Ahmed's Universe
MARCH 7, 2015
'RIO DE JANEIRO From the blogger''s apartment in Copacabana, a view of the Sugar Loaf mountain near where Rio de Janeiro was founded 450 years ago This week saw the city I have been calling my second home for several years now celebrate its 450th anniversary. St Sebastian of the River of January (to give it its full name) was indeed founded on March 1, 1565, by Portuguese officer Est á cio de S á.
Achievers
MARCH 2, 2015
'Innovation is all around us, yet it’s not always so easy to uncover. Organizations have the opportunity every day to promote a culture of recognition and inspire innovation from employees. Appreciating employees is an everyday thing here at A chievers, so in honor of Employee Appreciation Week 2015, we thought we’d share some of our favorite links on innovation to inspire recognition—and innovation—today!
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HR Bartender
MARCH 17, 2015
'One of the biggest challenges I see managers deal with is employee relations, which has to do with the relationship between the employee and the company. Employee relations topics include conduct, performance, discipline, recognition, engagement, etc. When employee relations issues are handled poorly, managers can get labeled as “playing favorites.
Insperity
MARCH 16, 2015
'Did you know that bad management is typically the root cause of low employee engagement? If you’ve written off withdrawn workers after making organizational changes to improve engagement, you may need to revisit what’s happening at the local workgroup level, which, of course, is directed by your managers. It may be time to admit, “It’s not you, it’s me,” to your disengaged employees if you find the following behaviors present among your managers.
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UpstartHR
MARCH 26, 2015
'This week I connected with a wonderful person who shared something that I just had to plug here. You know I’m a fan of certification and the benefits it can bring to your career. But once that certification is done you have that teensy, minor detail of getting 60 credit hours in order to recertify every three years. Truth be told, many of us scramble at the last minute to get them in (or just to collect the information if we already attended enough events–goodness we can be so disor
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PeopleStrategy
MARCH 18, 2015
'A relatively new HR and payroll solution provider, who shall remain nameless, recently made the news when a large number of employees at one of their clients did not receive their paychecks directly deposited into their bank accounts. It triggered quite a reaction on social media and rightfully so. In response to one Tweet, the. The post How Many 6 Packs Would it Take for You to Forget You Weren’t Paid Properly?
Achievers
MARCH 3, 2015
'Put a few great minds in a room together and see what happens. You already have talented, motivated, and creative talent in your organization. What do you think will result when you encourage them to collaborate in new ways? Appreciating employees is an everyday thing here at A chievers, so in honor of Employee Appreciation Week 2015, we thought we’d share some of our favorite links on collaboration to inspire recognition—and collaboration—today!
HR Bartender
MARCH 31, 2015
'Business meetings are the bane of our professional lives. According to The Muse, managers spent between 35 – 50% of their time in meetings. That’s a pretty significant number. You might be saying, the answer to this is get rid of meetings. But here’s the thing. I doubt that meetings are going away. The definition of meeting is “a coming together of two or more people, by chance or arrangement.
Insperity
MARCH 30, 2015
'When your employees arrive at work, what is it you want them to feel and think about your company? Maybe you’ve never thought about it before. But, how they “feel” is a reflection on you and the company culture you’ve established. How do you breathe new life into a company culture that needs resuscitating ? It’s going to take some work – and you can start by asking: How well do your employees enjoy their work?
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UpstartHR
MARCH 2, 2015
'Employee communications are dominated by email. According to a recent survey, up to 28% of our time is spent creating, reading, and replying to emails at work. In the average workweek that’s about 11 hours of time that you won’t get back, and we do that every single week. There’s something else I’d like you to consider trying this week: video.
Asure Software
MARCH 10, 2015
'By: Craig Seager, Sales & Channel Director EMEA & APAC. Going green. Recycling. Reducing waste. These are terms that have been top of mind for us as individuals for many years. But many businesses still haven’t jumped on the “green initiative” bandwagon. The upside to the environment, however, of any green business initiative, is huge. For example, for every one million pages of paper consumed by your organization (that’s just 200 cases) more than 12 tons of carbon is emitted into the a
PeopleStrategy
MARCH 26, 2015
'It is hard to believe that five years ago this week, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law with the primary goals of expanding access to health insurance, protecting patients against arbitrary action by insurance companies and reducing costs. Since its signing – and many years prior – the. The post ACA turns 5, might not see 10, but it’s time to Pay or Play anyway appeared first on PeopleStrategy.
Achievers
MARCH 5, 2015
'Eventually, it all comes down to results. While the journey is definitely important, it’s also crucial to measure how that journey leads us to success. Recognizing success within your organization has a fantastic side effect; it encourages even more success. Appreciating employees is an everyday thing here at A chievers, and in honor of Employee Appreciation Week 2015, we thought we’d share some of our favorite links on getting results to inspire recognition—and results—today!
Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll
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HR Bartender
MARCH 29, 2015
'In our continuing series on human resources and technology , I thought it would be good to cover a term that gets thrown around a lot – SaaS. It’s an acronym for Software-as-a-Service. Many times, when I hear the term SaaS, it’s used in the same sentence as “the cloud.” So much so that it’s easy to wonder about the relationship between the two. Are they the same?
Insperity
MARCH 10, 2015
'Have you ever heard your car make a noise that didn’t sound right? Even as the noise grows louder, you put off getting it fixed. Then one day, your car breaks down. The realization that you could have avoided the problem earlier hits you like a punch to the gut. Unfortunately, this the same logic exercised by many business leaders when it comes to conversations with employees.
UpstartHR
MARCH 16, 2015
'Recently someone asked this question on Quora, a site that I sometimes drop by to help shed some light on the world of HR: If I lie about a past felony on job applications, will the California FCRA keep background checks from finding out? The first two responses to the question were focused on what the law covers and how the person might hide their information–interestingly enough I don’t see their answers on the site anymore, so I’m not sure what to think on that.
Business Management Daily
MARCH 30, 2015
'These days, many employer documents exist solely in electronic form, acknowledged by employees using so-called electronic signatures instead of written ones. However, it’s vital to have a system to authenticate that such a “signature” was really executed by a particular employee or applicant. A handful of court cases have shown that sloppy authentication can lead courts to nullify “signed” agreements.
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PeopleStrategy
MARCH 11, 2015
'It’s Saturday morning. Or 11 p.m. on Tuesday night. Or the first day of your long-overdue vacation. Regardless, it’s time you should be spending doing something other than work. Instead, here you are again, in front of your laptop, iPad or smartphone trying desperately to pull together the report your CEO wants. What’s this one? The post What do you mean you have to go?
Achievers
MARCH 6, 2015
'What is greatness? Your employees and colleagues are doing great things every day, and the only way to keep them motivated to keep up the great work is to recognize them for it. If you haven’t already, it’s time to start recognizing the greatness in your fellow colleagues today! As we close out Employee Appreciation Week 2015, here are a few articles to help inspire you to recognize greatness today, and every day!
HR Bartender
MARCH 8, 2015
'I have wanted to write a book for years. I’ve been talking about it longer than I’ve been consulting. Well, patience paid off. I’ve finished my first book – Essential Meeting Blueprints for Managers. Yippee! I don’t have a firm publish date just yet but you can pre-order a copy here. Writing a book is a very interesting experience. For those of you who have also been thinking about writing a book, I wanted to share some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way.
Insperity
MARCH 18, 2015
'It’s safe to say that employers will remember 2015 as the year of marijuana. With varied forms of legalization in effect throughout 26 U.S. states, marijuana has now become one of the country’s fastest-growing industries. But in the world of human resources, it’s become a complex puzzle. From medicinal marijuana to outright legalization, employers across the country are scrambling to create effective drug-testing policies that don’t violate ever-changing state laws or cr
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.
UpstartHR
MARCH 9, 2015
'I’ve made it pretty clear that I’m a nerd of many facets. Recently I listened to an episode of Freakonomics on behavioral science and really enjoyed it, so I listened to it all over again, took notes, and created lessons for you guys from them since it was just that good. Enjoy! We need to make it safe to have conversations others won’t naturally have.
Asure Software
MARCH 26, 2015
By Joe Karbowski, Global SVP of Technology The term BYOD first emerged in 2009. That’s when Intel first recognized that many of its own employees chose to use their personal mobile phones instead of an IT-approved device. Today, around 60% of U.S. employees say they use at least one personal device for work. In countries … Continue reading "Maximizing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Program at Your Organization".
Business Management Daily
MARCH 26, 2015
'First impressions are important. But when it comes to preventing employment lawsuits, it''s typically the last impression that employees have at work that matters most. ''This is why 90% of people come to our office. It''s the way they''re treated on the way out the door,'' said noted plaintiffs'' attorney, Randy Freking, of Freking & Betz in Cincinnati, during last week''s LEAP conference.
Achievers
MARCH 5, 2015
'By Justin Rutherford, National Account Executive, A chievers. A couple of years back, I downloaded one of the most popular CRM apps for iOS thinking this was going to triple my productivity, “Now I can work while on the train to the office. This is awesome!” But I quickly realized the app was less than I’d hoped for. It was clunky and difficult to navigate.
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