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5 Key Business Trends to Master in 2016

5 Key Business Trends to Master in 2016 | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
The waves of change are constant, but if you ride them right, your business can profit. Here are the 5 key business trends to master in 2016
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December 14, 2015 9:00 AM
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Netflix’s Former Top Recruiter on the Workplace of the Future

Netflix’s Former Top Recruiter on the Workplace of the Future | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Patty McCord, the one-time chief talent officer of the video-streaming service, on how social media will transform what we do and how we do it.
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Onboarding Red Flags: How to Tell if Your New Hire is a Bust

Onboarding Red Flags: How to Tell if Your New Hire is a Bust | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Onboarding new hires, when done right, is one of the best parts of the hiring process. Who doesn’t like introducing a new worker to all of their fellow emp
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Handbook Headache

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What should we do if an employee refuses to sign the handbook acknowledgment? 

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Does Firing an Alcoholic Employee Violate the Law?

Does Firing an Alcoholic Employee Violate the Law? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
By Eric B. Meyer Back in October, the University of Southern California fired Steve Sarkisian, its head football coach. USC fired Sarkisian after various
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Are There Risks When a Manager “Friends” a Co-Worker on Facebook?

Are There Risks When a Manager “Friends” a Co-Worker on Facebook? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
By Eric B. Meyer What are the risks of becoming Facebook “friends” with a co-worker? The well-worn employer-lawyer mantra from way back when has been,
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December 9, 2015 6:19 AM
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Mindfulness or Mind Control at Work?

Mindfulness or Mind Control at Work? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
  There’s a backlash brewing against mindfulness at work. “Corporations have jumped on the mindfulness bandwagon because it conveniently shifts the burden onto the individual employee,” write …
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November 30, 2015 9:53 AM
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Why Everything You Know About Millennials Is About to Change

Why Everything You Know About Millennials Is About to Change | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
One of the largest generations in history is poised to reshape the economy. But maybe not in the way you think.
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November 24, 2015 9:47 AM
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How to Rally Your Employees Around a New Company Mission

How to Rally Your Employees Around a New Company Mission | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Here's what it takes to energize the troops when it's time for the business to make a significant change in direction.
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November 9, 2015 11:02 AM
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Hiring Wisdom: Top 10 Ways to Guarantee You Hire the Wrong Person

Hiring Wisdom: Top 10 Ways to Guarantee You Hire the Wrong Person | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Here are the Top 10 ways to guarantee that you hire exactly the wrong person: You don’t have a clear picture of exactly which mental and physical capaciti
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Dealing with a Challenging Employee

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Dear Madeleine, I have an employee who is borderline insubordinate and unquestionably insolent. The issue is that she is a hot-and-cold employee—possibly suffering from depression. Instead of liste...
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So, How Does OSHA Raise Penalties 82% and We Don’t Notice?

So, How Does OSHA Raise Penalties 82% and We Don’t Notice? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
By Howard Mavity A lot of us woke up on Nov. 3 and exclaimed, “What the heck! How did that happen?” The two-year Budget Agreement President Obama sign
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Playing the Hiring Game to Win

Playing the Hiring Game to Win | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
There are two employment markets. One offers jobs, the other career opportunities. If you want to hire the best people you need to understand how to play the hiring game to win.
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December 21, 2015 9:08 AM
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Getting Leaders to Be Obsessed With their Staff’s Career Development

Getting Leaders to Be Obsessed With their Staff’s Career Development | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
How do you get your leaders obsessed with the career development of their team? This was a question put to us recently by one of our business clients. They,
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My Boss Doesn’t Back Me

My Boss Doesn’t Back Me | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it

I manage the creative design department for my company and have for years. We have a reputation for offering inspired and visually arresting products—because of me, basically. My boss is a great guy; I actually followed him here from another company. In fact, that may be the problem—my boss is just too nice.

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The Power of Departing Employees, or Why Offboarding is Critically Important

The Power of Departing Employees, or Why Offboarding is Critically Important | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Though most companies today are laser-focused on the onboarding process, many overlook the importance of offboarding. In fact, Aberdeen research finds that only
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I could easily dislike the term 'offboarding' as much as I dislike the term "onboarding' but the article makes some excellent points.

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If There’s a Workplace Shooting, Don’t Lie on the Floor and be a Target

If There’s a Workplace Shooting, Don’t Lie on the Floor and be a Target | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
By Howard Mavity One would think that we are all desensitized to these terrible workplace shootings, but I find myself wrestling with the “whys” and “w
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These Four HR Mistakes Are Causing the Most Lawsuits

These Four HR Mistakes Are Causing the Most Lawsuits | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
It’s a litigious world out there. Although today employers and applicants are exquisitely aware of employment laws, it’s common for people to file EEOC c
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December 9, 2015 6:43 AM
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The Truth about Performance Reviews and Other Corporate Bullsh*t

The Truth about Performance Reviews and Other Corporate Bullsh*t | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it


It's painful to look back and see how I drank the toxic lemonade for years as an HR person.

I was not brainwashed enough to implement KPIs and the rest of the fear-based, addicted-to-measurements nonsense that we see around us today, but I did administer the annual performance review process and it makes me cringe to acknowledge that now.

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The Real Problem With Crappy, Mediocre Managers

The Real Problem With Crappy, Mediocre Managers | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Incompetence is contagious within companies — and it spreads like wildfire. Incompetence can originate from anywhere, but mediocre managers are like matche
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November 30, 2015 9:52 AM
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9 Employee Retention Statistics That Will Make You Sit Up and Pay Attention

9 Employee Retention Statistics That Will Make You Sit Up and Pay Attention | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Retention in the workplace is in a predicament — the revolving door is circulating faster, and the organizations struggling with this are on the lookout for a solution.
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November 16, 2015 9:00 AM
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Is Your “Tour of Duty” Over In Your Current Job?

Is Your “Tour of Duty” Over In Your Current Job? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
A tour of duty is not just for soldiers. Ben Casnocha, co-author of The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age, shares the idea that the phrase tour of duty can be a good way to look at an ...
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A 21st Century Workplace Question: To Drink on the Job, or Not to Drink on the Job?

A 21st Century Workplace Question: To Drink on the Job, or Not to Drink on the Job? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Going out for a beer after work is probably one of the oldest traditions in the modern workplace, but lately a growing number of companies are bucking that trad
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This is an issue that should be thoroughly explored for implications beyond this article.  www.implicationswheel.com

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6 Reasons Why You Should Rehire a Former Employee

6 Reasons Why You Should Rehire a Former Employee | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Here's a new term for you: boomerang employees. Apparently, they're a whole new trend.
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Do Difficult Job Interviews Lead to More Satisfied Workers?

Do Difficult Job Interviews Lead to More Satisfied Workers? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
In recent years, tech companies like Google have become famous for difficult job interviews, and companies of all sizes and across many industries use challenging interviews to find – and hire – the best talent. Brain teasers, business problems, behavioral questions and coding tests are routinely used to identify candidates best-fit for the position. Not …
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