December, 2013

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Mourning the passing away of a unique political leader: Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013

Ahmed's Universe

'PARIS I was 26 years old when Nelson Mandela was freed. I will never forget that day. I was living in the United States then and, watching the news on TV, I was shocked when I realized that he had entered jail before I was born, meaning that he had spent an entire life, a generation, behind bars. And why? Just because of his principles, mainly that all human beings are equal.

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The age of employee engagement–four key elements to consider

Achievers

By now, you’ve perfected your employee engagement strategy, right? Even if your team is highly engaged, few organizations understand why engagement is integral to business success or how to leverage engagement to drive better results. According to Aberdeen Group’s research brief, The Age of Employee Engagement , only 23 percent of organizations have a formal employee engagement strategy in place.

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How to Use Facebook Graph Search to Source Job Leads

Talent Culture

'Many people use Facebook to keep up with friends and family, but few realize Facebook’s potential as a networking and general job search tool. With over one billion users, Facebook offers a repository of information on people that is much greater than LinkedIn’s 200 million user base. Users can use Graph Search to source potential contacts or decision makers and connect directly via Facebook without having an intermediary connection.

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3 Things Your HR Department Needs to Be (But Probably Isn’t) Doing

Insperity

Quick! What’s your HR department doing right now? Depending on the size of your staff and your company, they might be advertising open positions and recruiting new employees, onboarding new staff, managing payroll and benefits, investigating complaints, writing and policing company policies, changing employees’ status forms, overseeing staff training and development, and much, much more.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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Gratitude is good for business: 5 tips to achieve Employee Success™

Achievers

In response to the cringe-worthy raucous of Black Friday, the world celebrated “Giving Tuesday” this week, soliciting millions in charitable donations from do-gooders across the globe. But those gracious givers may have been in it for something other than a selfless helping hand—as it turns out, “Giving Tuesday” is actually a day to be selfish ! That’s right, giving back makes people feel good, and people who donate their money (or time, or kind words) to others actually gain a lot more in the f

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Looking ahead: How can we help you achieve success in 2014?

Achievers

Happy almost New Year! It was an incredible year here at A chievers, especially for our [engage] community! In 2013, we dove deep into Employee Success™, discussing employee engagement , alignment , retention , performance management , and recruitment. We also shared some of our best practices regarding company culture , current HR trends , and celebrating success !

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Ask Achievers: Keeping employees inspired in times of change

Achievers

This week, Cheryl Kerrigan shares advice for keeping employees engaged, aligned, and recognized during times of change. Cheryl is the Vice President of Employee Success for A chievers, where she oversees the brand’s strategic HR initiatives that focus on employee engagement and performance management, including recruiting, retaining, and inspiring A -Players.

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[Slideshare] HR + Technology: A Love Story

Achievers

Like all great love stories, the relationship between HR and technology started out rocky–a roller coaster affair that’s still getting warmed up. But by now, we all know HR and technology were meant to be together–they’ve pushed through the hard times and are ready for the best year yet. We asked six experts in the HR industry, including China Gorman, Steve Boese, Laurie Ruettiman, and more, to weigh in on the budding romance between HR and technology.

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12 Days of Christmas Networking

Talent Culture

'Despite popular belief, the holiday season is a great time to continue your job search efforts to accelerate potential activity in December and the New Year. Here are 12 networking tips for the holiday season. Attend holiday parties. Many professional associations host holiday parties. This is a great way to meet others in your field that may be able to make meaningful introductions for you.

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4-Week Roadmap for New Hires

Nearly one-quarter of employees (23%) admit they’ve cried within the first week! Give new hires a positive start with this four-week onboarding roadmap. This schedule outlines all the turns, detours, and speedbumps new hires can expect in their first month. We’ve included suggestions for each week to help you make your new employees’ highway to success an easy road.

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Coaching Employees: 5 Steps to Making It More Effective

Insperity

The key to having self-motivated employees is effective coaching. Initially, it will take extra time – the whole “teach a man to fish” process versus just “catch a man a fish.” But the results are worth the investment. Follow these five steps to make your coaching and feedback process more effective. 1. Decide what you want to accomplish. Before you go to your employees with a new project, you need to be clear in your own mind about what you want them to accomplish.

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5 Performance Review Feedback Flubs

Insperity

Listen carefully, and you can hear the sounds of the approaching holiday: sleigh bells, Christmas carolers, and the groans of employees lamenting performance review time. That last one may not provide much holiday cheer around the office. But managers can help turn reluctant moaning into a more joyful noise by avoiding performance feedback fit for Ebenezer Scrooge.