Achievers

JULY 15, 2015

There’s nothing worse than sitting in traffic or squeezing onto a crowded subway. But for many workers, it’s the way they both start and end their day. When we think about the issues that most affect employee happiness and turnover, we often overlook a major factor that actually takes place outside the office: the quality and length of an employee’s commute.

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HR Bartender

JULY 14, 2015

On July 6, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed changes to the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The overtime rule changes are significant and fall into two categories: salary basis and primary duties test. Today we’re going to cover the salary basis part of the proposal. We’ll address the primary duties test in a separate post.

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Insperity

JULY 13, 2015

Are you the first one to arrive at your office and the last to leave? Do you work through lunch or skip it altogether? Do you find yourself checking your email while on vacation? A startling 65 percent of bosses said they still work while on vacation, according to a 2014 Careerbuilder study. If you’re a part of this group, you might feel like you’re working hard to help your company stand out.

Food 93

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UpstartHR

JULY 13, 2015

Last year I met a subject matter expert on international HR issues through my local SHRM chapter. A few months later, when I was looking at some HR challenges affecting our expatriate employees, I ran across her again. When I spoke at ALSHRM in May, she was presenting across the hallway on international human resources best practices. In other words, she knows what she’s doing!

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Achievers

JULY 15, 2015

Everyone likes to know that people around them notice and appreciate them. This applies to the workplace too. We often hear organizations say that their number one asset is their people. Considering this, businesses should be concerned that only 13 percent of the global workforce are engaged employees. Ninety-nine percent of organizations report that they have some type of recognition system in place, but with these staggeringly low employee engagement rates, these programs are clearly far from

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Employee Recognition Employee Retention Work From Home Recruitment 114

Insperity

JULY 15, 2015

We’ve all worked for a manager who frequently says the wrong thing at the wrong time, killing your motivation for a project or even for your entire job. How can you avoid being that manager? Remember the opening to Aretha Franklin’s song Think. You better think (think) think. about what you're trying to do to me… As you work through what you are going to say, use the STAR feedback model , developed by Development Dimensions International, to guide how you word your feedback.

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PeopleStrategy

JULY 14, 2015

This summer, I had the opportunity to watch my 11-year old son play in six tournaments with the All Star team he was named to back in May. In addition to new friendships and great memories my son made through this experience, I am hopeful he also began to understand what it takes to be a strong leader who can motivate and inspire others to act in a way that earns the respect of their teammates (colleagues), spectators (clients) and opponents (competitors) – in good times and in bad.

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HR Bartender

JULY 12, 2015

I’ve always been fascinated by improv theater. During this year’s inaugural Work Human conference , Globoforce invited Boston’s Improv Asylum to conduct a session on business improv. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to learn more. I know one of the key principles is the idea of “Yes, and…” What was great about the Improv Asylum’s session was how they used activities to help us understand where the phrase comes from and why it is important in business.

IT 114

IT 114

HR Bartender

JULY 16, 2015

Organizations are starting to ask candidates for their W-2’s as part of the hiring process. Career Sherpa has a really interesting post about it over on her blog. You can check it out here. When I first read the article, I thought “Well, I can see asking for or providing a W-2 if it’s necessary to prove employment.” For example, some industries have very rigorous background screening processes for an employee to get a badge, etc.

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Insperity

JULY 13, 2015

Are you the first one to arrive at your office and the last to leave? Do you work through lunch or skip it altogether? Do you find yourself checking your email while on vacation? A startling 65 percent of bosses said they still work while on vacation, according to a 2014 Careerbuilder study. If you’re a part of this group, you might feel like you’re working hard to help your company stand out.

Food 49

Food Work From Home Recruitment Management 49

Insperity

JULY 15, 2015

We’ve all worked for a manager who frequently says the wrong thing at the wrong time, killing your motivation for a project or even for your entire job. How can you avoid being that manager? Remember the opening to Aretha Franklin’s song Think. You better think (think) think. about what you’re trying to do to me…. As you work through what you are going to say, use the STAR feedback model , developed by Development Dimensions International, to guide how you word your feedback.

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