May, 2017

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5 Pillars of Great Leadership

Achievers

By: Stephen de Groot President, Myriad Consulting. Employee engagement, according to Aon , Deloitte , Gallup , and thousands of scholarly articles, is one of the greatest game-changing mechanisms for companies looking to accelerate performance, exceed desired results and outperform their competitors. Engagement and Quality Leadership . The potential for managers to impact employee engagement is massive; Gallup estimates that managers account for at least 70 percent of the variance in employee

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The French presidential election: Going blank

Ahmed's Universe

PARIS Facing off for the top prize So, here we are, just a few days' away from the runoff election that will decide who will be the most powerful man in the Western world. Yes, I mean it: the French president has more powers than his American counterpart who has to deal with Congress, a more often-than-not independent judiciary and a highly decentralized country where most decisions affecting people's lives are made by mayors or governors rather than by the Federal government.

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The Key to Employee Engagement: Your Net Promoter Score

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by Workify , an all-in-one people management software platform. Workify is a technology-enabled service that helps companies measure and trend employee engagement over time through continuous feedback loops. Enjoy the post!). It’s sad to say but businesses don’t appear to be really moving the needle when it comes to employee engagement.

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ELLE Jewelry – My #1 Brand

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There are a select few brands that I get behind and I am enthusiastic about. ELLE is one of those brands. I have been promoting the ELLE Time & Jewelry since 2015 – I guess you can say that I have become an unofficial ELLE Ambassador which I LOVE doing. I simply love their jewelry! … Continue reading ELLE Jewelry – My #1 Brand.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Networking 101 for introverts: 10 tips to help you connect with confidence

Insperity

Every business leader needs to network to build relationships, gain industry knowledge or find new employees and vendors. Plenty of tips exist to help extroverts get the most out of corporate and social events. But what if you’re an introvert? Networking seems to happen almost effortlessly for those who enjoy meeting people and are born with the gift of gab.

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4 Tips: How to Cultivate Mindfulness at Work

Achievers

Mindfulness by definition is, “the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis.” Seems simple enough, right? However, achieving a state of mindfulness as defined above, while balancing the busy schedule of a working professional seems like another impossible task on the grand to-do list.

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How to Prepare the Millennial Workforce for Management Positions

SnackNation

How to Prepare the Millennial Workforce for Management Positions. Chances are, you don’t need another article to tell you more about millennials. They love open work spaces, new technology, not having to work too hard, and expect to make plenty of money while also getting plenty of time off. They’re all swiping left and right, looking for their next job (or next date) when they’re not even a year in at their current one.

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How to Reduce Individual Stress Levels at Work

HR Bartender

During this year’s BetterWorks Goal Summit , closing keynote speaker Srikumar Rao , author of the book, “ Happiness at Work: Be Resilient, Motivated, and Successful – No Matter What ”, shared with us his views on stress and goals. I must admit, it was a great way to wrap up our day. I don’t know about anyone else…but I love going to conferences for the learning and ideas.

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Wacom Intuos Pro Medium Review

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If you do any type a graphic design, digital design, digital art and marketing graphics there will come a time that you will need some new equipment to take your skills and abilities up a notch. I highly recommend Wacom products. My 14 year old daughter loves to do digital painting and art and is … Continue reading Wacom Intuos Pro Medium Review.

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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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5 ways to eliminate bad candidate experiences

Insperity

Candidates have options and aren’t desperate to fill your job openings. That’s the mindset you need to take in order to create better hiring processes. In order to keep candidates from losing interest, you have to make a memorable first impression. If your recruiting and interviewing practices are inconvenient or frustrating, candidates will likely give up on your company.

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Six top tips to creating a better employer branding strategy

cipHR

Your reputation as an organisation extends beyond your customers. It is more important than ever to be viewed as a desirable place to work and have a good reputation as an employer. In a recent Linked in survey "72% of recruiting leaders worldwide agreed that employer brand had a significant impact on hiring." One of the key questions when creating your employer branding strategy is “what appeals to potential employees who are considering working for my organisation?

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How to Get Out of a Work Funk and Find Inspiration

Achievers

It’s not uncommon for both individual contributors and entire companies to sometimes feel stuck in a work rut. Even for business owners such as myself, there are still down days or perhaps even down weeks in which inspiration is tough to come by. I’ve been running Proven , a small job board, for seven years; the longest I’ve worked for any one company or on any specific project.

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Managing Millennials in The Workplace: Stop Making It Complicated

SnackNation

Managing Millennials in The Workplace: Stop Making It Complicated. Oh, Millennials. Who are you? What do you want? How can we figure you out? Are you some kind of unicorn? These are the questions that corporate America has been struggling with since the Millennial generation – individuals born roughly between the early 1980s and early 2000s – began entering the workforce in earnest.

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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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Employee Engagement Surveys: 4 Planning and Execution Must-Haves

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by Readex Research , which provides expert survey services to help businesses understand their internal and external customers. Their services include employee experience surveys. Enjoy the post!). Two important pieces of any organizational initiative are planning and execution. Planning helps set the foundation for any project.

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Being the Boss Isn’t Really as Stressful as You Think

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As with any other thing, there are pros and cons to being the boss. While a lot of people think it is a glamorous position, more people are aware of how much stress such position can bring to an individual. This may be accurate in a different perspective, yet a recent study from Stanford University … Continue reading Being the Boss Isn’t Really as Stressful as You Think.

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4 mistakes managers make that can destroy trust

Insperity

When you’re leading your employees along the path to success, are you getting the results you want? Are they open to your suggestions, engaged and giving it their all? Or, do they push back, miss the mark and second-guess your advice? You may be wondering if you hired the wrong people for the job. Before you make any permanent decisions, you might want to consider a less obvious problem – an underlying lack of trust.

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How multi country payroll enhances the employee experience

Ascender

Multi Country Payroll Outsourcing ( MCPO ) is at a tipping point in Asia Pacific. This is a result of more Multi-National Corporations (MNCs) expanding their presence into the region. They’re looking for a scalable solution that gives them control, compliance, cost efficiency and provides increased visibility into all of their HR and payroll processes.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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Why Recognition Is Essential to Employee Engagement

Achievers

When I entered the workforce in 1997, I wanted to find an employer that would offer me a long and fruitful career; a goal I shared with the Baby Boomer generation before me. While this has been the experience of my wife, who has enjoyed 17+ years of employment with the company that recruited her out of college, I’ve worked for six companies in the almost 20 years since I graduated.

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The Workplace Events Calendar: Office Events for Every Part of the Year

SnackNation

The Workplace Events Calendar: Office Events for Every Part of the Year. Sure, you probably have an office holiday party. And if your staff’s particularly enthusiastic, you might throw in a Halloween costume contest as well. But are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo? Pi Day? Or even National Penguin Day? If not, it’s time to get the party started ! Celebrations like these might seem frivolous, but they can have a powerful impact on office camaraderie and employee engagement – which, in turn, c

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Human Resources Is the Architect of Work

HR Bartender

Whenever people ask me what I do and I say “human resources”, their first response is … oh, you hire people. Which is true, HR often has responsibility for talent acquisition. But it’s certainly not the sum and substance of the role. So, when I try to explain what HR does , it becomes this long list of things – benefits, compensation, safety, employee relations, etc. etc.

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Employee Referrals: A Players, Diversity Hiring, and Key Benefits

UpstartHR

Employee referrals are not a new topic in the HR and recruiting space. But the truth is that many companies phone it in when it comes to referrals, often leaving them with lackluster results. It takes a little time, effort, and intention to get a referral program into good shape, and the benefits are far-reaching. Hiring A Players with Referrals Data from one study shows that referrals are the best source for finding quality hires.

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The Diversity Reckoning: Can HR Survive Without New Perspectives?

Speaker: Jeremy York

2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.

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8 surefire steps to handle employee attendance issues

Insperity

Maybe you’re the kind of business leader who prefers to create a work culture free from the corporate grind of time clocks, rules and rigid schedules. Or you don’t want to be that person at your company, the one who knows exactly what time everyone gets into the office. Whatever the reason, few business leaders relish calling out employees for being tardy or missing work.

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Cognitive biases could be your key to success

cipHR

It can be difficult (or even impossible) to get colleagues onboard with an idea or concept you have, even if it has obvious benefits. Understanding the cognitive biases that most people have, you can increase the chances of influencing those around you to your way of thinking. Cognitive bias is an overriding factor that leads to a decision in any given situation.

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5 Elements of a Healthy Performance Review Process

Achievers

Before you start defining the elements of a healthy performance review process, it’s worth investigating how or where your process went wrong. Historically, performance reviews were created with the best of intentions and remained unchanged for centuries. The idea that people are motivated by knowing where they stand within an organization gave birth to the “ rank and yank ” method of ranking employees into top, average, and poor performing tiers (and eliminating those at the bottom).

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How to Run a Productive One-on-One Meeting: Tips, Agendas & Mistakes to Avoid

SnackNation

How to Run a Productive One-on-One Meeting: Tips, Agendas & Mistakes to Avoid. If you’ve had a boss who doesn’t believe in regular one-on-one meetings, then the following excuses will probably sound pretty familiar: “That’s a lot of time on my calendar. I just can’t commit to it every week.”. “I’m not a micromanager. My team is capable of managing themselves.”.

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.