Achievers

JULY 29, 2013

Guest blog post by Julie Labrie. Many HR thought-leaders are predicting that talent retention will be one of the greatest upcoming challenges for professionals in the people management field. Fierce competition, the norm of changing careers multiple times, and talent shortages in niche areas all contribute to this landscape. Putting strategies in place to motivate top performers to stay may be the difference between success and failure for a company.

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Talent Culture

JULY 3, 2013

'I just finished reading the article in The New York Times, How Helicopter Parents Can Ruin Kids’ Job Prospects. While it’s always an entertaining read to learn about a few parents whose desire to help their kids succeed is a bit misguided, I think the article misses an important opportunity to show how parents can help launch their kids’ careers without being overbearing, inappropriate, or just plain weird.

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Insperity

JULY 11, 2013

It’s summertime. The sun is bright and school is out, but formal performance review time will be here faster than you can say “watermelon snow cone.”. If you haven’t thought about employee appraisals in a while, don’t worry. It’s not too late to get back on track, but the clock is ticking. Here are some ways to make the performance assessment process work for you instead of the other way around.

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Business Management Daily

JULY 1, 2013

A revolving door of staff can be very costly, so it's important to spend time focusing on what's really motivating employees. Workplace expert and trainer Bonnie Low-Kramen provides her top eight tips for retaining staff. The post How to retain staff and increase profits appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Achievers

JULY 19, 2013

Guest Post by: Meghan M. Biro. Recruiting the best talent and culture can be a heartbreaking process. While there’s nothing more exciting and fulfilling than finding the right person for a job, there are those times when – on paper or digital at least – the candidate seems a perfect fit, only to crash and burn within months of being hired. The tangible recruitment and training costs of these mis-hires can be high, and they also drain morale and energy from a team and company.

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Achievers

JULY 26, 2013

The San Francisco Bay Area takes office culture seriously, with office chefs, baristas, masseuses and kegs spreading far beyond the Google campus. The Bold Italic and General Assembly cohosted a panel with leading culture creators from eBay, Airbnb, Square, Whisk, and Coalesse to discuss how to create effective office culture in this competitive environment.

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Achievers

JULY 24, 2013

Top employers realize that engagement is an effective tool to boost bottom-line results through alignment and increased productivity. Most importantly, engagement also helps to build a competitive employer brand that attracts, retains, and inspires the best and the brightest talent. We recently interviewed Kimberly Rath, co-chairman of Talent Plus , which has been recognized as one of the A chievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in both 2011 and 2012 for their leadership and innovation in engaging

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Achievers

JULY 24, 2013

How can I utilize training and development to improve employee engagement? Training and development are important areas to focus on when trying to build an engaged workforce. Employees today are constantly on the lookout to build their skills and focus on meaningful work. Here at A chievers we have rolled out a series of courses that help employees on their journey of learning.

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Achievers

JULY 16, 2013

Every employee has the capacity to be engaged, but certain groups seem to have an easier time than others. Based on original research by the Human Capital Institute and A chievers, our newest infographic breaks down some surprising demographic trends in employee engagement. Check it out: Hungry for more insight? Download the full report, The Trifecta of Engagement: The organization, the manager, and the employee.

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Achievers

JULY 9, 2013

Last month, Google’s SVP of people operations Laszlo Bock gave a much-discussed interview to the New York Times on the role of Big Data in the recruitment process. On the one hand, he says, hard data can help you separate your feelings from the facts. While almost everyone thinks they’re leadership material, for instance, few people actually are. That’s where Big Data can come in handy: If you go back to somebody and say, “Look, you’re an eighth-percentile people manager at Google.

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Achievers

JULY 8, 2013

Don’t miss keynote speaker Arianna Huffington at the 2013 Achievers Customer Experience ( ACE 2013 ). Co-founder and editor-in-chief of the highly successful Huffington Post , Huffington is an expert at thriving in the face of adversity, and ultimately leading both people and businesses through the toughest of times. Learn to redefine success with fearless leadership during her keynote address Friday, October 4, 2013.

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Achievers

JULY 8, 2013

In past issues of [engage], A chievers’ head of HR addressed reader questions on creating Employee Success™. As we transition this column to Ask A chievers this week, we’d like to ask for your valued opinion on what matters to you most. We’ve previously covered such topics as: Tips for HR to use LinkedIn better. Best practices to keep managers engaged.

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Insperity

JULY 22, 2013

While the U.S. continues its international game of cat-and-mouse with National Security Administration whistleblower Edward Snowden, many are questioning the vetting process that ended in the computer analyst earning a security clearance he used to obtain and then disclose the details of two top-secret government surveillance programs. It’s true that most employers don’t need the extensive background check required for a government security clearance, but companies that treat the screening proce

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Insperity

JULY 7, 2013

As a business owner, your “energy vampires” appear in many forms – a product fails and a customer complains. An important employee resigns. New regulations affect your industry. And that’s in addition to your everyday responsibilities – answering questions, representing your company to the public, planning for the future and watching your bottom line.

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Insperity

JULY 2, 2013

Do the policies at your company create a culture of independence or a culture of powerlessness? Take this section from one company’s housekeeping policy: Each employee is allowed to have only one personal 8×10 photo frame at his or her workstation, as long as it contains appropriate pictures and does not get in the way of work. You may put as many pictures in the frame as you like.

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