Sat.Jan 27, 2018 - Fri.Feb 02, 2018

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Staffing and Scheduling Are Two Different Things – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

Years ago, I worked on a consulting project for a company that was facing customer service challenges. They were convinced the problem was training. So, they brought in a group of consultants to help them determine their training needs. Ends up, their challenge wasn’t training. At least not entirely. The issue was staffing and scheduling. That’s why I wanted to share with you this Time Well Spent from our friends at Kronos.

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3 Things CEOs Need from HR Leadership

Reflektive

“Our company’s most important asset is its people” — CEOs have been saying it for decades. But this sentiment isn’t always reflected in company priorities. Now, as job seekers are getting more discerning and top talent is harder to recruit and retain, CEOs are refocusing on the importance of their people — and looking to HR leadership to help make sure they’re doing it right.

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2018 – The Year When AI Will Humanize the Workplace

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

As we enter 2018, there are two competing forces that are impacting the world of HR. On the one hand, the rate of social and business changes is accelerating, resulting in an ever more complex business environment. On the other hand, employees are pushing for even simpler, more engaging, and human-like experience from their enterprise applications. For HR to survive, they will need to leverage emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robots, and chatbots to s

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72% of HR Managers Think the Monday After the Super Bowl Should Be a Work Holiday

HR Daily Advisor

A new survey from staffing firm OfficeTeam may just “bowl” you over. According to 72% of HR managers, the day after the professional football championship game should be a paid national holiday from work. Source: artisteer / iStock / Getty. That may not be a bad idea considering more than one-quarter of employees (27%) admitted they’ve called in sick or made an excuse for skipping work following a major sporting event, such as the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, or World Series.

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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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The Future of HR: 10 Strategies for Every Human Resources Team

HR Bartender

I ran across an INC article titled “ What Does the Future of Human Resources Look Like? ” I thought it was an interesting read, in particular the last paragraph where the author talks about job title changes. Their takeaway is that moving from job titles like chief human resources officer to chief experience officer signal a change in the profession.

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Your Weekly Dose of HR Tech: @CrowdedAtWork mine the gold in your ATS!

The Tim Sackett Project

This week on the Weekly Dose I review the TA technology Crowded. Crowded is a platform that fixes what’s wrong with most ATSs! What’s wrong with most ATSs? Let me explain. A typical ATS does one thing really well. It posts jobs to your career site and collects applicants from those jobs posted. From there it basically allows you to digitally move applicants through your hiring process.

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To Be or Not to Be: Is Retention Becoming Obsolete?

HR Daily Advisor

Employee retention is one of the most important factors contributing to the growth and success of a company. Or is it? For decades retention has been viewed by HR professionals as one of, if not the leading health-indicator of an organization. Melpomenem / iStock / Getty Images Plus. As corporate dynamics are shifting in today’s rapidly evolving talent landscape, does retention still measure up?

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals

Advos

Happy Friday. Our weekly recap of funding, mergers & acquisition, and partnership news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace is below. Sign-up for our weekly Hot in HR newsletter to get these updates via email. FUNDING. *This week’s Fundings: $500M+. Cardiff, UK-based career and recruitment platform Digital Profile raises £275,000.

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How to Plan Time For Self Learning

HR Bartender

I came across this article from Harvard Business Review titled, “ 6 Ways to Take Control of Your Career Development If Your Company Doesn’t Care About It ”. I’d recommend bookmarking it and carving out time to read it. But that’s also the challenge. There are lots of great articles about how to “ own your career ” or “ the best leadership books to read ”.

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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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Impress Your CEO With These Strategic Business Impact Recruiting Metrics

Visier

In my companion article entitled “ Influence Your CEO With WOW And OW! Talent Data ” I explained how you can impress your CEO by converting your Talent Acquisition results into dollars. It’s also important to understand that you can’t impress a CEO with a large volume of tactical recruiting metrics. Instead, you must focus on metrics that demonstrate a direct impact on what CEO’s really care about, the firm’s strategic goals.

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33% of HR Hiring Managers Have Turned Down a Candidate for Being ‘Too Pushy’ After an Interview

HR Daily Advisor

Workers may be thinking “new year, new job,” according to a survey from staffing firm Accountemps. Approximately three in 10 (29%) professionals plan to look for a new position in the next 12 months. And of the 27 markets surveyed, Los Angeles, California (40%); Austin, Texas (38%); and Dallas, Texas (37%) topped the list of U.S. cities with the most workers planning to find new opportunities. .

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Which HR Certification is Better? An Analysis of the SHRM-CP and PHR

UpstartHR

Last week I received an interesting question that echoed what I’ve seen from dozens of people around the new year: I came across this discussion while trying to formulate an argument supporting the value and credibility of the SHRM-CP credential. I have years years of HR experience and about five years ago, I started looking at HRCI and the PHR certification.

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Why Do Employees Leave An Organization in 2018 [POLL]

HR Bartender

I came across an article from Harvard Business Review titled “ Why People Really Quit Their Jobs ”. It’s an interesting read worth checking out. It reminded me of a Glassdoor survey I saw recently that said voluntary quits are at an all-time high. We’ve been talking about the shift to a candidate-driven market for quite some time. That’s not a surprise.

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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 Using AI in Recruiting Allows HR to be More Human

Cornerstone On Demand

There's a new member of the recruitment team and his name is Al Gorithms. Al is able to parse through a mountain of résumés and find suitable candidates faster than you can send a tweet. He can quickly trawl social media to determine whether candidates are team players, get clues about their work ethic and pinpoint personality traits that may be missing from a standard résumé.

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How Time Theft Affects Co-Workers

nettime solutions

Bill needs to cut out a little early today. He asks Sue if she’ll clock him out when his shift is over. Sue tells him not to worry, she’s happy to help. Maybe it’s no big deal to them, but it could be a big deal to everyone else. Every day, businesses across the country lose money because of employee time theft. The type of buddy punching between Bill and Sue is among the most common, but time theft comes in all shapes and sizes, including: Taking breaks that are longer than the allotted time.

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Black Blogs Still Matter Because We Can No Longer Afford Silence

The Aristocracy of HR

010010000000 Today not only marks the first day of February, but it also marks my first official day back on the blog. It is also the beginning of Black History Month and the revered Black Blogs Matter Challenge. Today’s theme is Black Blogs Still Matter. Black blogs still matter quite simply because our silence as […].

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Integrating the Robots into a More Human Workplace

RecognizeThis!

By Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – AI can help us realize our humanity more fully in the workplace. It’s that time of year – the World Economic Forum at Davos. This year’s theme is “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World,” which covers a lot of ground. Most interesting to me is seeing the proliferation of discussions around the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and creating more human work environments.

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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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Office Hours: How to Set Employee Goals in Our Fast-Paced World

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: 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. Whether you're a person or a corporation, it's almost impossible to grow without setting goals and outline a strategy to meet them. But, as the Harvard Business Review points out , setting goals is only half the battle—nearly three-fourths of large organizations struggle to implement their strate

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To Optimize Work Automation, Get Beyond “Robots Taking Our Jobs”

Visier

Automatic teller machines (ATMs) got a lot of recent attention, with 2017 being the 50 th anniversary of their introduction. On June 27, 1967, Barclays Bank installed in London a machine that allowed cash withdrawals using paper vouchers. The British Press called it the “robot cashier.” London bank tellers so feared losing their jobs that they sneaked out and covered the keyboards with honey. .

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12 Traits That Make a Great Manager

Achievers

Great management is essential to your company’s bottom line, but leadership skills are often considered to be inborn. The fact is, though, that these attributes can all be identified and strengthened. Moreover, a skill set that accounts for over 70 percent of the variations in employee engagement scores should not be left to each manager’s instinctive talents.

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5 Reasons Your Retention Rate Is So Low

Hppy

With the unemployment rate hovering at an historic low of 4.1% and the department of labor reporting average job tenure declining, retaining the employees you have is much more important now than it was a few years ago. If your employee retention rate is low and employee turnover is high, meaning that employees are jumping ship faster than you can hire new ones to replace them, there might be a reason.

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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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Providing Constructive Feedback When an Employee Isn’t Meeting Expectations

Reflektive

Providing constructive criticism is one of the most difficult, but most important, parts of being a manager, especially when an employee isn’t performing at a high level. But a survey by the Harvard Business Review found a majority of employees actually prefer constructive criticism to positive feedback, believing criticism is more beneficial to their overall growth and job performance.

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This Entrepreneur Uses Data and Location-Based Technology to Improve Hospital Health

Visier

In this profile series, we sit down with interesting people and ask them to share the various ways their data-driven approach has served them in their life and career. You can also check out previous ones on Ari Kaplan and Kristi Zuhlke here. Patient satisfaction score is a key metric for hospitals, one that is connected not only to the quality of care delivered by healthcare workers, but also the financial health of the organization.

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How to Evaluate Your Manager’s Performance (Without Guesswork)

15Five

A surprise resignation here; a rumor of resentment there… these are indications that there are problems within your management team. If this is happening, the time to take action is now. Great managers build trust , inspire individuals, and motivate teams. Bad managers breed resentment and make people want to quit. Problem is, you may not realize what’s happening until smaller managerial issues have spiraled into much bigger problems.

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Home worker wellbeing: how to manage it properly

HR Zone

People. Home worker wellbeing: how to manage it properly.

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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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[Infographic] Making Mindfulness A Way Of Life (And Work)

Hppy

In an ever-evolving modern world, finding the right work-life balance can be tricky. Whether we’re being stretched at work or at home, it can be hard to avoid stress. Many people practice different ways to relieve their stress, from deep breathing through to meditation or exercise. However, there’s a new approach that’s gathering momentum – mindfulness.

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I paid for fake references, is it rude to shush someone, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. I paid for fake references. I did something stupid and paid for two fake references after a job interview. Well, as you could probably predict, it’s blowing up in my face a little bit. They both did not respond to the hiring manager in a timely fashion and the hiring manager actually called the place of employment I listed for one (!!!).

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12 Traits That Make a Great Manager

Achievers

Great management is essential to your company’s bottom line, but leadership skills are often considered to be inborn. The fact is, though, that these attributes can all be identified and strengthened. Moreover, a skill set that accounts for over 70 percent of the variations in employee engagement scores should not be left to each manager’s instinctive talents.