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Culture Fit Versus Culture Add?

Outmatch

Organizational culture is more than a popular talking point. According to a 2018 People Management Report , 84% of employers say that organizational culture is critical to the success of their business. This widely-held belief has sparked countless conversations about organizational culture—including how to define culture, how to measure culture, how to manage culture change, and how to hire for culture fit.

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In Case You Forgot: Your Employees Are Job-Hunting

HR Daily Advisor

New research shows that most of your employees are probably on the prowl for a better job. Specialty recruitment firms Accounting Principals and Ajilon today released the results of a new joint survey exploring job search trends among more than 1,000 US full-time workers in sales, office and management/professional occupations. The survey found that one fourth of respondents (25.7 percent) are actively seeking new job opportunities and over half of respondents (55.5 percent) are passively open t

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The Importance of Mental Health Wellbeing in the Workplace

Hppy

According to the latest figures from MIND, the mental health charity for England and Wales, one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health issue each year. Mental Health America’s most recent report revealed the figures for the USA are one in five adults having issues, equating to more than 40 million Americans. Also read: Want to Save Billions?

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The Difference Between Goals, Objectives and Outcomes

HR Bartender

During this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Expo , I had the opportunity to attend a pre-conference workshop on improving human performance. One of the big takeaways from the workshop was the difference between goals, objectives, and outcomes. I know how easy it is to use these terms interchangeably. And at first glance, there might not be anything wrong with using the words as synonyms.

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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 ReWorker: My Employee Is Tattling on Her Coworkers

Cornerstone On Demand

Dear ReWorker, I have an employee that monitors everyone else's schedule. We are a retail organization, so schedules change from week to week. If someone is late, or two people swap shifts, I'll hear about it from her. Other than this annoying habit, she's good at her job. She just likes to hover and tattle. Of course, this drives her coworkers crazy.

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Feedback is a Gift… or is it? - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

I was on a phone call in which a senior manager was not, as I call it, “owning the feedback.” His organization had just gone through a 360 degree feedback process which involved several hundred managers. After watching many of his direct reports go through the process over the past several weeks, it was now his turn. While not dismal, many of this manager’s 360 ratings were not as strong as they could (or should) have been.

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Bookmark This! HR Certification Edition

HR Bartender

Maybe it’s because the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) just launched their new Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential , but I’ve been receiving quite a few questions lately about certifications. Over the years, I’ve written quite a bit about the topic, so I thought I would put the articles all in one place for easy reference. Since I just mentioned it, here’s some information about SHRM’s new Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential.

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The Role of Candidate Reputation In Modern Recruiting

Cornerstone On Demand

In today's world of work, candidate reputation is becoming an increasingly important factor in hiring decisions. While the resume used to reign supreme , employers can now rely on data for a more holistic view of a candidate's experience. In fact, 50 percent of talent professionals and hiring managers say data is the top trend impacting how they hire, according to recent research from LinkedIn.

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An Entirely New World of HR Technology: HR In The Flow of Work

Josh Bersin

This week I have the opportunity to speak at the PeopleMatters TechHR 2018 Conference in Delhi, and I’m going to introduce a topic I’ll be speaking about at other conferences this. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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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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4 Reasons Why Employee Retention Is Challenging - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

“Back in the day we used to walk to work, in the snow, uphill, both ways!” Yeah, we’ve all heard it before. The older generation in the workforce had it much rougher than we do today, right? For the most part I would say that’s pretty much true. I look at my father who started his career in the early-70s in a steel mill and maintained the same job, in the same small town, most of his life.

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Employee Performance: The 6 Influence Areas

HR Bartender

We all know that employee performance is important. And we spend a lot of time talking about how to achieve higher levels of employee performance via manager one-on-one meetings, coaching sessions, and career development. But do we know the factors that influence employee performance in the first place? During this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, I attended a workshop on improving human performance and we talked about six factors that infl

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TED Talk Tuesday: Running a Company With (Almost) No Rules

Cornerstone On Demand

This is part of our monthly TED Talk Tuesday series, spotlighting can't-miss TED Talks and their key takeaways. You can learn more about our partnership with TED here. True wisdom comes to those who have a profound understanding of why they do what they do, says Ricardo Semler , former CEO of Brazilian equipment supplier Semco. Tired of the status quo at the company, Semler and his team eliminated most of the rules and bureaucracy associated with running a large corporation.

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The Social Psychology Of Toxic Work Culture: An Interview With Tony Vigorito

15Five

Part One of my interview with Tony Vigorito focused on the social dynamics of organizational culture. One theme that emerged (and one that might ideally prevent a toxic work culture from forming) is the concept of community in the workplace. Vigorito discussed the increasingly common strategy to build a corporate culture patterned after community, as in a family, and he highlighted the inherent risk of employees perceiving that communal culture as insincere: “People are not stupid.

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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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Event Activities at ACE 2018 in Toronto, October 23-24

Achievers

Did you know employee engagement levels bounced back to an all-time high rate of 65% in 2017, up 2% from 2016? This is great news for HR professionals whose goals are to increase employee engagement and productivity. Why should employee engagement be a top priority for your business? Let the numbers from Achievers’ white paper tell you: Engaged employees are 87% less likely to their organizations than disengaged employees.

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Recruiting Should Not Be an Act of Desperation – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

I’m a fan of comic books and superheroes. While I must admit my tastes do lean toward the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are some DC Comics that I enjoy. (Side note: I can’t wait for Shazam! to hit theaters next year.). But I digress. One of the most well-known comic book superheroes is Batman. When Gotham City was in trouble, the Commissioner would put out the ‘bat signal’ and Batman would respond.

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Office Hours: Stuck in a Rut at Work? Here Are Strategies to Move Past It

Cornerstone On Demand

This post is part of our biweekly " Office Hours " video series, featuring quick career, workplace and leadership tips from talent management experts and business leaders across the globe. We all know the feeling of being in a rut at work: you feel apathetic, struggle to focus or find yourself staring blankly at the computer screen. "That's absolutely normal," says Cornerstone OnDemands' Associate Vice President of Learning and Organizational Effectiveness Jeff Miller.

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Influence Your CEO With WOW And OW! Talent Data

Visier

This “think piece” is designed to challenge your thinking on talent metrics/analytics. Everyone in HR should be aware that among the global business concerns of CEO’s, Human Capital is literally the top issue. And, unfortunately, Human Capital has been their #1 concern for four years in a row (Source: The Conference Board). In my view, a significant part of the CEO dissatisfaction comes from the weak metrics and analytics that HR has been providing them.

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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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Are You Personalizing the Employee Experience?

Achievers

Have you ever been in a restaurant when one of the regular customers walks in? Not only does the waitress know his name, but she knows his order too, personalizing the customer experience. Is there any doubt in your mind that this is a loyal customer, that he will eat at the restaurant again or that he’s highly likely to recommend the restaurant to others?

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Company Benefits and Retention: It’s More Than Just Retirement Plans and Insurance

EDSI

Many of us have one of those “buy 10, get 1 free” cards stuffed somewhere in our wallet or purse. It seems every company is concerned about customer retention, but how many companies are concerned about employee retention?

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5 Ways Checklists Help Remote Teams Thrive

Hppy

One of the primary differences between human brains and computers is the ability to free associate. A computer can only compute what someone has programmed it to compute. Humans can think of something they have never thought of before or create something that does not currently exist. This same skill can become a detriment in certain situations. Also read: Try These 9 Tools For Engaging and Managing Remote Employees.

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Why “Free” HR Analytics Are a Myth

Visier

Embedded analytics —defined by Gartner as analytic capabilities that are “ easily accessible from inside the application, without forcing users to switch between systems ”—are one tactic that has been heralded as an effective approach for facilitating data-driven decisions. For HR leaders, the promise of embedded analytics is especially appealing, due to several apparent benefits: Because embedded analytics are integrated directly into the HR systems that people use—instead of a separate busines

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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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Employee engagement: how to achieve a workplace benefits culture to be proud of

HR Zone

Culture. Workplace benefits boost engagement.

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Do You Know Your Accrued PTO Liability?

nettime solutions

In the last decade, companies of all sizes have transitioned to PTO banks, which combine vacation days, personal days, and even holidays into one lump of time that employees can use for any reason. By integrating all these hours into one pool, employees can take days off at their discretion (with supervisor approval, of course) when they need them. PTO banks are easy to administer, and provide employees with flexibility and privacy, among other benefits.

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5 Reasons Why Apps That Integrate Into Your Workflow Are the Future

Reflektive

We live in a world clouded with hundreds of thousands of apps. In this case, I’m not talking about Instagram or Venmo – but rather B2B cloud software applications. SEE ALSO: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce in the Age of The Millennial. As someone who works in software, I am frequently juggling anywhere from two to 10 different cloud software applications on an average day.

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The Best Leaders are the Ones who CRAVE Feedback–Here’s Why, and How

Kazoo

Does asking for feedback make a leader look weak? How should a leader ask for feedback in a way that will generate honest responses? What if a leader doesn’t agree with the feedback employees offer? These are all valid questions. And they all have equally valid answers. Why Asking for Feedback Makes you a Stronger, Rather than Weaker Leader: Asking for feedback, especially when you’re coming from a place of authority and power, requires both humility and courage.

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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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Creating a company culture: a collaborative storytelling approach

HR Zone

Culture. How to tell your company's story.

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Podcast: 360-degree Feedback Coaching Best Practices - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

During this webcast we’ll share the best methods debriefing and coaching from the results of a 360-degree feedback survey. The course prepares HR professionals to coach individuals, interpret individual and group reports, and guide the development planning and follow-up with participants. Download our white paper, “360-degree Feedback Best Practices” The post Podcast: 360-degree Feedback Coaching Best Practices appeared first on DecisionWise.

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How Microsoft Got Performance Reviews Right [E-Book]

Reflektive

Traditional “stack ranking” simply doesn’t work. But don’t take our word for it: Ask Microsoft. For years, Microsoft’s employee performance was declining. It wasn’t until they got rid of their performance ranking system until things started to turn around. Employee engagement, motivation, and retention began to increase, and employee sentiment towards performance reviews was at an all-time high.