June, 2016

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I’m a New Manager. Now What?

HR Bartender

Every new manager has that moment. After the promotion or new hire into a management role, they’re responsible for leading their team in accomplishing company goals. And they ask themselves, “Now what?”. The reality is, managers have one job – to find and train their replacement. When managers are focused on their job, they hire the best talent, train for success, coach for high performance, and retain employees.

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3 benefits of boomerang employees

Achievers

“Boomerang” employees are workers who leave an organization and then come back a few months (or even years) later. Depending on their reasons for leaving and what they’ve been doing in the meantime, these returning employees can bring major benefits to your company. Here are three big benefits to re-hiring employees, and a few cautionary notes: Improved morale.

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What These Experts Are Saying About Employee Appreciation

15Five

When was the last time you appreciated an employee ? When Emily says “Great job Phil!” to her direct report, that might make his day (and have Emily feel great, since sharing gratitude is proven to make those on the giving end also feel happier). But is that enough to have Phil feel motivated, engaged, and truly appreciated? Let’s set a bit of context, since Emily’s seemingly innocent gesture can actually have the opposite impact: 1) Phil was overlooked for a promotion, which was given to

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Women in Tech: Hireology’s Julie Rodgers

Hireology

Film has the Oscars, Theater has the Tonys, and in Chicago tech we have the Moxies. Last night were the 5th Annual Moxie Awards with hundreds of attendees representing the best of the tech industry in Chicago. There were over 7,000 nominations for awards and Hireology's own General Manager, Julie Rodgers , was named a finalist for the Woman in Tech award.

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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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Starting a New Chapter

UpstartHR

Today marks my first day at a new company, and I have to say that I’m very excited about the weeks and months ahead. Two years ago I joined Brandon Hall Group as an analyst to see if that was the direction I wanted to go with my career. I’ve been doing an informal analyst “thing” here at upstartHR since 2009, and what I learned was the “formal” analyst role isn’t all that different from what I’ve done here.

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The 10 Habits Great Managers Use to Engage Employees

HR Bartender

Managers have a tough job. First, they have knowledge or skill in their area of expertise that the organization relies upon. And, they have a responsibility to engage employees. I would contend that the responsibility to engage extends beyond their direct reports. Managers are asked to set the example and create an engaging work environment with each employee interaction.

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Managers don’t believe in recognition? How to shift the mentality

Achievers

Employee recognition is foundational in building your company’s long-term success. Employees who feel genuinely appreciated stay more engaged in their work because they understand the value that they bring to their team and the organization. This greater level of engagement will, in turn, stimulate higher productivity, a more pleasant workplace climate and much lower staff turnover rates.

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Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience at the CASM

Take It Personel-ly

If I had had a career day like this when I was in school, who knows where I would be today. Maybe I would be in the Delta Quadrant commanding my own ship, trying to avoid the Kazons and the Borg, while working with the Talaxians and the Ocampans. This past weekend, I took my […].

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Product Insight: Milkshakes bringing Harvard researchers to the yard

Hireology

Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen and his team of researchers intercepted customers leaving a fast food restaurant at 6:30 in the morning. These customers walked out with a milkshake in hand and drove off. Why?

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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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Wanna Calculate Your Employee Engagement ROI?

15Five

The #1 topic on the minds of CEOs and senior HR leaders is ‘culture & engagement,’ according to Deloitte’s 2015 Global Human Capital Trends Report. Employee engagement can be defined as proactively and passionately adding value while aligning with the company mission. Or according to Deloitte, “culture describes ‘the way things work around here’, while engagement describes ‘how people feel about the way things work around here’ ” Engagem

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How to Coach Employees Who Don’t Think They Need Help

Insperity

Do you have an employee who’s hard to reach? Someone who’s disengaged or unwilling to accept help or learn something new? While you might think it’s a lost cause, it could be an opportunity for you. A lot of time, we think the fault lies with the employee, and it might. But it’s likely there have been several missed opportunities along the way for you to develop a road map for growth for that employee. 3 reasons your employees are stonewalling.

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A Highly Engaged Workplace Culture: Essential Elements

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by Kronos , the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud. Kronos has launched a new workforce analytics as a service offering that allows small and midsized businesses to understand how labor hours are being spent by visualize workforce data using interactive technology. Enjoy the post!).

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4 employee recognition best practices

Achievers

Competition for top talent is intense, and your highly skilled workers are constantly being wooed by recruiters from other organizations. To build a strong company culture and foster employee engagement and alignment, you need to recognize their contributions in a way that makes them feel genuinely appreciated. The acronym R.I.S.E. is a helpful way to summarize these four employee recognition best practices: R: Regular.

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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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7 Low-Cost Marketing Tips for Small Businesses

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You’ve started your own business and told your friends, family and your cat that you’re going to make it big. You might have an actual office, with actual staff to boss around, or you might be doing all your hard work out of your spare room from a desk with a broken drawer and a […].

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The 9 Big Workplace Distractions and how to Counter them

cipHR

In a CareerBuilder survey of more than 2,000 hiring and HR managers, from companies of all different industries and sizes it was found that, among some very strange reasons for not being productive, there are 9 very definitive reasons why we're distracted while at work. The key to avoiding these distractions is identifying them and knowing how to quash them before they take hold.

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Crafting the Perfect Push Message

15Five

So you have an app for your employees. Great! Now the engagement begins. The best way to continually keep them coming back for more? Push. But where do you start? Research from Localytics and our own experience show that there are five factors for a perfect push: Topic – It’s relevant to me. Quality – The subject line engages/teases me to open it.

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Revealing the Truth Behind 5 Common Company Culture Myths

Insperity

From installing slides and sleep pods to offering unlimited paid time off , there are plenty of stories circulating about how to create a “good” company culture. But what really works? What’s the secret ingredient? Here’s a hint: There’s more than one. In this post, we’ll bust a few myths about what a good company culture is (and isn’t) so you can create an environment where your employees will thrive.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Employment Branding Is Dead

HR Bartender

Sorry – I couldn’t resist the dramatic title for today’s post. But it’s true. Employment branding as we know it is gone. So is consumer branding. They are being merged together to create one company brand. A brand that will be used to attract and retain customers, candidates, and employees. Some might argue that their organization already has one brand.

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Rewards: give the people what they want

Achievers

An increasing number of workplaces are integrating sophisticated and strategic employee rewards programs to motivate employees and show appreciation for their hard work. Unfortunately, however, some of these companies are still giving rewards that their employees don’t actually want. Company-branded t-shirts, coffee mugs, and mouse pads often go straight from workplace to thrift store.

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Review: Breville’s Café Venezia Espresso Machine

Take It Personel-ly

Looking for an inexpensive way to make espresso in your office or at home? Look no further than Breville’s Café Venezia Espresso Machine. I have been using the Café Venezia Espresso Machine for over a month now and I am thoroughly enjoying it! What a great little espresso machine. With Breville’s Café Venezia Espresso Machine I can […].

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The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

cipHR

Emotional intelligence can have a significant impact on your professional career. That’s why it's vital to understand what it is, and its importance in the workplace. People have different personalities, emotional capabilities and strengths, and these factors can greatly impact the way they work. What is emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence (or EQ) is the ability to know and manage one’s emotions, as well as the emotions of others.

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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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Which Leadership Archetypes Make Employees Want To Quit?

15Five

Every employee has their own experiences with management heaven and hell , with the hellish vastly outweighing the idyllic. According to Gallup this is often the result of a system where leadership positions are granted for the wrong reasons. Based on Gallup’s research, only 1 in 10 people possess the talent required to manage effectively, and companies have an 82% failure rate when attempting to choose the right candidate based on their talents.

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Opening an Office in Another State? Ask Yourself These 7 Questions

Insperity

If the market seems right and the resources seem available, most growth-minded business owners like you would explore expanding operations into a new state, given the chance. But at the same time, you’re not new to the challenges of being an entrepreneur. You know that strategic decisions involve a lot more than market readiness and your access to capital.

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What Job Title Should I Use On My Resume – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Job titles can sometimes be confusing. In some organizations, they are taken very literally and can tell people internally and externally about your role and responsibilities. In other places, they can have some whimsy which may reflect the company culture. Sometimes the job title on your employee paperwork isn’t the same as what’s on your business card.

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ACE 2016: Our keynote lineup

Achievers

If you haven’t heard the news already, Achievers Customer Experience (ACE), our annual employee engagement and user conference, will be in Toronto this September! We provide our attendees with a compelling lineup of speakers who are experts in engagement, rewards and recognition, HR technology, and the Achievers platform. Register for ACE Now! .

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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.