EmployeeConnect

AUGUST 28, 2016

We are proud to announce that we made the Top 20 of Feedspot Top 100 Blogs for Human Resources & Talent Management Experts! The The list is a go-to source for professionals seeking the best online publications worldwide on anything HR, and we’re honoured to be featured amongst the best human resources blogs on the planet! The web has developed into an incredible learning and sharing platform that has transformed everything we knew on human resources. Turning this knowledge into action is certainly a crucial step that we hope our blog assists in taking. Next stop: Top 10!

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Laurie Ruettimann

AUGUST 29, 2016

During a week when Time Magazine wondered why the internet is so full of rage , and Leslie Jones’s personal website was hacked , I learned that some of Kobe Bryant’s fans want to rape me. Not all of his fans. Just a few on Twitter. tweeted about a past rape allegation against Kobe Bryant on “Kobe Bryant Day.” ” And that’s when the floodgates opened. Yes, I received rape threats. More importantly, I learned that Kobe once dropped 81 points so he gets one rape. And a few thought I should kill myself. also found out that I’m an autist. The Response.

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ClearCompany HRM

AUGUST 23, 2016

The goals of the HR team are many, but one overarching and never-ending goal of the department is to promote the engagement and performance of employees. It’s a lot of responsibility with a myriad of ways to reach desired results. Thankfully, there are some HR best practices that all HR teams can benefit from implementing regardless of their unique company culture and structure.

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SnackNation

AUGUST 28, 2016

35 Insanely Fun Team Building Activities For Work (“Trust Falls” Not Included). Believe it or not, team building activities for work are critically important to the success of your business. In fact, the personal bonds formed between team members actually give your company a competitive edge. How does this work? It’s all about engagement. Pretty important stuff if you ask us.). Go team!

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Get Hppy

AUGUST 24, 2016

Company Culture. Culture or lack thereof in an organization is a topical issue as outlined in the Deloitte Human Capital Trends 2016 study. Culture has become one of the most important business topics of 2016. While culture is widely viewed as important, it is still largely not well understood; many organizations find it difficult to measure and even more difficult to manage. Communication.

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Laurie Ruettimann

AUGUST 23, 2016

I have a working theory that 92% of an HR leader’s job is managing expectations. People bring their issues to work. Whether it’s a stage-of-life problem or a money problem, nobody ever shows up to a job without their personality quirks. HR knows the truth. Nobody gets rich or solves emotional problems from working. And you solve your emotional problems on your own time.

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How Your Presidential Vote Could Change the Business Landscape [Video + Transcript]

EBI

AUGUST 25, 2016

The election isn’t a favorite topic with many people these days, but the outcome will definitely affect employers. We sat down with Mike Aitken, the director of government affairs at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), to find out which HR concerns are most likely to be affected by our new president. TRANSCRIPT: The Supreme Court. The Affordable Care Act. Where you have…if Sec.

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ej4 HR

AUGUST 23, 2016

This is a story about finding creativity in something that normally does not come across as imaginative nor inventive: templates. The story starts almost 20 years ago, when a trio of Israeli researchers working at The Jerusalem School of Business Administration set out to see if good advertisements—the ones that seem the most creative, the most inspired, and that have the most impact—could be generated by a process that was teachable. After studying hundreds of ads, they noticed that many of the ones viewers deemed “successful” followed certain patterns. Or management policies? Consequences.

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EmployeeConnect

AUGUST 29, 2016

We live in a world where everyone would like to think that what they do is perfect. Reality is, it’s not. You may be a perfectionist or see yourself as a nit-picker where you strive for 100% accuracy, only to end up feeling disappointed that you nail 99.95%. This 0.05% that no one seems to cover is what presents a dystopic area in a utopic perceived world. While it seems this article so far is encompassing a topic completely irrelevant to the title, it suits rather well as an analogy. Of course, this analogy is for our readers of the modern workplace. Engagement

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NGA Human Resources

AUGUST 30, 2016

While payroll is one of the most obvious back office processes to move to the cloud, it’s the one that triggers the greatest reluctance.   Why ? Payroll & Payroll & HR teams fear the migration risks.     The number one concern stopping payroll transformation is the consequence of employees not being paid accurately, on time, and securely. Does this sound familiar to you?  

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Laurie Ruettimann

AUGUST 24, 2016

A couple of months ago, I attended an event where a bunch of HR ladies discussed talent-related topics and drank champagne and rosé. (It’s too bad. didn’t know that bubbles had jumped the shark.). jumped the shark a long time ago, and I never say no to free champagne. So I joined the ladies in a bunch of meaningless chit chat about the future of HR. My verdict? It’s all very boring. Let’s talk about something else. That’s when one of them decided to tell me what she thinks of me. “You know what’s dangerous about your blog? And I have no equals.

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2016

Editor's Note: In this Classic post, Chuck Csizmar shares some sage advice about the perils setting up shop overseas without taking the time to get a good bead on not only local laws but competitive norms and practices. Employer beware! for employees then they were accustomed to in the US. You don't. They had also earned a reputation in the local market as a “minimalist employer”.

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In this webinar, Josh Bersin will describe the new world of employee engagement, focusing on ways companies can reinvent their employee experience, better measure and analyze engagement, and build a new model to create a “simply irresistible” workplace. The webinar is on Wed. Sept. 7th at 11AM Pacific Time.

ExactHire HR Trends

AUGUST 25, 2016

I’ve been thinking about the impact of snap decisions a lot lately. Having just finished the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, I have a new interest in the role of the subconscious on action and performance. Gladwell presents mounds of evidence supporting the idea that instinct shouldn’t be discounted relative to more involved decision-making processes. Essentially, gut counts for something.

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Workforce Software

AUGUST 29, 2016

Workers all over the world are flocking to the Gig Economy. If you’re a traditional employer, this article will teach you how to win them back. Blog Absence Management Payroll Time & Attendance

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Active Listening as Organization: Taking the Employee Voice to Heart

CultureIQ

AUGUST 23, 2016

We often talk about the importance of listening to your employees. However, for something we’ve been taught since kindergarten, listening is a skill that requires quite a bit of practice and intention. For example, while in a conversation have you ever found yourself forming a response while the other person was talking, only to realize that you missed their last few points? You’re not alone.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

AUGUST 23, 2016

Research consistently shows that employees are the happiest and most likely to stay at companies that are innovative, align with personal values, offer opportunities for growth and development, cultivate and encourage collaboration and teamwork, and foster an environment where employees feel inspired and play an integral role in making a positive impact in the world.

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David Zinger

AUGUST 29, 2016

John Junson is both a fine friend and a brilliant workplace cartoonist. He creates a new cartoon every week on for the Employee Engagement Network. This one was perfect: Stay light, stay nimble, and have an engaging week ahead. David Zinger is an employee engagement speaker and expert.

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How Cultural Norms Around Work and Family Life are Impacting the Gender Pay Gap

Something Different

AUGUST 23, 2016

Happy Tuesday all. …So I recently read a great article by Ben Casselman  at FiveThirtyEight here that talks about why women are no longer making material progress towards narrowing the pay gap between men and women. From the piece: Men make up a bit more than half the full-time workforce, but they account for more than 70 percent of those working 50 hours a week or more. Best, Rory.

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SuccessFactors

AUGUST 23, 2016

Did you know that our resistance to change is biological? Change is stressful, and stress causes a series of reactions in your body that can put you on edge. It could be something as simple as switching to decaf coffee; at work, it’s likely something a bit more overarching such as productivity improvements. And these almost always come on the heels of a major process or technological change. To get past that initial resistance, you need to frame change positively and encourage a corporate culture that prizes innovation. Build a DNA of innovation. Map your organization. Define innovation.

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WorkStride

AUGUST 25, 2016

Today most business leaders understand you can’t buy employee engagement or improve satisfaction with a higher salary, a better bonus, or fancy perks. In fact, research indicates that the relationship between the money an employee makes and their level of job satisfaction is relatively weak. Create a strong company culture. It’s the personality that lives within the four walls of your business.

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Since the 1950s, business leaders have embraced a variety of management techniques designed to improve employee performance. In 1999, John Doerr introduced Objectives – Key Results (OKRs) to Google, a model he first learned about at Intel, and revolutionized goal setting. Today, OKRs are a de facto standard for aligning company and individual goals.

TLNT: The Business of HR

AUGUST 23, 2016

Imagine if you will that you owned a factory and it was operating at 50% capacity. You would pull your hair out trying to get capacity back up. Engagement Leadership Organizational Leadership Training, Learning & Development Featured

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Bonusly

AUGUST 24, 2016

There have been too many articles, white papers, and case studies written on the “death of the annual performance review.” But when you brush past the hyperbole, you find a diverse list of successful companies changing the way they measure employees. Surprisingly, it’s not just the Googles, Zappos, or *insert trendy startup name* who are changing. Change management is a big, hard problem to solve.

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Thoughts on the Sort of Talent Discussions That Drive Employee Engagement

Something Different

AUGUST 25, 2016

…Okay, so an article published about a year ago by Ben Whitter titled “ Bye, Bye, Human Resources ” has been making the rounds on social media. Specifically, Kris Dunn recently wrote a piece titled “Here’s To the Crazy Ones: And Why You Don’t Deserve Them”  here wherein he talked about the performance review process. You don’t get there by focusing on the rating scale. 

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HR Examiner

AUGUST 24, 2016

At the bottom of this article, you’ll find the letter Monster (MWW) sent its shareholders today (Wednesday). In it, Monster’s CEO, Tim Yates, offers arguments to rebut the letter published by the company’s largest shareholder, MNG. Over the past year, Monster’s stock price fell by nearly 50%. The company was repurchasing its shares for $6.04 a year ago.). It’s a big deal that the company lost that much equity in an up market with the strongest hiring climate in the past decade. You might imagine that MNG is not the only shareholder who is unhappy. August 24, 2016.

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Positive Sharing

AUGUST 23, 2016

This is just too cool: Every month, financial-services company Motley Fool selects a random employee who gets 2 weeks off and $1,000. Their mission is to spend those two weeks on whatever they want with zero contact with the office. They do this to show employees that it’s OK to balance work and life and not overwork yourself to death. Genius!

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Evil HR Lady

AUGUST 26, 2016

Hello, I am a salaried employee at a hospital. Despite the fact that there is no official start time for us (3 total), 2 full-time, 1 part-time, the full-time employees work 4 days and the part-time works 3. I am being told that I am late at least once a week. Respectfully, office operating hours are 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, I generally start around 9a and truthfully I do arrive around 930ish somedays.

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HR Morning

AUGUST 24, 2016

You’ve no doubt interviewed a few odd ducks in your day. But of the job-seekers you’ve met and things you’ve seen, does any one of them top anything on this list? . The survey masters at CareerBuilder have done it again. They’ve come up with another must-see list of crazy oddities HR and hiring managers have experienced. ” “Candidate kissed hiring manager.”

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