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The Difference Between Goals, Objectives and Outcomes

HR Bartender

During this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Expo , I had the opportunity to attend a pre-conference workshop on improving human performance. One of the big takeaways from the workshop was the difference between goals, objectives, and outcomes. I know how easy it is to use these terms interchangeably. And at first glance, there might not be anything wrong with using the words as synonyms.

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Florida Division Announces Opportunities During WCI2018

Florida Regulatory Workers' Compensation News

The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation, in conjunction with the Workers' Compensation Institute, is pleased to provide the opportunity for attendees to individually meet and speak with Division staff at the 73rd Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference about regulatory issues that are important to your company. This year we will offer two options for stakeholder assistance: "Ask The Regulator" and "EDI On Demand.

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Are You Personalizing the Employee Experience?

Achievers

Have you ever been in a restaurant when one of the regular customers walks in? Not only does the waitress know his name, but she knows his order too, personalizing the customer experience. Is there any doubt in your mind that this is a loyal customer, that he will eat at the restaurant again or that he’s highly likely to recommend the restaurant to others?

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How to write better job postings in 7 smart steps

Insperity

Are your job postings causing your company to miss out on the best candidates? Would you like to know how to write better job postings – the kind that help your company stand out from the competition? Many organizations make common and potentially costly mistakes when they list a job opening. If you don’t want to be among them, it’s important to remember that job postings are often an applicant’s first impression of your business.

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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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Bookmark This! HR Certification Edition

HR Bartender

Maybe it’s because the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) just launched their new Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential , but I’ve been receiving quite a few questions lately about certifications. Over the years, I’ve written quite a bit about the topic, so I thought I would put the articles all in one place for easy reference. Since I just mentioned it, here’s some information about SHRM’s new Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential.

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Types of Mentors We Have At Different Stages of Life

HR Digest

Mentoring, coaching, teaching, and leading are few terminologies that are used interchangeably. Keeping the explanation simple for now, all the mentioned advisory-genre terms have a different context of reference. Though each one of them possesses individual scope of guidance style, ‘mentoring relationships’ are the ones difficult to be found or to be precise it’s a bond without any book-bound definition.

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Business process improvement: 6 smart steps to contain costs

Insperity

Business moves quickly, and zeroing in on business process improvement is a pivotal step many business leaders and managers feel they simply don’t have time to take. After all, you’re working hard to keep your business going and growing, often wearing multiple hats just to survive the day, make the next sale or launch the next product. Quite often, the majority of a company’s business practices fall into place out of necessity organically – not necessarily by design.

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Employee Performance: The 6 Influence Areas

HR Bartender

We all know that employee performance is important. And we spend a lot of time talking about how to achieve higher levels of employee performance via manager one-on-one meetings, coaching sessions, and career development. But do we know the factors that influence employee performance in the first place? During this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, I attended a workshop on improving human performance and we talked about six factors that infl

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Hireology CEO Featured on The Top Entrepreneurs Podcast

Hireology

Hireology Co-Founder and CEO, Adam Robinson, recently sat down with Nathan Latka for an episode of The Top Entrepreneurs podcast. In the episode, Adam discussed Hireology’s continuous growth and our commitment to helping business owners build their best teams. Watch the video podcast episode below. The Top Entrepreneurs Podcast interviews entrepreneurs from around the world about how much they sold last month, what they are selling and how they are selling it.

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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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Serving People Without Homes: Interview With Rev. Violet Little, The Welcome Church

Business Management Daily

Rev. Violet Little is Pastor and Founder of The Welcome Church, which serves impoverished people on the streets of Philadelphia. Read my interview with her… The post Serving People Without Homes: Interview With Rev. Violet Little, The Welcome Church appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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How to Improve Productivity, Starting with Lunch Breaks

Winston Benefits

Lunch is one of the primary meals of the day, but a study says some workers don’t feel comfortable taking a lunch break. The survey of American and Canadian workers, conducted by Tork, indicates that some workers fear that taking regular lunch breaks will create a bad impression — and some bosses agree. However, research indicates that it actually hurts your business when workers don’t take lunch breaks.

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Recruiting Should Not Be an Act of Desperation – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

I’m a fan of comic books and superheroes. While I must admit my tastes do lean toward the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are some DC Comics that I enjoy. (Side note: I can’t wait for Shazam! to hit theaters next year.). But I digress. One of the most well-known comic book superheroes is Batman. When Gotham City was in trouble, the Commissioner would put out the ‘bat signal’ and Batman would respond.

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Our #1 Tip for Picking the Best HR Software

WEX Inc.

Embarking on the HR and benefits administration solution provider selection process can be overwhelming — whether you’re seeking benefits administration, payroll, or a one-stop hub for all services. There are several options to consider before committing. So, how can you identify the best match? Our chief growth officer, Josh Trent, thinks it's pretty simple actually.

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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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Men win big in EEOC parental leave settlement

Business Management Daily

Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder has agreed to pay $1,100,000 to men who the EEOC said were harmed by discriminatory parental leave policies. The post Men win big in EEOC parental leave settlement appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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How to Promote Your Blog on Instagram in A Smart Way?

Take It Personel-ly

Unlike Twitter or Facebook, where you can bombard your followers with all types of links to every other thing you publish on it, Instagram limits you to only one link in your bio. This means that to successfully promote your blog on Instagram, you must be a little more creative. Given the growing number of […].

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Older Workers: Are we meeting their OH&S and Workers' Compensation needs?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The number of “older” workers is rising at an unprecedented rate. Older workers- those age 65 and older- have always been present but their proportion in the workforce has been on the rise at rates that far exceed any change in their proportion of the population. For my recent presentations to audiences in the US, Canada and Australia, I customized the country-specific data on older workers.

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Research Says Employees Want Financial Wellness Programs

Best Money Moves

A recent study from Bank of America shows employees and employers agree that financial wellness programs have positively impacted them and their companies. The research is in, and employees want financial wellness programs. A recent Bank of America study found that 91 percent of employees who participate in financial wellness programs say those resources have helped them.

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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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Small business tax Q&A: August ’18

Business Management Daily

More tax on Social Security benefits … No change for business casualty losses … A home sale divided still stands … Not too old for an IRA. The post Small business tax Q&A: August ’18 appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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The Social Psychology Of Toxic Work Culture: An Interview With Tony Vigorito

15Five

Part One of my interview with Tony Vigorito focused on the social dynamics of organizational culture. One theme that emerged (and one that might ideally prevent a toxic work culture from forming) is the concept of community in the workplace. Vigorito discussed the increasingly common strategy to build a corporate culture patterned after community, as in a family, and he highlighted the inherent risk of employees perceiving that communal culture as insincere: “People are not stupid.

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How to Build Better Benefit Experiences for Multi-Gen Workforce

WEX Inc.

The multi-generational workforce is not new — but the ability to customize and personalize benefits recommendations is becoming more accessible to companies of all sizes. Seasoned benefit advisers and consultants know that m eeting employers' expectations for a positive benefits administration experience can be challenging — especially when considering the dynamics of a multi-generational workforce with varying health concerns and preferences at play.

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Why do so many organisations ignore the importance of storytelling?

cipHR

Most employers and HR teams underestimate the power of stories to engage and motivate – but this simple communication technique is crucial to effective change, says transformation consultant Ian P Buckingham. People said it would never happen – but Northern Ireland recently won a host of tourism accolades, including Lonely Planet ‘s prestigious region of choice award for 2018.

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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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No official time records? Court will believe employees

Business Management Daily

Employers that don’t keep track of hours worked may be in for a surprise if an employee quits and sues over alleged unpaid time. The post No official time records? Court will believe employees appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Reach Your Company’s Goals with Financial Wellness Programs

Best Money Moves

In the Best Money Moves Roundup, we run down the latest news on financial wellness, business milestones and payday advances. The research is in, and employees want financial wellness programs A recent Bank of America study found that 91 percent of employees who participate in financial wellness programs say those resources have helped them. Similarly, 95 percent of employers who offer those programs agree that these support systems have been effective in reaching their company’s goals. .

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What can you do to get recognized at work?

HR Digest

You would be surprised to learn that being talented, educated and a perfect match for your job position are not the key values to get recognized at work. While these attributes and high performance are imperative for securing a long-lasting advancement in your career, getting noticed in your work is about mastering the elusive variables. You have to flaunt certain characters that measure leadership growth, career advancement and attract attention before you can access the attributes on how to ge

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5 Office Yoga Poses To Improve Posture and Reset

Wellable

For many office-based employees, a normal day consists of sitting hunched over a computer keyboard. Unfortunately, this lifestyle has adverse effects on musculoskeletal and mental health. To relieve the negative impact a work environment may have on employees, companies should incorporate yoga into their wellness program or encourage employees to take the time to reset and relieve tension independently.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.