Sat.Jan 14, 2017 - Fri.Jan 20, 2017

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Employee Habits Are Your Company’s Destiny

Achievers

By: Andrew Sykes. Founder & President, Habits at Work. High-performance employers enjoy higher than industry average levels of productivity per employee. Measures of this success include revenue generated per head, return on capital employed, speed to market with new products and customer delight. These measures point to what a business and CEO get by BEING a high-performance employer, but they don’t explain what it takes to BECOME one.

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6 Ways to Use Technology to Advance Your Career – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

The New Year always makes me think about goals and the things I want to accomplish. Based on today’s reader note, I’m not the only person who thinks that way. Hi, I’m an HR professional living in India. I want to learn new things in human resources but my only option is online study because I can’t relocate. What can I learn and do for my career? Whether you can’t or don’t want to relocate, there are plenty of online resources you can use to keep your professional knowledge current.

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Mastering These Skills Could Get You Hired In A Jiffy

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Recently, Linkedin along with the World Economic Forum put together a list of the jobs that they thought would be most in-demand in 2017. Having these skills, they argued could be the difference between getting a job or not. Whether you are currently employed and looking to build on your existing career, or hunting for … Continue reading Mastering These Skills Could Get You Hired In A Jiffy.

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Busting 7 common myths about leadership

Insperity

The word “leader” in popular culture usually calls to mind a military leader, a monarch or some other person shrouded in myth and legend. Mere mortals need not apply. However, leadership can, and should, be a common occurrence, something that every manager and every individual employee exhibits. It’s time to bust through these common myths and forge a new way of thinking about leadership.

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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 Demands of Millennials Make Our Workplaces Better

Achievers

By: Anna Peters. Content Manager at College Recruiter. For all the complaining about Millennials and their approach to the modern workplace, they are actually responsible for much of the change happening in the modern workforce. joining Their entry into the workforce, was accompanied by a slew of stereotypes, followed recently by a round of myth-busting, with statistics and all, aimed at debunking those stereotypes.

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How to Reduce Office Noise + Improve Focus

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Think of a time when you tried to sit down and read. Just as you were getting into your rhythm, some outside noise caught your ear, and you suddenly found yourself rereading the same sentence over and over without taking in a word. Even if you’re one of those rare people who can read in … Continue reading How to Reduce Office Noise + Improve Focus.

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Set your business up for success in 2017

Ascender

Getting on top of overlooked administrative tasks will put you in a good position for the new year. Here are some things you can start doing now to help make 2017 a success. Where to start. For human capital professionals, a good place to start is to conduct a quick administrative audit to determine which documents are still necessary and relevant. Even if you manage most of your documentation in the cloud, reducing clutter – wherever it is – is always a good thing , so toss out any irrelevant d

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Why succession planning matters (and why so many companies get it wrong)

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Every business knows the seriousness of a faulty sales pipeline. There’s little point investing time and money in securing customers at the start, only to neglect them further through the process before the sale has been made and before they have realised their full potential. Ironically, most businesses fail to realise that the same pipeline process within the company - this time with their own personnel - needs to be equally robust.

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Middle Managers Are the Key to Reducing Bureaucracy

HR Bartender

I ran across this post title the other day – “Forget Middle Managers. Here’s Why.” Of course, the article goes on to explain how bureaucratic organizations are filled with ineffective managers. Which can be very true. And, if your organization is trying to shed some of their bureaucratic ways, then the goal is to help middle managers get better in their roles.

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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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Don’t Let Complex Projects Overwhelm You

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For most modern businesses, projects are the lifeblood. But doesn’t it seem like business projects are getting more and more complex these days? It’s essential keep your head in the game and your mind properly focused on completing these projects, but it can really feel like an impossible task at times. So with this in … Continue reading Don’t Let Complex Projects Overwhelm You.

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How A Strong Company Culture Promotes Success

Hppy

Some leaders believe workplace culture is all about ensuring employees are constantly happy and satisfied. The truth is, while positive attitudes from employees is a great sign, there’s much more to it. In fact, an August Business Pulse Survey by The Alternative Board (TAB), What Makes A Culture Strong , shows 86 percent of business leaders agree company culture is a major contributor to the success of a company.

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What to Do After Open Enrollment

Winston Benefits

Now that it’s a new year, you probably feel like leaving 2016 and its open enrollment work behind. But you can put your hard work to even greater effect by taking some time to wrap up this round of open enrollment and prepare for the next one. After all, benefits enrollment is a year-round proposition and there’s always something to be done.

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Bringing people management into the 21st Century

Ascender

Sign up for our free eBook. HR has come a long way in recent years. Over the past few decades, there have been huge leaps and bounds to get to the enlightened, performance-driven and people-friendly organisations we see today. This eBook looks at the upcoming trends in HR and how embracing new offerings can help your business get the edge – by hiring and keeping the best people, boosting efficiency and driving engagement.

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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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Don’t Jump The Career Gun: Progressing In Your Current Role Could Be The Answer

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Lots of people feel like they’re undervalued in their current jobs. That could be because they aren’t happy with the progress they’ve made. It can also happen when you work in the same role for a long time. You just get used to the day to day tasks, and so they become a little annoying. … Continue reading Don’t Jump The Career Gun: Progressing In Your Current Role Could Be The Answer.

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Leadership, Mentoring and Trust

Hppy

Everything happens for a reason or at least it does for me. I had two occasions this past week where the topic of leadership and trust came up. In both situations I was involved in mentoring relationships and the people that I was spending time with struggled with the aspect of “trust”. In one situation the person was in a leadership role and had wondered why the majority of his team had departed and he was now re-building.

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Slideshare: How To Set Effective Quarterly Objectives In 2017

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What are your company’s top objectives for this year? How will each team contribute to those objectives every three months, and how will you measure the progress of employees over the course of every quarter? These are the questions that you must be answering to have effective, repeatable results at your organization. Otherwise you run the risk of employees glorifying busy or getting sh*t done , without making the desired impacts to your bottom line.

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With a New Political Battle Over Health Care, Employers Have No Certainties to Plan For

Winston Benefits

The new Congress started work this month, and one of its first acts was to take preliminary steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act, one of Donald Trump’s main campaign promises. However, even as elected officials are digging in to repeal and replace the ACA, there is no clear indication of what will change in the law. When and how legislative changes in health care will impact employers is still anyone’s guess.

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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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Chapter And Verse: Encouraging Your Staff To Continually Develop In The Workplace

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The first thing you need to think of when it comes to running your own business is understanding the investments that you will make in every aspect of the company. Not just financial investments, but the personal ones. Investing in your employees is something that can be taken for granted in the world of faceless … Continue reading Chapter And Verse: Encouraging Your Staff To Continually Develop In The Workplace.

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8 Tips To Manage Anger In The Workplace

Hppy

Do you get angry at work? Anger is a perfectly healthy human emotion that we all experience from time to time. But what do you do when something happens at the office that threatens to send you over the edge? Imagine the scenario. You’ve spent days preparing for an important meeting but the client is in a combative mood and shoots everything you say down in flames.

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3 reasons your recruitment efforts are failing

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Are you attracting the best talent to your business? Do you utilise all available resources when it comes to your recruitment strategy? 1. Employees don't (or won't) refer talent. Possibly the most cost effective way to recruit is to have current (or past) employees refer a contact, friend or family member. According to a study by JobVite, it takes on average 29 days to hire a referred applicant, compared to 39 days to hire an applicant through a job posting or 55 days to hire through a career

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Hiring at the Push of a Button: An Interview with Wonolo Cofounder [Podcast]

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The idea of a “gig” isn’t anything new, but the concept of using gig workers as an alternative source of talent certainly is. More companies are starting to realize that getting a job done doesn’t always have to mean creating a requisition, posting a job, interviewing candidates, and making an offer. In the case of some new applications on the market, companies can bring talent to their front door at the veritable push of a button.

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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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Breaking The Bank: Unexpected Costs Your Firm Could Face This Year

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All business owners must acknowledge the fact that unexpected costs could cause havoc for their operations. There is no way to predict when something will go wrong and you’ll have to spend a fortune. For that reason, it’s sensible to keep as much cash as possible in your accounts. Failure to do that could mean … Continue reading Breaking The Bank: Unexpected Costs Your Firm Could Face This Year.

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Combat the Hazards of Dissatisfaction

Hppy

More than anything, Millennials want engagement at work, but often have to settle for morale. In countless organizations, engagement is often conflated with morale–as if engagement is just another metric assessing how employees feel about their work and their roles. That’s a mistake, especially where the new (majority) generation is concerned.

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Oakhaven Hospice trusts CIPHR

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Oakhaven Hospice Trust provides specialist palliative care and support to those facing life-limiting illness and their loved ones in both a home and hospice setting. The post Oakhaven Hospice trusts CIPHR appeared first on CIPHR.

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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions (Without Being Miserable)

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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions (Without Being Miserable). 80% of New Year’s Resolutions Fail – Here are 3 Snacks That Will Help You Keep Yours. Now that we’re more than halfway through the first month of this glorious New Year, it’s probably a good time to ask – How are those resolutions working out? If you’ve fallen off the wagon, you’re not alone.

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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.