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What’s Hot in 2015: Sprigg’s Pick of HR Blogs

Admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:45:14 +0000

2015 is here already! That means that its that time of year when we offer our take on the biggest HR publications and sites.

You’ll notice many of these titles were mentioned by us last year too. There are, however a few new players on this years list which we think will be making a big splash in the world of Human Resources!

Sprigg’s Pick: Must Read HR Content in 2015

Evil HR Lady: Evil HR Lady posts articles featuring her thoughts and musings on HR issues, often with real life examples, and also answers questions from and provides advice to HR professionals and people seeking guidance in dealing with their HR department.

The HR Gazette: Launched only last summer, The HR Gazette is already shaping up to be a fantastic new free resource for HR pros. Looking for news and opinion on employment law, recruitment, learning, strategy or HR tech? Look no further than the Gazette!

About.com Human Resources Blog: This About.com blog deals with various aspects of the HR industry from giving advice on how to advance your HR career, to dealing with different types of situations and employees.

HRreview: An old favorite of Sprigg. HRreview has been producing award-winning content for around a decade. Readership in 2014 soared as the title continued to attract new international HR decision makers.

Systematic HR: Systematic HR is a blog located on the point at which HR and technology intersect. The blog deals primarily with HR technology and innovations, keeping its readers up to date on the technology available and the best practices involved with its usage.

HR Bartender: HR Bartender is the blog of Sharlyn Lauby, an HR professional turned consultant. Sharlyn shares her insights on HR, but also on the workplace in general, and how to create the sort of culture necessary for a company’s success.

HR Minion: This is a light hearted blog about the experiences and insights of a lower level HR employee. HR Minion embraces some of the zany aspects of the field and shares some unorthodox opinions on ways to get things done around the workplace.

HR Hero: HR Hero is an collection of blogs from different authors all dealing with the employment law side of the HR business.

HR Ringleader: HR Ringleader strives to help HR employees think outside the box in every aspect of the business, from innovating HR-Employee-Client relationships, to giving advice on making presentations more interesting.

Lean HR Blog: Lean HR Blog posts interesting anecdotes that aptly illustrate the author’s points about the world of HR and provide HR employees and managers with a variety of important perspectives.

HR Today: Launched this month, HR Today makes our list not on past credentials but on the exciting possibilities it offers for new, affordable ways to access employment law and compliance information. Check out their latest posts and videos.

No Excuses HR: No Excuses HR is all about helping its readers take action, enabling them to change the workplace and company for the better by not putting off difficult decisions and dealing with important problems as they arise instead of allowing them to pile up.

Kimberly Roden: Kimberly Roden is a 25 year HR veteran turned consultant and her blog shares her valuable insights with HR professionals in every aspect of the industry.

Lance Haun: Lance Haun is a community director for ERE Media and a seven year HR veteran with an innovative perspective and the desire to share his insights and strategies with less experienced HR employees and managers.

Lisa Rosendahl: Lisa Rosendahl is a long time leader in the HR community, a writer with over 20 years of HR experience, her valuable insights are shared on her blog in addition to speaking at conferences and communicating her wisdom through other various mediums.

The HR Daily Advisor: The HR Daily Advisor is considered by many to be one of the most unique HR resources available. This blog features free daily updates on news and advice as well as providing daily tips to HR professionals around the world.

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Survey finds generational gap in attitudes to work/life balance

Admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:19:44 +0000

Less than half of senior executives rank work/life balance as a high priority

Less than half of senior executives rank work/life balance as a high priority, a London Business School survey has found.

Despite experts’ predictions that many of us will now live to 100 and work well into our eighties, a survey by London Business School has found that less than half (40%) of senior executives rank work/life balance as a high priority when considering their development for the next three to five years.

This is in direct contrast to the priorities of their Generation Y employees. Earlier this year London Business School revealed the results of a five-year survey of participants from its Emerging Leaders executive education programme. The survey found that Gen Y puts work/life balance at the top of the priority list leaving promotion prospects in third place behind organisational culture.

Experts suggest one explanation for the gap is that first-time general managers are most at risk of burn-out.

Richard Jolly, Adjunct Professor of Organisational Behaviour who teaches on London Business School’s ‘Transitioning to General Management’ and ‘Leading Change’ programmes for executives, explains why the first general management role is so tough: “It’s what we call the ‘Double Crunch’. At this stage many people are starting families and first general management jobs at the same time. The demands from work and personal life have never been greater.

“Added to this, for the first time in their careers these managers can’t rely on their technical expertise. Their new 18-hour a day roles demand a different set of skills. Now their job is less about what they know, and more about how they manage and lead a team and build relationships across the organisation. It’s a demanding job. For the first time they have genuine accountability and relatively little control. And what starts as quality control, all too easily becomes exhausting micro-management.”

Jolly argues, there are two reasons for senior management to take a closer look at the way the complexities of work and personal life are handled in their companies.

“The western demographic ‘time bomb’, where a shrinking pool of talent is going to be fought over by companies, provides a real future challenge. If senior executives fail to create the sort of environment our Gen-Y talent wants to work in, they will neither attract nor retain the brightest and the best, and company performance will start to suffer. Today’s emerging leaders, especially in professional services, are looking at the life of senior partners and articulating with increasing confidence that they don’t see them as inspiring role models and that their personal lives won’t always come second to work.”

This isn’t just the effect of a bull market, Jolly explains: “What we are seeing is a genuine change in attitude of a generation determined to enjoy the journey.”

Senior executives would do well to listen to their successors Jolly adds: “While they have survived the middle management years more than 95% of senior executives I work with tell me they are ‘Hurry Sick’ – addicted to email and disillusioned with inefficient meetings. Crises after a missed promotion, redundancy or a death in the family are disturbingly common, prompting senior executives to reflect on their priorities. Realising that they have achieved everything they thought would make them happy, but finding they were unhappier than they had ever been, is at the heart of the mid-life crisis. This pattern is not what is going to inspire the next generation of employees to join and stay loyal to an organisation.”

What can companies do about it? Well-being 360˚ reviews are a good place to start and it’s why London Business School is rolling out health diagnostics and 6-month reviews with participants on its new general management programmes for business executives.

Sam Bown, head of the School’s executive education open programmes says: “Wellness is very personal. It means something different to each of us. The key to wellness is personal objectives and a couple of basic lifestyle changes – establish what works and do more of it. This could be increasing the amount you exercise, giving yourself time to recharge or making changes to your diet. Focusing on wellbeing has tremendous benefits. You will see an increase in ability to focus, energy levels and an enhanced sense of achievement.”

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Sprigg Listed as Top HR Blog in Leading Trade Publication

Admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:27:13 +0000

Sprigg has been included in the new Top HR Content Profiles series at HR news and information portal, The HR Gazette.

The HR Gazette Editor praised our humble HR and leadership blog and our network of thought leaders who contribute posts:

“..Jilaine Parkes, President of Sprigg and well-known Talent Management expert, and (her) large network of HR aficionados – notably Nicole Bendaly, Jeff Waldman and Marc Belaiche – offer regular updates on performance, accountability, goal setting, recruitment, HR tech and more.”

Sprigg is certainly in good company. There are some big hitters in the site’s Top HR Content Profiles series. Other blogs and publications who’ve so far made it on to the list include: The HR Bartender, Achievers, TimBakerHR, SocialHRCamp, HRreview, TLNT, David Zinger and TalentCulture.

We’ll be seeing the guys from The HR Gazette in November at SocialHRCamp Toronto (#SHRC14). In the mean time watch out for upcoming interviews with Sprigg staff, profiles and announcements on the Gazette site.

Read the full review here.

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Sprigg is launching HR news service

Admin — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:55:27 +0000

Sprigg Talent Management Systems is proud to announce that it will be co-publishing HRreview in Canada and the US.

The team at Sprigg will be working to facilitate and develop the reputation of HRreview and its award-winning HR content in North America.

In addition to a monthly newsletter to 150,000-200,000 HR and related professionals, there will be dedicated features, blog specials and whitepapers shared across email, social media and a plethora of editorial partner sites.

Sprigg will be working with editorial and corporate partners across Canada, UK and US to bring you lots of excellent, regular HR content including blogs, features, supplier news, interviews, elearning and HR technology specials.

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