a productive and loyal team player.

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17 Ways to Keep Employees Engaged in your Performance Management & Social Recognition Program

Kazoo

You’ve identified your needs, researched HR strategies, chosen a technology partner and launched your real-time performance management and/or social recognition platform. Your job here is done, right? Wrong. The best-planned program can still fail miserably if it doesn’t become a part of your organization’s everyday activities. We’ve asked our clients for their top suggestions for keeping their programs fresh. 1.

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How to Integrate Your Company Mission Into Your Culture

Reflektive

What do companies such as Warby Parker, Pinterest, Reddit, Twitter, and Atlassian have in common? They all have award-winning company cultures. This week, we attended Culture Summit in San Francisco and we learned all about what it takes to create a distinguished company culture in order to help retain and attract employees. We heard panels with culture experts from some of the U.S.’s greatest places to work and here’s what they want companies struggling to build their culture to know.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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A Tiny Mindset Shift that Could Change Your Organization

WorkHuman

By Robin Schooling —. I’ve worked in human resources for quite some time and, like many of my HR colleagues, I am quite fond of the phrase “nothing surprises me anymore.” Interestingly enough though, I find myself being surprised almost every day – sometimes multiple times per day. And I love it. I’ve assembled quite a repository of workplace tales about the things people consider appropriate to do between the time they clock in and the time they head out at the end of the day.

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4 Ways To Guarantee A Positive Workforce

Hppy

It goes without saying, the productivity and success of any business are wholly reliant on its workforce. If employees are happy in their working environment, they will remain focused on their individual tasks, as well as share in the communal ethos driving their organization forward. Also read: 4 Actionable Steps Towards A More Positive Culture. For those with the responsibility of managing employees, it is of the utmost importance that a spirit of positivity is maintained.

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HR Passion Series #4: Featuring Kelly Davis, SVP HR, Town Shoes Limited

Kazoo

Welcome to the fourth edition of our HR Passion Series, where we bring you insights, inspirations, experiences, and advice from prominent HR leaders. We’ve reached out to and interviewed highly esteemed professionals who have been so kind as to share their experiences and thoughts with us in order to provide insights and inspiration across the field of HR.

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Growing Businesses, Take Note: Key Federal Employment Laws to Know

Justworks

As a company grows, a myriad of challenges present themselves — scalability of operations, technology enablement, talent acquisition, and expansion into new markets. While growth can present exciting new opportunities, your HR department (if you have one) is likely preoccupied with a suite of federal regulations that directly affect your employee base.

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The AI Productivity Shift: How 3,000 Pros And 140K Users Are Transforming Work

Hubstaff’s new report, The AI Productivity Shift, highlights how 3,000+ professionals and 140,000+ users are transforming the way they work with AI. Adoption is high—85% are using AI—and the potential is just beginning. Teams that integrate AI into daily workflows report 77% faster task completion, 70% improved focus, and stronger results across the board.

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Future-Focused Performance Management Is HR’s Next Big Thing

Reflektive

Research shows that managers spend an average of 200 hours on performance reviews and documentation per year. This is why companies are increasingly looking for performance management solutions that minimize wasted time and make reviews a more positive experience. Traditionally, performance reviews and appraisals focused on past performance without any consideration for future accomplishments.

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A five-step framework for evaluating and improving recruitment operations

Engage2Excel

All employers, large and small, are competing to attract and retain employees for the same hard-to-fill jobs in today’s highly competitive, candidate-driven marketplace. McKinsey & Company reports that more than three- quarters of Fortune 500 CEOs do not believe their companies are effective at attracting highly talented people. Of those CEOs who do consider their companies successful at attracting top talent, only 7% believe they are effective in retaining them.

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HR Passion Series #4: Featuring Kelly Davis, SVP HR, Town Shoes Limited

Kazoo

Welcome to the fourth edition of our HR Passion Series, where we bring you insights, inspirations, experiences, and advice from prominent HR leaders. We’ve reached out to and interviewed highly esteemed professionals who have been so kind as to share their experiences and thoughts with us in order to provide insights and inspiration across the field of HR.

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5 Tips to Help Transform Your Workspace into an Employee Benefit

Justworks

Increasingly, today’s workers are seeking out employers who prioritize their well-being and encourage a sustainable work-life balance. But unless you’re a Fortune 500 company or are backed by millions (or billions) in funding, it can be difficult to measure up to the perks offered by the Googles and Facebooks of the world (e.g., gourmet meals, on-site gyms, massages, tuition reimbursement, free shuttles to work, etc.).

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

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Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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How to become an HR trendsetter

HR Zone

Future. Become an HR trendsetter.

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10 Places Where You Can Promote Your Recruitment Content

TalentLyft

Discover 10 best places where you can promote your recruitment content ! Here is the list of the top 10 places to promote your recruitment content and boost its online visibility. Read More.

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Dear CEOs: Improve Organizational Health By Focusing On The Heart Of Your Company (Your Managers)

15Five

Managers are at the heart of your organization, vigilantly pumping the lifeblood of inspiration and support throughout the teams they lead. And just like the body, if your heartbeat isn’t strong, the rest of your company will lag and ultimately fail. CEOs (the brain of the organization) must design healthy workplaces and empower managers to bring out the best in their people.