November, 2017

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5 Creative Ways to Engage Employees with HR Tech

Achievers

It’s no secret that an engaged employee is a productive employee, but fostering and maintaining that initial focus and enthusiasm is no easy task. Employee engagement relies on sparking an emotional investment in the company and creating an atmosphere in which everyone is motivated to work toward common goals. Considering only 29 percent of workers say they’re actively engaged at work, this is an issue most businesses contend with on a daily basis.

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Create a Personal User Manual So Others Know How to Work With You

HR Bartender

I ran across a tweet recently that posed an interesting thought : What if managers created “personal user manuals” about their management style? Back in the old days, we called this managing up. Managers would share information about themselves with their teams – things like “I’m not a morning person.” or “I like communicating via email.”. Employees could then use the information about the best times and methods to communicate with their manager to help them get the necessary resources to do the

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From Amazon to Carvana: How Your Dealership Can Learn From Disruptive Business Models

Hireology

Traditional dealerships are no longer the only option consumers have when it comes to car buying. Disruptive business models from Amazon, Carvana and others are transforming the automotive industry and posing a risk to local dealers. To compete with the latest innovative business models, it’s critical to turn your employees into your main source of competitive advantage.

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Striking gold: 7 savvy ways to tap into employee knowledge

Insperity

The business world is a dynamic place where every bit of knowledge and creative juice must be cultivated from each and every employee for your company to succeed. Done with purpose, identifying shareable skills within your current workforce can lead to more effective employee development, increased engagement and a greater sense of overall well-being throughout your organization.

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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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Driving Employee Engagement Through Effective Performance Management

15Five

How much are disengaged employees costing your company? If we zoom out, Gallup estimates the cost of disengagement to be between $960 billion and $1.2 trillion per year. So what drives engagement and what strategies can leaders use to create an environment where both engagement and productivity thrive? Using leading social science research as our guide, we will uncover why the key to employee engagement is highly intentional performance management.

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7 Holiday Ways to Spread Employee Appreciation

Achievers

While you may do your best to spread seasonal cheer and appreciation, it’s important to keep in mind that this time of year is not all sparkles and snowflakes for your staff. Many of them will be trying to balance holiday schedules and family complications while feeling added stress due to end-of-year work tasks. Furthermore, absences and vacations often leave big holes in staffing right when the duties are most intense.

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4 Digital Trends That Are Transforming Today’s Workplace

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is sponsored by TalentMap , a firm specializing in employee engagement solutions. They help organizations measure and improve employee engagement through action-centric employee survey programs. Enjoy the post!). I don’t believe it’s a surprise to anyone that technology has changed the way we do business. Regardless of the industry you’re in, technology has impacted who does the work, the methods we use to work, and how fast we work.

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How Social Media Can Help You Grow Your Fitness Franchise

Hireology

Consumers have many choices when it comes to finding a fitness routine that works for them. The possibilities are endless – from full-service gyms to at-home fitness apps to studios dedicated to yoga, cycling, crossfit and more. And each time a new fitness center opens or app is developed, it can pose a challenge to your fitness franchise. How can your fitness franchise stand out from the competition and attract new members?

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8 ways to coach employees to better customer service

Insperity

Good customer service is a cornerstone of successful businesses. So, it makes sense that every business leader wants their employees to deliver the best customer service possible. Are your employees already providing excellent customer service to your customers? Or, are there areas where they need a little polishing? Regardless of your exact circumstances, there are always opportunities for improvement.

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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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Meet the Bayzlanders: Zacharia Taha

Bayzat

Zak is a Dubai kid that did what lots of teens growing up in the region do: finished high-school, went to University abroad and migrated back here as soon as they were able. After completing his BS in Physiological Sciences.

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Harvard Meets GitHub: Using Evidence To Design The Future Of Performance Reviews

15Five

Most managers dread everything about employee performance review time. Performance reviews are tedious and time consuming, the technology (if any) sucks, and the conversation is always uncomfortable. In some circumstances, it’s even company policy to rank each of your team members. You probably hate narrowing down employee performance to a single number, but that’s just standard procedure.

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Design Thinking: The Solution for Creative and Motivated Teams

Achievers

In the sharing economy era, technology not only influences our lives at all levels, it reshapes our workplaces completely. Digitalization, creative disruption, and automation are here to stay. In The Economist’s special report on Artificial Intelligence it shared: “Bank of America Merrill Lynch predicted that by 2025 the “annual creative disruption impact” from AI could amount to $14 trillion-33 trillion […] Far from killing every job on the planet, such disruption is expected to transform the

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Before Interviewing, Train Hiring Managers on These 5 Things

HR Bartender

Managers have a tough job and a full plate. They’re responsible for their department planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. They’re also responsible for hiring. But managers themselves are often hired and promoted for their technical expertise, not their ability to hire others. This means that organizations need to give hiring managers all the tools they need to hire effectively.

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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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5 Ways To Give Yourself a Break During the Work Day

Take It Personel-ly

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. ~Lao Tzu It can be hard among over achiever types to take a break. With so much do to it can be hard to justify taking a break as well if things are starting to pile up. But short mental […].

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6 top tips for preventing ageism in the workplace

Insperity

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects individuals 40 and over from discrimination in any decision made during the full cycle of employment – including everything from hiring, termination, pay, job duties and beyond. Fifty years after its enactment, one in four discrimination claims are still related to ageism, according to the EEOC.

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Why Dealership Recruitment Ads Are as Important As Consumer Campaigns

Hireology

Dealers have long embraced targeted advertising as a key way to attract customers in the $1.1 trillion automotive industry. In fact, automotive is the second highest media spending industry in the U.S. and this spending shows no signs of slowing down. NADA data recently found that mass market dealerships spend 8.9% of total gross on advertising each year.

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HR Managers, Get A Jump Start On Hiring In 2018

Hppy

We’re only a couple months away from 2018, and new trends in recruiting are already beginning to emerge. In the forecast we’re seeing a new generation entering the workforce, the importance of video marketing tools, new online resources and even new developments in applicant tracking systems. Hiring managers should use the latest tools and tricks to help them attract top talent, which means knowing what’s ahead in the new year.

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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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How to Navigate a Successful Culture Transformation Process (Part 1)

Achievers

How strong is your work culture? Are you in need of a successful culture transformation? With 21% greater profitability from engaged business units, a strong work culture can be the key to your business’ future success. It’s important to navigate your new culture shift with the right approach. SGEi has led transformation processes over the years to improve the culture of organizations, large and small, across multiple industries.

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Companies Don’t Have to Get Employee Feedback About Everything

HR Bartender

I’ve always said that one of the worst things organizations can do is ask employees for their feedback and then do nothing with the information. As a human resources professional, this is one of the major gripes that employees have with employee surveys. (Side note: The length of time it takes to hear the survey results is another.). The company wants employee feedback, so employees take the time to (honestly) complete the survey…and then nothing.

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Sweet Reads Box Subscription Makes The Perfect Holiday Gift For Bibilophiles!

Take It Personel-ly

With the holidays fast approaching it can be hard to come up with unique and creative ideas for gift ideas. I have the perfect gift suggestion for the bibliophile on your list (or for yourself!). It is called the Sweet Reads Box. Sweet Reads Box is Canadian subscription box that brings a specially themed box to […].

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5 essential traits of effective everyday leadership

Insperity

When we think of leadership, we tend to see it as the responsibility of the CEO or management team at the helm of a company. However, the leadership decisions your employees make on a day-to-day basis – everyday leadership – are just as important to the success of your company as what happens in the C-suite. What exactly is everyday leadership? You’ve probably heard it mentioned as a theme for World Quality Day, when businesses across the globe take a moment each year to celebrate their achievem

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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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How Much Money Can You Earn With an HR Certification? [Free Calculator]

UpstartHR

How much does an HR certification impact your salary? While it matters differently at every organization and for each person, let’s answer that question with some data. Using data from Payscale.com we (hat tip to my youngest brother Barrett for his Excel wizardry) hacked together a calculator that shows you the median pay for job titles in HR as well as the adjusted rates based on whether the person has a PHR or SPHR certification (at the time of this data gathering there was no data on SH

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How To Make A Culture Of Successful Renewal

Hppy

Every organization’s strategy needs regular updating regardless of how successful it’s been. It’s simply not good enough to develop a strategy and put it on the shelf, expecting that it will work indefinitely. They always need to be looking for and recording the factors that have changed since the last version of the plan was crafted. The business environment involves dynamics that are relentless and unpredictable and it’s better to be prepared for them by proactively renewing the st

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How to Strengthen Your Manager’s Leadership Practices and Why It’s Crucial to Enhance Employee Engagement

Achievers

You know it, and I know it: The key to improving employee engagement and culture is through strengthening management’s leadership practices and capabilities. Being good at management isn’t enough. Today, more than ever, managers need to practice great leadership to manage change effectively and to seriously help others grow. Doing so results in higher employee engagement and motivation, and higher engagement ultimately improves productivity and the overall health of the organization.

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Reporting Workplace Bullying to HR – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

A few days ago, I read a post on the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) blog titled, “ Why Should I Bother to Go to HR About Sexual Harassment? ” It’s a good read and you might want to check it out. It’s also kinda related to today’s reader note. They’re trying to figure out if HR is a place they should go with their issue. I was suspended 4 months ago after having worked for the company for over 20 years.

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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.