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Repairing the damage done by bad bosses

Achievers

If you’re entering a leadership role after your team has suffered the ill effects of a bad boss, you’ve got a list of important tasks ahead of you to repair the damage. You may find your employees discouraged and unproductive in the wake of poor management, and you will need to introduce an entirely new climate for team operations. While this is a tricky task, it’s an important one, because you’ll be making the workplace a much more pleasant and productive place for everyone.

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How Do You Change Company Culture – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

A couple weeks ago, I participated in a webinar with my friends at SilkRoad on “ HR’s Role in Bridging the Skills Gap.” During the webinar, we asked listeners about some of the strategies they were using, such as training, succession planning, and knowledge management. Afterward, I received an email with a question. And, it’s a tough question too. How do you overcome management saying, “We’re not that kind of company.”?

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Technology Is Changing Human Resource Management – But Where Will It Go?

Hppy

I am amazed sometimes by how technology is impacting the world we live in. For example, SpaceX being so successful in reusing spaceships may not have a great impact today, but it does change the way we look at the future, and what we understand by science fiction. Human Resource is one of those industries which does not quite make its way into science fiction books, and no kid grows up thinking of revolutionizing the technology inside this particular market.

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Hireology to Present & Compete at DrivingSales Presidents Club 2016

Hireology

Next week, owners and managers in the automotive retail industry will gather at the DrivingSales Presidents Club 2016 event in South Beach, Miami. It is here where Hireology CEO, Adam Robinson , will both speak at a workshop and compete for the Most Valuable Insight Award at this “unique and exclusive event” for dealer executives and industry thought leaders.

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The Ultimate Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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The Big List of Interview Tips to get You that Job

cipHR

Interviewing, whether for a first job or to further your career, is a nerve-racking experience. From first impressions to the follow up, below are the most important interview tips to remember in order to land your dream role. 1. Practice interviewing with a friend or family member. 2. Research the brand and make use of automated tools. 3. Research the role. 4.

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The Five Truths About Work-Life Balance Review & Author Interview

Take It Personel-ly

Work-Life balance continues to be a hot topic. The more technology that becomes available, the more it can connect us with our work – anywhere, anytime. We have to learn to set our own boundaries of how and when we will use it. How many of us are always ‘busy’ when technology is supposed to […].

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Balancing Technology in the Workplace: 9 Tips That Actually Help

Insperity

In our personal lives, and at work, technology can be a blessing or a curse. In many instances, technology boosts productivity. In others, our devices can distract us from what’s important – the people we’re with. Here are nine tips that will help strike a healthy balance in your office and let you know when to turn your devices on and when to power them off. 1.

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What Are You Doing Wrong As A Leader For Your Startup?

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What does it mean to be the leader of a startup? Does it require a special skill-set, and if so, can those skills be developed? Being a leader requires having a vision for your company, finding employees who are aligned with that vision, and maintaining alignment over time. Leaders guide their companies towards growth and set the framework for the culture.

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Recruiting Is Only Getting Tougher [infographic] – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

I believe one of the key metrics in recruiting is time to fill. It’s also a very flexible metric. Traditionally, we think of time to fill as the time it takes from the job requisition being approved to the job offer being accepted. If the requisition is approved on April 1 and the job offer is accepted on April 29, then time to fill for that one job is 29 days.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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The Five Truths About Work-Life Balance Review & Author Interview

Take It Personel-ly

Work-Life balance continues to be a hot topic. The more technology that becomes available, the more it can connect us with our work – anywhere, anytime. We have to learn to set our own boundaries of how and when we will use it. How many of us are always ‘busy’ when technology is supposed to […].

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It’s Not Open Enrollment Season — So Why Are We Talking About It?

Winston Benefits

Open enrollment season often feels like it hits at a tough time — for most companies, it goes into full swing at the end of the year, in the midst of holiday breaks and fourth-quarter stress. For many HR leaders, “open enrollment” is a time of year they’d rather not think about until they absolutely have to. But open enrollment doesn’t have to be a stressful time.

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How Evolving Technological Tools Help you Stay FLSA and ACA Compliant

Asure Software

Keeping track of your employees’ hours has never been more important, especially since the 2015 enactment of Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA). In order for your company to be FLSA (Fair Labor and Standards Act) and ACA compliant, keeping detailed and accurate records of work hours is essential. In the past, most businesses got away with workers logging their hours on paper or using clunky database systems.

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Quick Shots for #HR and #Business Pros – Freelancer Edition

HR Bartender

Regardless of the reason, the gig economy is here to stay. Individuals are opting to have a side hustle in addition to their regular full-time jobs. Some people are choosing to leave the daily grind and freelance full-time. An article in Forbes put the number of freelancers in the U.S. at 53 million and predicts that number will increase to about 50% of the workforce by 2020.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Recruiting Top Talent – A Daunting Challenge For HR Practitioners

Hppy

With PwC’s most recent Annual Global CEO Survey revealing that over 70 percent of CEOs identify the “availability of key skills” as one of the top three threats to their companies – an eight-year high for that question – recruiting top talent stands out as a particularly daunting challenge for HR practitioners. In fact, according to SHRM’s LINE Employment Report for January 2016 , late 2015 was the most difficult hiring period in four years.

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More Companies Embrace Parental Leave Options

Winston Benefits

Several well-known companies have announced new parental leave options in the past few months, signaling a change in the way these policies fit into employee benefits. The United States is the only industrialized country that does not mandate paid maternity leave, leaving it up to employers to decide how best to manage employees who want to start a family.

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Big Overtime Changes Will Shine a Light on Your Moonlighting Policy

Business Management Daily

One of the unintended consequences of the big changes coming to federal overtime law this summer is likely to be more employees taking on second jobs, according to a new study. But can you (or should you) ban off-the-clock moonlighting? Here are four tips, plus two sample policies.

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How Evolving Technology Can Help you Stay FLSA and ACA Compliant

Asure Software

Keeping track of your employees’ hours has never been more important, especially since the 2015 enactment of Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA). In order for your company to be FLSA (Fair Labor and Standards Act) and ACA compliant, keeping detailed and accurate records of work hours is essential. In the past, most businesses got away with … Continue reading "How Evolving Technology Can Help you Stay FLSA and ACA Compliant".

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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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[Infographic] Effective Employee Communication Channels

Hppy

Did you know that that 12% of organizations aren’t measuring the effectiveness of their communication with employees? The most common real-time metrics available to communicators are content popularity, followed by opens and clicks – but both of these are available to less than half of communicators: 55% of internal communicators don’t measure the performance of their content separately from the performance of the intranet as a whole.

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Monthly-Messenger-2016April

SnackNation

SnackNation Monthly Messenger April 2016. Thanks for your interest in the Monthly Messenger content! You’ll find everything below: It’s GOLDEN TICKET time! With better odds than winning the lottery or a trip to Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, SnackNation presents the Golden Ticket! Three winning tickets, three offices, and three months of snacks and swag from our friends at Quinn Snacks.

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How to attract job candidates with excellent employer branding

Achievers

The availability of skilled workers was named as a significant concern by 73 percent of CEOs, according to a recent PWC survey. In today’s competitive hiring ecosystem, high-quality “employer branding” is key to attracting top talent. Because millennial workers don’t build lifetime careers at a single company the way their parents did, they are always checking to see if the grass is greener over at the next corporate campus.

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How to Connect Employees With Your Company’s Mission

Insperity

Most employees want to do the right thing. They want their company to succeed. But even the best employees with the best intentions need to know where to go. Without direction, there’s a lot of noise that can keep your employees – and ultimately, your company – from getting ahead. Kill the static. Follow these steps to connect your employees with a clear mission, guided by a strong vision and values. 1.

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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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Workplace Mobility, Where Time Gets Lost At Work, Building Diverse Teams And The Dangers Of Sleep Deprivation #FridayFinds

Hppy

This week’s focus topic was definitely technology and its applications in the HR industry. As time seems to run faster, making working days pass us by as we worry about productivity and tiresome tasks, it’s important to take advantage of smart tech solutions that can improve and enhance our work. Here are this week’s best articles in HR, all on the topics of technology and productivity: Half of employees say mobile working makes them more productive.

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CVs & Résumés: Get Them Right to Get the Job – #Infographic

Take It Personel-ly

Are you among the 33% of job seekers who have unsuccessfully applied for at least five jobs, or among the 10% who have applied for more than 50 jobs without even getting a response? If so, it may be time to revise your résumé to see if it contains any of the killer phrases that […].

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CVs & Résumés: Get Them Right to Get the Job – #Infographic

Take It Personel-ly

Are you among the 33% of job seekers who have unsuccessfully applied for at least five jobs, or among the 10% who have applied for more than 50 jobs without even getting a response? If so, it may be time to revise your résumé to see if it contains any of the killer phrases that […].