April, 2015

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3 powerful ways to improve your employee retention rate

Achievers

'People are often told that they should find a job they love. Unfortunately, circumstances don’t always allow the luxury of waiting for that one dream position. And some people think they’ve found their dream job, only to find that things start to go sour. There are a lot of reasons this can happen: a bad boss, a toxic team, stagnant career growth, or lack of recognition.

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How To Build a Successful Mentoring Program

HR Bartender

'Organizations are facing some unique challenges when it comes to talent. The Boomer generation is planning to leave the workforce (or at least transition to part-time or semi-retirement). Companies want to make sure their organizational knowledge and history is passed along to new employees, who will lead the organization forward. This isn’t a short-term process.

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7 Reasons to Marry an #HR Pro

UpstartHR

As I looked at my wonderful wife this week and think about our upcoming anniversary (8 years in June), I wondered about the spouses of other HR professionals around the world. Me and the love of my life–Diet Dew. Oh, and Melanie is there, too. Do all of them realize how lucky they are to have married someone working in human resources? :-) With that in mind, here are seven reasons to marry an HR pro.

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There’s A New Way to Work – Get Used to It!

Asure Software

'By: Steven Rodriguez, Chief Operating Officer. There’s a new way to work and I’m not talking about your commute to the office. Actually, when you look at work trends closely, there are several new ways to work. The movements I’m talking about include: Working from home ( telecommuting ) instead of at the office. Video conferencing instead of traveling to meet in person, and.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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New Hire Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs

Insperity

'For most positions, a business could expect to spend an average of 21 percent of an employee’s annual salary to replace their new hire, according to the Center for American Progress. It simply makes dollars and sense to take onboarding seriously. When you onboard the right way, it helps your new hires confirm that they made the right decision, while simultaneously decreasing the likelihood that they will fail in their new role.

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Life in the shadows: Don’t let one star employee outshine your team

Achievers

It’s easy to recognize the employees that talk the loudest or most often, but are they the only ones with something to say? What about those deep thinkers who enjoy creative time alone or in silence? Which social recognition strategies should you use to bring out the best in all of your employees, including those who don’t fight to be heard?

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How You Can Become a Simply Irresistible Organization

HR Bartender

There are lots of articles about what businesses need to do in order to be successful. The articles talk about developing outstanding products, killer marketing strategies, and focusing on metrics and numbers. It’s true – all of these things are important. But you can’t do any of them without an exceptional workforce. A few weeks ago, I saw a post titled “ Engagement, Retention and Culture now the #1 Issues in Talent and HR.

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A Day in the Life of a Human Resources Manager

UpstartHR

I have been thinking a lot lately as I cross the six year threshold of blogging about human resources management. I started this as a tool for the entry level HR pros , but now I also teach about some fairly advanced concepts. One of the things I don’t do enough of is sharing about the community. There are more than 20,000 monthly readers on this site and about 5,000 email subscribers (the numbers still boggle my mind!).

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Creating Functional Workspace for the Workforce

Asure Software

'By: Nigel Clarke, Global SVP of EMEA & APAC. Connect with Nigel on LinkedIn. Decades ago, architects and builders discovered that physical surroundings – our office buildings and homes – directly impact human relationships. People who live on the same floor of an apartment building, for example, develop friendships as they pass in the hallway. Workers who office near each other generate good working relationships because they spend time together in close proximity.

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6 Steps to a Better Compensation Strategy

Compensation is one of your biggest expenses as a business, but it is also your biggest investment in your people and your culture. A great compensation strategy can be an incredible asset that supports your business goals and lays a foundation of trust between your company and your employees. Whether you already have a compensation strategy in place or you’re building one from scratch, this guide will help you level up your approach through these 6 steps: 1.

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How to Create a Referral Program that Boosts Retention and Rewards Employees

Insperity

'In sales, your most qualified leads usually come as referrals from satisfied customers. In recruiting, a referral from one of your satisfied employees can be just as powerful. Employee referrals bring qualified talent to the table and cultivate a sense of company loyalty in both the referring and prospective employee. In addition, referred employees tend to stay with their employers longer than those who are hired using traditional recruiting strategies.

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Extreme Makeover: HR Edition

PeopleStrategy

'If you have watched ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition or Extreme Makeover: Home Edition you know that the concept is to document and share with viewers a trans-formative experience for individuals and/or a family. In the case of Weight Loss Edition, the journey takes a full year as an expert trainer provides participants with. The post Extreme Makeover: HR Edition appeared first on PeopleStrategy.

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Building a business case: How to convince your company it’s time for a social recognition program

Achievers

By now, you’ve heard the news: employee engagement is a huge challenge for the modern workforce. As a result, businesses are dealing with high turnover rates, absenteeism, low performance numbers, and loss of customers. Studies have revealed that employee recognition is one of the top drivers of engagement, so for many HR professionals, recognition seems like the silver bullet.

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Human Resources Shouldn’t Be a “Go-To” Function

HR Bartender

'Sometimes it’s easy to think that our own profession is the only one under the microscope. I know when it comes to human resources, I’ve seen more than my fair share of the “I Hate HR” type articles. The other day, I saw a post titled, “ Traditional Marketing is Broken ” and for a moment I was relieved. Certainly not because the author was saying that marketing function is broken but because the business changes being demanded of us impact every function and every level of the organization.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Job Simulations = Better Hires and Better Training

UpstartHR

'Recently I had the pleasure of joining Trish McFarlane for an HCMx Radio podcast episode where we talked about how to use simulations in your recruiting and training initiatives. We start with a bit of my background–if you’re new here that might be interesting for you. Then we leap into some of the work we’re doing at Brandon Hall Group.

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Planning Your Digital Workplace

Asure Software

By: Steven Rodriguez, COO Asure Software. The digital workplace, hoteling , hot desking and other alternative work strategies have become a reality for organizations worldwide. If you’re a business leader, you’re no doubt experiencing how the digital workplace impacts your employees from recruiting and retention to employee productivity, cross-collaboration technology infrastructure, and space planning.

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Pros and Cons of Keeping Laid-Off Employees to Ease the Transition

Insperity

'Technology advances, economic downturns, business model changes and acquisitions – these are all common challenges that may prompt you to consider layoffs. You’ve cinched the purse strings as tight as possible and even tried furloughs, but layoffs are looming. If it''s time to restructure, cut costs or combine positions, do you let your workers go now or keep them during the transition or to finish the work before they go?

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Enough with the paperwork! What HR and doctor’s offices have in common…

PeopleStrategy

Over the past three months, I have had the “opportunity” to spend more time with doctors than I normally do. Fortunately, all is well! But the experience left me with two thoughts: 1. Life is shorter and far more precious than we truly realize. 2. As technically advanced as our nation is, the amount of paperwork we have to fill out each time we see a new doctor, or have a medical procedure done in a new facility, is extremely frustrating, especially when you just want the (typically)

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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Three ways to recognize your admins on Administrative Professionals Day and throughout the year

Achievers

'Most companies realize that their administrative staff members are essential contributors to day-to-day operations, and that Administrative Professionals Day is a great way to show them some appreciation. But keeping your admins engaged takes more than just a vase of flowers one day a year; it requires continual recognition and appreciation for all of the hard work that they do, even though much of it takes place behind the scenes.

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You Should Always Be #Recruiting – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

'(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud. Forbes recently named Kronos one of America’s Best Employers , and as one of America’s top 25 places to work in IT, Internet, software and services. Enjoy the post!). We’ve been talking for a while about the growing challenges in finding the best talent.

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7 Ways to Get Managers to Provide More Feeback

UpstartHR

'The other day I happened across a blog that posed a very interesting question: Feedback would happen all the time if.? So, what would you say? I can’t reign it in to just one idea, so here are seven things I think would lead to more feedback in the workplace. Feedback would happen all the time if… managers were rated partly based on the quality/quantity of feedback they provide their employees.

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Is it Possible For HR Professionals to be Too Compassionate?

Business Management Daily

For HR professionals, too much emotional involvement in employee problems can chew up your time, drain your energy and increase your stress. The goal is to be receptive to others' feelings without adopting those feelings as your own. Use the following six tips to maintain your emotional distance while still remaining effective.

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5 Trends to Help Your Organization Boost Job Satisfaction and Productivity

Treating your workforce as the organization’s top priority improves customer satisfaction and revenue growth and can boost job satisfaction and productivity. Read about five trends that are helping organizations around the country improve their people’s career well-being.

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How to Create a Referral Program that Boosts Retention and Rewards Employees

Insperity

In sales, your most qualified leads usually come as referrals from satisfied customers. In recruiting, a referral from one of your satisfied employees can be just as powerful. Employee referrals bring qualified talent to the table and cultivate a sense of company loyalty in both the referring and prospective employee. In addition, referred employees tend to stay with their employers longer than those who are hired using traditional recruiting strategies.

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Planning Your Digital Workplace

Asure Software

By: Steven Rodriguez, COO Asure Software The digital workplace, hoteling, hot desking and other alternative work strategies have become a reality for organizations worldwide. If you’re a business leader, you’re no doubt experiencing how the digital workplace impacts your employees from recruiting and retention to employee productivity, cross-collaboration technology infrastructure, and space planning.

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Big HR Needs, Little Budget? Say Hello to Cloud HCM Solutions

PeopleStrategy

'When it comes to technology, we all know that what was once out of our price range will, eventually, fall within our budget. Unfortunately, a lot of times that also means the gadget we coveted has been replaced by a shiner, more powerful piece of technology that we simply must have. Thanks to Cloud technology this is NOT the case with HR technology; today, enterprise-level Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions once reserved for only the largest companies are accessible to companies of virtua

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Companies Pre-Screen Candidates Using Social Media [infographic] – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

'According to this article in The Recruiting Times , candidate confidence is on the up. Meaning that companies are hiring and individuals are looking for jobs. Companies are spending significant resources to position their employment brand to attract the best talent. In turn, job seekers should be putting personal branding first and foremost. And I’m not talking about buying a suit for an interview.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

Today’s workforce includes multiple generations of employees all looking for something different from their benefits package. While meeting these disparate needs can be challenging, a comprehensive fertility benefit can support everyone from junior staffers learning about their fertility health to senior leadership managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms.