Sat.Dec 30, 2017 - Fri.Jan 05, 2018

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360-Degree Feedback: Key Questions to Help Identify Emerging Leaders

Reflektive

Conducting a performance review is a great way to provide employees with specific feedback regarding which skill sets enhance their performance and which skill sets need further developed. The manager is limited in his or her ability to provide feedback, as they do not always work with the employee on a daily basis. SEE ALSO: 5 Key Benefits of Real-Time Performance Feedback.

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A New Management Mindset: 6 Keys for Greater Staffing Stability

HR Daily Advisor

Let’s survey your current staff! How many people in your organization have been there 10+ years, are deep-rooted and likely aren’t going anywhere until retirement? We’ll call these staff “trees.” And how many people haven’t been there long, and their position will likely turn over multiple times in the next few years? We’ll call these our “revolving door” roles.

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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: $110M+. NextCapital lands $30M Series C to grow its team and platform.

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How to Make 2018 Your Most Productive Year Ever [infographic] – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

Whenever I think of the New Year, I think about goals and productivity. You know, starting the year off right by being organized and focused. If I have my *stuff* together, then I can be productive and successful. As an HR professional, that means helping our organizations be as productive as possible. This infographic from e-days, offers some suggestions for creating a productive workplace.

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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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Reference Checking for Employment is Dead!

The Tim Sackett Project

I remember when I started my first job in Talent Acquisition and HR, I totally believed checking references was going to lead me to better, higher quality hires. My HR university program practically drilled into me the belief that “past performance predicts future performance.”. For all, I knew those words were delivered on tablets from Moses himself!

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Fighting Ageism: Author Wendy Sachs Shares Her Struggle to Find Work After 40

Cornerstone On Demand

In the tech world, 40 is, in some ways, the new 60. We may be living longer and many of us now want to work longer as well, but fortune favors the young. Ageism is a citadel of discrimination on which we still need to launch a steady assault. Maintaining quality employment throughout the lifespan of a career can become increasingly difficult as the years accrue.

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Workplace Violence Training: Why Your Organization Needs to Do It

HR Bartender

Unfortunately, all we have to do to understand the prevalence of workplace violence in the U.S. is watch the evening news. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), over two million workers become workplace violence victims each year – ranging from verbal bullying to homicide – with the vast majority of incidents being unreported either out of embarrassment, fear of retaliation, or simply because the employees do not know they should report an incident. .

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Do Your Performance Improvement Plans Cover These Bases?

ClearCompany HRM

Performance management is an essential part of employee development and company success. It takes careful planning, tracking and analyzing to help employees achieve their goals. An employee gets hired because a hiring manager believes they are the best person for the job; the expectation is not that an employee will fail. Unfortunately, performance doesn’t always go as planned.

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People Quit Managers, Not Jobs — 4 Keys to Effective 1x1s

Reflektive

The sun was beaming, the water shimmering and the roar of the crowd echoed in the background. I was in my first one-on-one with my new manager at Reflektive and we were partaking in what would become a regular highlight of my week, our walking one-on-one meetings around the San Francisco Giants stadium by the water. Since joining Reflektive last February I have noticed a marked shift in the effectiveness of meetings with my manager than in previous roles.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Office Hours: How Do You Balance Work and Home Life?

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. Striking a work-life balance is a constant struggle. A 2015 Ernst & Young study found that the global workforce can barely cover the essentials: 76 percent of millennials are struggling to carve out personal time, and 67 percent aren't getting enough sleep.

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The Top 3 Factors Influencing Employee Satisfaction And Retention: An Interview With Colleen McCreary

15Five

How do you look at The Employee Lifecycle ? Are you detached like a seasoned clinician who views patients in terms of mechanics, or are you involved like the newly graduated nurse who is focused on the experience of the person and the wellbeing of their body? Both have the best interests of the patient in mind, but there is a difference. Of course we are not talking about birth, adolescence and adulthood.

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A New Year for HR: Read the Top 7 HR Analytics Articles from Clarity

Visier

Each time we do this round up of best HR articles of the year , we get a better idea of where organizations are in their people analytics journeys based on the topics they are searching for and sharing with each other. Looking at the 2017 list below, it’s clear that people analytics has become an established business discipline. HR leaders want to understand how to go deeper with the insights their analytics technology delivers, and more importantly, what to do with those insights once they have

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How to Shoot, Edit, and Share VR Videos from your Phone

PeopleStrategy

One of the most important aspects for selling a product to a consumer is convenience and simplicity. The average person won’t attempt to record a 360 video if it requires 6 cameras, advanced video editing software, and lots of time. Smartphones like the iPhone make our lives much more convenient. The need for a physical camera is no longer needed. Virtual reality (VR) industry is making it easier to shoot footage on your own and upload it online all on your phone.

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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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12 Employee Recognition Program Ideas for the New Year

Reflektive

Employees want to feel that their work is valued. They want to know that what they do is important. Therefore, rewards and recognition programs are taking on greater importance in organizations. Employees want to feel that their work is valued Click To Tweet. When an organization has a well-designed recognition program, employees develop an emotional connection to the company, employee engagement increases, and turnover decreases.

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Major Trends in HR Technology Software

Achievers

Employees are the most valuable part of any organization and HR’s responsibility to engage employees is crucial for organizational growth. The latest development in the ever-changing world of HR technology software consists of major disrupters within the recent years, from listening tools to in-depth analytics and much more. According to an article published by the Society of Human Resource Management , it was claimed ‘Investors, seeking the next big step in breakthrough technology, plunged more

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8 Reasons Why Your Employee Engagement Survey Scores Are Stagnant - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

WARNING : If you’re reading this it’s possible your employee engagement survey scores are stagnant or underperforming. This post is meant to facilitate honest self-assessment. You may not relish seeing your organization in the mirror, but it’s crucial to openly acknowledge your shortcomings if you are going to meaningfully improve employee engagement within your organization.

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Recognition, A New Year Resolution

Engage2Excel

Another year has gone by, and the time for making new resolutions has arrived. From being healthier and living better to being more kind – the goals are lofty for many. As I get back into the swing of things, I reflect on what I live and breathe every day: employee recognition.

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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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Top 3 Things HR Leaders Can Do to Impact Retention in 2018

Trish McFarlane

The best part of having a diverse career is taking what I learned as a HR leader, an industry analyst and now, a HCM product leader and marrying it together to determine what will work for CHROs and other HR leaders. I’m not thinking about “trends” here, I’m talking about tangible things that you can do today to make real impact in your organization in the next couple months.

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Talent Lessons from the Transportation Industry [Podcast]

UpstartHR

How should you structure your talent attraction and retention strategies if you are in an industry where there are sharp declines in talent entering the field, high turnover rates, and a physically and emotionally demanding job description? That’s what we’re here today to find out. We hear all the time about driverless cars and automated trucks, but those advances still aren’t a reality yet.

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Everwise Celebrates National Mentoring Month

Everwise

January is National Mentoring Month, when organizations around the world recognize their mentors, share best practices, and highlight the impact of mentoring. To celebrate our own mentor community we have a number of programs coming out this month. To start, we’re excited to share an infographic highlighting the makeup and motivations of Everwise Mentors.

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How to Build a Healthy Workplace Culture That Breeds Quality and Productivity

Hppy

Among many important things to run a successful company, a positive workplace culture is one that lays a fertile ground in which productivity, talent, skills and morale are nurtured. It is critically important for businesses to develop a value system that tells what their mission is and how they are going to represent themselves. Furthermore, a workplace culture shapes how things get done, how employees engage and interact with each other, and which direction does the company headed.

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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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Why WorkHuman is Talking About #MeToo

WorkHuman

Guest post by Laurie Ruettimann. This Christmas, I learned that my aunt went on a date with Harvey Weinstein. It was back in the 1970s. Weinstein was a student at State University of New York at Buffalo, and my aunt was a bank teller at a local branch. The whole thing was unremarkable, and she never gave it another thought until Ashley Judd spoke about her experiences with Weinstein in The New York Times.

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Lessons on Culture & Engagement from the Trucking Industry [Podcast]

UpstartHR

Host: Ben Eubanks. Guest: Randy Swart, COO, A. Duie Pyle. What would you do if you found out that you were facing a drastic shortage in the primary candidates you hire? How would you work to retain the workers you have while simultaneously marketing your business to potential applicants? In today’s conversation, Ben interviews Randy Swart to answer these very real questions that he deals with every day.

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Implementing a Mentoring Program at Your Office: The Basics

Justworks

A mentoring program is a tried-and-true tool that you may want to consider implementing in your office. “Why,” you ask? The benefits are numerous. Among other things, professional mentoring programs can: Help to train new employees. Build leadership, interpersonal, and development skills for both senior and junior employees. Help employees connect with their coworkers, which allows them to feel more willing speak.

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Google Drive Template to Customized Short URL

Achievers

Yes. I know what you are thinking. This entire post is mute given the functionality of Google Classroom or the myriad of other scripts. However when I want to quickly share a Google Doc template with students or teachers whom I am working with for a short period of time (workshop, science camp, etc.), this process works great. Below is the logic and video tutorial.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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Take Your Marketing to the Next Level — Without Facebook

Everwise

It’s 2018: Do you know where your marketing campaigns are focused? Chances are the answer is Facebook. Facebook has gained a reputation for being a marketing shortcut of sorts; its ads have an average click-through rate of.9 percent , no matter the industry. It’s also known for helping increase consumers’ engagement with brands, given Facebook’s 183 million daily users.

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[Infographic] Skills of the Future: 10 Skills You’ll Need to Thrive in 2020

Hppy

Technology may be the leading driver for innovation today, but many professionals think people still mean everything to a successful business. This is known among many HR professionals, but as industries become more “disrupted” by new technologies, it might be worth looking into the must-have skills to thrive in the workplace of the future.

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I found my Breath in an imperfect Cup of Tea.

The HR Capitalist

To sip our cup of tea in silence is to breathe. To smell the tea allows us to appreciate the process of how the tea is brought to us. Every sip is a chance to strip away all of the unnecessary noise and junk, and instead focus on what matters most to us. Whenever I enjoy a cup of tea, I enjoy that moment.

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