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How to Achieve Stress-Free Productivity: A Guide for HR Leaders
Stress-free productivity is the goal for every worker. Here's a quick guide from "Getting Things Done" for busy HR leaders. Stress-free productivity is the goal for every worker — to feel on top of their workloads without being weighed down mentally and emotionally by to-dos. In the productivity classic "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity," author David Allen writes: "It's possible for a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do, and still function productively with…
Posted by: 10 Jan 2019 | 0 Comments
Nobody’s Perfect: Why Hiring An Imperfect HR Candidate Can Address the Talent Shortage
Hiring the right HR candidate often means finding someone with imperfect qualifications.Filling vacancies can be challenging if you're searching for a HR candidate who exactly matches a long list of skills. But talent acquisition doesn't need to be an all-or-nothing proposition. Instead of lamenting the talent shortage and skills gap, focus on training employees. Imperfect candidates might become your perfect solution.HR expertise was found to be the skill most lacking among HR candidates, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).…
Posted by: 13 Dec 2018 | 0 Comments
From Data to Insight: Overview
From raw information to data insights, learn how to make data work for you.When people talk about big data, machine learning and AI, many of us imagine a giant computer that takes in all the information, applies complicated code, then almost magically produces data insights as reports, predictions and suggestions.This isn't so far from the truth — the computer doesn't have to be giant. There's also a lot of preparation, care, thought, processing and design involved in the "magic" of…
Posted by: 09 Nov 2018 | 0 Comments
Creating a Culture of Employee Recognition Is Less Complicated Than You Probably Think
A culture that recognizes employees can pay long-lasting dividends.Creating a great culture of recognition is about more than just having a "fun" work environment or giving employees a pat on the back. According to an analysis by WorkXO, there's real business value in creating a positive corporate culture.But what does that really look like? Take the following two statements, for example. Which is more indicative of a culture of employee recognition?Manager: "Great job, Mary. You have won our employee of the…
Posted by: 01 Nov 2018 | 0 Comments
How to Use Big Data to Navigate a Tight Labor Market
Leveraging big data can help with the challenges presented by today's U.S. labor market. The U.S. labor market presents unprecedented challenges in talent recruitment and retention. With record-low unemployment, per the latest Bureau of Labor Statisticsfindings, talent acquisition professionals are finding talent attraction to be a more difficult challenge that requires new ways of thinking. Additionally, with voluntary turnover having an inverse correlation to unemployment, talent management professionals have a similarly sophisticated task to retain employees. Both of these HR groups…
Posted by: 12 Oct 2018 | 0 Comments