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Energizing Employees for Better Performance
HR Hardball
OCTOBER 18, 2016
As Wayner Baker, one of the study’s investigators, put it in his article for the Harvard Business Review , “We ‘catch’ energy through our interactions with people.” This is called “relational energy”— and as the study concluded – it affects our performance at work. What exactly is “ energy ” – in the social or workplace sense? The audience often feeds on it too. And no wonder.
The Secret to Creating a Bi-Winning Employee Engagement Strategy
HR Hardball
JANUARY 4, 2016
In Learnkit ’s 2015 North American workforce study, over 400 employees were asked about their engagement and performance at work. Key findings from the study showed that: 66% of employees say they value learning opportunities over monetary compensation. Bi-winning is “winning here, and winning there”. Yes, a strategy that is winning here, and winning there. Courtesy of: Learnkit.
The Waiting is The Hardest Part
HR Hardball
DECEMBER 16, 2015
According to this study, it’s over 60% slower than it was just five years ago. How many sources of input does it take to make a decision? CEB just released their annual report on “Top Insights for World’s Leading Executives” and it proves a good (if lengthy) read. How much slower? How in the….??? “I got NEXT!” ” We know the influx of resumés has increased steadily.
Engagement & Productivity: What if you didn’t have to choose?
HR Hardball
AUGUST 20, 2015
With that in mind, I will be deeply discounting the cost of the initial pilot and I intend to create relevant PR releases and case studies that celebrate the steps you are taking to reinvent HR. I am looking for 5 pilots to take on this Fall. This article is the summary of the 6 posts in the July blog series featuring a revolutionary employee engagement concept called Engaged Productivity ™.
HR Innovators Conference - 6 Recorded Sessions
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And don't miss the IBM case study on badges Get access to 6 education-packed sessions from the HR Innovators Conference covering HR issues critical to success today. Topics include millennials and culture, creating meaningful workplaces, using social media to attract talent, how talent loss affects innovation and more.
Study Reveals Positive Employee Experiences Matter
nettime solutions
DECEMBER 16, 2014
Our study showed that while 91.3% of employees felt that their organizations'' sick day policy was "fair," almost 15% of those respondents shared that it was difficult for them to access those sick hours. Our study found that the two biggest challenges remote managers faced both involved the concept of time: What time is my employee arriving and departing (starting/stopping work)?
Women in Computing May Face Declines: Study
Dice
OCTOBER 28, 2016
by 2025, according to a new joint study by Accenture and Girls Who Code (PDF). The post Women in Computing May Face Declines: Study appeared first on Dice Insights. Women may only hold one out of every five computing jobs in the U.S. The report’s proposed solution : programs tailored specifically to women, with an eye toward keeping them engaged through high school and beyond.
Schneider Electric: an amazing case study
Kontiki Enterprise Video
DECEMBER 1, 2015
The post Schneider Electric: an amazing case study appeared first on Kontiki. Case StudiesMore executives are taking tactic from Netflix and Hulu – Using Video Over The Top (OTT) approach to communicate to employees.
Study: Workplace Incivility is Contagious
45 Things
AUGUST 15, 2016
But a new study shows that such an employee may be much more than just an annoyance -- he or she can become like a bad flu virus and begin infecting others with incivility. Every workplace has at least one -- that snarky employee who is rude and has a ready put-down for any colleague unlucky enough to interact with him or her. The problem is growing.
Move Beyond Learning to Applying: A Modern Management Development Program
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practical case studies and examples. 1 kineo.com [email protected] 312-846-6656 Hard to believe that it’s been almost 20 years since the term “eLearning” entered the corpo- rate learning lexicon. And just in the last five years, the velocity at which new solutions have entered. the market has gone through the roof. We now. have the ability deploy video, virtual role-plays, and. Right?
Case Study | Schneider Electric
Kontiki Enterprise Video
JULY 8, 2016
The post Case Study | Schneider Electric appeared first on Kontiki. Case Studies Employee Engagement Enterprise Video Delivery General Kontiki MediaCenter Kontiki Webcaster
Study: Positive Energy Boosts Productivity, Morale
45 Things
JULY 5, 2016
It's always a little tough going back to work after a long holiday weekend, but a new study shows that your boss's attitude may make all the difference in your how you feel about work now and in the future. University of Michigan study finds that workers who have a leader who shows positive energy are more productive, have a greater commitment to their jobs and are absent less.
10 New Studies on the Benefits of Gratitude
Globoforce
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Gratitude has gotten a lot of press recently, as studies show how great it is, not only for us as individuals, but also for our organizations. What’s new in the world of gratitude studies? 2015 study published in the International Business Research journal showed that collective gratitude is important for organizations. We thought we’d give you an update.
Government Study on Background Checks Addresses Incomplete FBI Criminal Records
EmployeeScreenIQ
MARCH 25, 2015
Last week the GAO released a report of findings from a two year study titled “CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS: Additional Actions Could Enhance the Completeness of Records Used for Employment-Related Background Checks.” The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been busy. At the request of Congress, it’s been looking into criminal background checks.
Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]
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Learning Case Study Blended Learning. 1Making Dynamic Performance. Development a Reality eGuide 3Introduction Does your organization want to adopt. more dynamic approach to managing. performance and developing employees? We see a stampede of organizations. moving in this direction. At the same. time, we also see that, all too often, managers in such organizations are simply. Without clear.
Homework that works: improving home-study with technology
Pearson
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
It is one of the longest-running and most important debates in education – if the aim of home study is to improve students’ learning, what’s the best way to achieve this? Country to country, the average amount of time spent on homework varies wildly, from just 3 to around 14 hours a week, according to the OECD’s PISA series of student assessment studies. How effective is homework?
Case Study: Increase Internal Controls on Time and Attendance
nettime solutions
MARCH 23, 2015
82nd Street Academics’ mission is to complement public education so that students in New York City, regardless of home language, have access to quality public higher education. Dr. Ronald Tompkins is the executive director. Problem: Abuse of Paper Timesheets. 82nd Street Academics is located across four sites in Queens and one in the Bronx. In June 2014, they had 92 staff.
Employment Branding Case Study: CenturyLink
Dice
APRIL 19, 2016
Here’s a case study from the e-book that shows how even a single individual can have a huge influence on a firm’s branding and recruiting efforts: Tina Williams solves a very tough problem every day. The post Employment Branding Case Study: CenturyLink appeared first on Dice Insights. Or as she says: “We tailor (segment marketing) from skill sets to geography to demographics.
Study Finds Link Between Talent, Leadership and Financial Performance
TLNT: The Business of HR
MAY 6, 2015
The relationship between talent and financial performance has been an “intuitive” given to enlightened leaders for a long time. Thanks to recent work by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) it’s no longer intuitive. The data are in and they are convincing. Boston Consulting Group released its Global Leadership and Talent Index survey of 1,263 CEOs and HR directors of global companies in 85 countries.
Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success
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Learning Case Study Blended Learning. From Performance Management. to Performance Development eGuide 2Part 2: A Roadmap. for Change In Part 1 of this eGuide, we explored the confluence. of factors that’s driving change in how performance. is managed and how organizations are moving. away from the traditional annual review process to. more real-time dynamic approach. This all sounds. very logical, of course, until an organization starts to. push forward with change then finds that there may. be some very real barriers to moving forward. management approach to a more dynamic. Moving.
Study Reveals The Key To Employee Engagement
Unbridled Talent
JANUARY 7, 2016
recent study conducted by Learnkit , revealed a strong correlation between effective training and onboarding and an employee’s level of engagement. Employee engagement is a term that’s been passed along for years now. And for those of us responsible for attracting, retaining, and getting the most out of top talent – it’s always on our radar. What is employee engagement? And nope.
Product Cost Management: Famosa Case Study
APQC
JANUARY 12, 2016
This case study describes how Famosa sets cost targets for its products and evaluates the success of its design-to-cost process. New Product Development Product Development Product Design Case Studies 2.0 Famosa is a toy manufacturer and distributor with its headquarters in Spain. The organization has popular brands recognized in markets in Spain, France, Portugal, Mexico, and the United States. Develop and Manage Products and Services 2.1.1 Evaluate performance of existing products/services against market opportunities 2.2
Are employers facing a ‘wage war’ with employees? Study says yes
HR Morning
JULY 8, 2016
New findings from the 2016 Emerging Workforce Study (EWS), commissioned by Spherion Staffing , indicate that more employees believe they have leverage to demand higher salaries and better benefits from their employers – or they’ll move on to an organization that will give them those things. Clearly, there’s a disconnect here — at least in this particular study. The
Study Says Employee Absenteeism Hits Co-Workers Hard
TLNT: The Business of HR
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
Late last year, SHRM and Kronos conducted a study of the impact of employee absence on organizations and employees. We’ve done research on this topic before, and although the emphasis has been largely on the financial impact of absence, this study, like the prior research, underscores the greater impact that unplanned absenteeism has on the bottom line. more…).
Study: Millennial Priorities Are Salary, Flexibility and Perks
HR Daily Advisor
MAY 9, 2016
Contrary to popular belief, Millennials are as motivated by salary as their older coworkers, according to the Staples Advantage Workplace Index, a recent study of office workers in the United States and Canada, conducted by the business-to-business division of Staples, Inc. The post Study: Millennial Priorities Are Salary, Flexibility and Perks appeared first on HR Daily Advisor.
Legislative Alert - Friday, October 21st, 2016: Study Finds Mature Employees Good for Business [Video + Transcript]
EBI
OCTOBER 21, 2016
AARP has released a study that might have recruiters looking more closely at the over-50 crowd. The study found that workers in this age group are the most engaged of all employees which has a positive effect on retention and business results. The study shows other advantages to hiring more mature workers include their experience, professionalism, work ethic and lower turnover rates.
Women have better emotional tools to be successful managers: Study
HR Morning
MARCH 18, 2016
study from the Hay Group division of management consulting giant Korn Ferry shows that women outperform men in 11 of 12 key emotional intelligence competencies — the keys to successful talent management. The The jury’s in: Recent research says women use the emotional and social competencies correlated with effective leadership and management better and more often than men. .
New Study Affirms the Predictive Power of Pre-Employment Tests
Criteria's Employee Testing
DECEMBER 15, 2015
Now, a compelling new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) reaffirms the idea that the use of pre-employment tests leads to tangible improvements in hiring results. The study analyzed an enormous sample of 300,000 hires and 555 hiring managers within 15 firms. For a much more detailed look at the study and its relevance to employers, click here. Uncategorized algorithm Harvard hiring manager National Bureau of Economic Research NBER pre-employment tests research retention study turnover Yale
Legislative Alert - Thursday, May 19th, 2016: Groundbreaking Marijuana Study Approved
EBI
MAY 19, 2016
First of its Kind Marijuana Study. First of its Kind Marijuana Study. But now, for the first time ever, the DEA has given the green light for a study to determine if marijuana can help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Scientists will study 4 different types of cannabis to see how it affects 76 veterans. The study is expected to take up to 3 years.
Case Study: Global Team Connections minus IT Headaches
WebEx
AUGUST 4, 2016
Get a first-hand look at how Golin teams use WebEx and the freedom it provides n the “ Global Team Connections Minus IT Headaches ” case study. The post Case Study: Global Team Connections minus IT Headaches appeared first on WebEx Blog. As the sole IT administrator for thousands of users across a network of eight offices, the last thing Mike Conway needed was unreliable video conferencing. Especially in the fast-paced marketing industry – where teams are mobile, deadlines are crucial and communication is critical. Ask the Experts
Fret Not: Study Shows Hard Interviews Result In Better Jobs
Evil HR Lady
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
That was easy,” you may well have nailed it, and you may get the job, but you may not love it. A new study by Glassdoor found that a tough interview is highly correlated with a satisfying job. To keep reading, click here: Fret Not: Study Shows Hard Interviews Result In Better Jobs Have you ever been through a job interview that just drained you? Nailed it. Here are some ideas.
An important study on the Future of Work
OmegaHR Solutions
OCTOBER 27, 2015
think it is a study that each of you should read, and re-read, and re-read until its main points sink in. The study. The study was conducted by Bill Jensen of The Jensen Group. It is entitled Search for a Simpler Way: Future of Work Study © 2014. According to the respondents of the study the hardest part of work of the future is in all the decisions that have to be made.
How to Retain Employees: 13 Practical Takeaways from 5 Case Studies
SnackNation
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
How to Retain Employees: 13 Practical Takeaways from 5 Case Studies. study from the Center for American Progress found that the average cost of replacing an employee was about 21% of her salary. Case Study #1 Netflix. ” Case Study #2 – Whole Foods. Case Study #3 – Clif Bar & Company. Case Study #4 – Scopely. Bohemian clothing.
Study of Cutting Edge Performance Management Practices
Compensation Cafe
AUGUST 23, 2015
Editor's Note: The practice of performance management is evolving quickly. We are pleased to feature this announcement from Gerry Ledford, one of our profession's leading scholars, introducing a new academic study focused on leading edge performance management practices. . I am leading a major study on cutting edge performance management at the Center for Effective Organizations, working with Ed Lawler and George Benson. WorldatWork is funding the project. We are studying companies that are using one or more of three practices: . Ratingless appraisal. Continuous (e.g.
Study: Core HR is Moving to the Cloud
HRE's The Leader Board
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
The study also finds that although transitioning to the Cloud makes it easier organizations to deploy mobile solutions — primarily because many Cloud vendors offer robust mobile apps to go along with their products, says Staley — many companies are failing to realize mobile’s full HR potential. “It hasn’t happened as quickly as it needs to.”
Using HR Analytics for Workforce Cost Management [Case Study]
Visier
AUGUST 18, 2016
Recommended Read: Visier Case Study: City of Edmonton Case ]. The post Using HR Analytics for Workforce Cost Management [Case Study] appeared first on Visier Inc. In May 2016, wildfire broke out in Wood Buffalo Municipal District near the City of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada and became possibly the costliest disaster in Canadian history.
Engaged Employees are Healthier, Study Shows
HR Cloud
JANUARY 26, 2016
Employers have known for some time that employee engagement is essential to the overall financial health of a business. According to a 2013 Gallup poll, 70% of employees are either "not engaged" or "actively disengaged," costing the U.S. between $450 billion to $550 billion each year in lost productivity. However, it is not just businesses that become "healthy" with increased employee engagement.
Using the PCF to Standardize Processes-Syngenta Case Study
APQC
AUGUST 20, 2015
Business Excellence Business Process Management (BPM) Business Transformation Measurement Analytics Measurement Frameworks Performance Measurement Process Balanced Scorecard Measurement Process Design Process Management Process Mapping Case Studies 12.1 read more. Manage business processes 12.1.2.1 Establish and maintain process framework 12.1.3 Define processes 12.0 Develop and Manage Business Capabilities Print Agriculture
New study: We know employees leave bad bosses – but maybe they also leave good ones
Positive Sharing
MARCH 14, 2016
This is so far just a small study of employees at one company, but the results are interesting. Gajendran and Deepak Somaya summarize their study as follows in HBR: We began our study by surveying over 700 employees at a large multinational IT firm. The study also did not take into account whether employees ever came back to their old workplace with new skills and experience.





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