Ep 53 - How #HRTech Can Improve Employee Engagement Productivity - Workology

Ep 53 - How #HRTech Can Improve Employee Engagement Productivity I received a review copy of Marcuss book. See our FTC disclosure at the end of this podcast transcript for more information.   Episode 53: How HR Tech Can Improve Employee Engagement Productivity with Marcus Buckingham (@mwbuckingham) This year the Starr Conspiracy reported that 53 percent of companies of 1,000 employees and above are investing in more HR Technology for their organizations, but I wonder how much of that tech is focused on engaging managers and frontline leaders who are the future of the company. And thats exactly what I sat down and talked with Marcus Buckingham on the Workology Podcast today. Marcus is the Founder and Chairman at The Marcus Buckingham Company. We talked about how data is the language of business and yet we are focusing on performance and engagement data, resources and technology for our front line managers at our companies. This is especially important since Gallup just recently released their State of the American Manager Report (link included in resources below) where it openly discusses how greatly our front line leaders hurt or help engagement and productivity in our companies. Marcus goes on to say that engagement is a film. It changes over time. Data can help HR anticipate the resources and tools needed for managers by letting data drive the way. StandOut 2.0 is the front door where you are focused on the team, development and engagement. Engagement happens when advice and a plan is customized uniquely to the team leader. Organization can no longer ignore bad managers and their cascading results especially when 60 to 70 percent of your workforce not giving their all, according to Gallup That, my friend is a lot of currency flowing out the window. With the current HR systems like your HRIS, engagement and the resources needed to gather the data and provide tools just arent available which is why hes working to changes things with his book and its resource center, StandOut 2.0. The future of work starts with performance, engagement, learning and strengths needs to be focused on the team. I very much enjoyed our conversation and I think that you will too. I recommend picking a copy up of his book. You can connect with Marcus Buckingham on LinkedIn. RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Review of StandOut 2.0  (Link includes the ability to purchase from HBR) 4 Employee Motivation Tricks for Front Line Managers Starr Conspiracy HR Buyers Report Podcast Episode 21: The Science of Motivation with Susan Fowler Gallup State of the American Manager Report Why Performance Management Has Nothing To Do With Performance HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE WORKOLOGY PODCAST Stitcher PocketCast iTunes Podcast RSS *A special thank you to my production team at Total Picture Radio. FTC Disclosure: I received free review copy of StandOut 2.0. I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission  16 CFR, Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.

Warner Music Group Music Internships

Warner Music Group Music Internships Warner Music Group Music Internships Warner Music Group (WMG) is a worldwide music organization working in excess of 50 nations around the globe. The corporate base camp for Warner Music Group is situated in New York, NY. WMG is home to some notable specialists, and record names and an entry level position with WMG will make a significant expansion to any resume. Sorts of Internships The Warner Music Group offers a wide range of kinds of temporary jobs for understudies studying numerous controls yet who likewise have a solid enthusiasm for the music business. An entry level position with WMG is an incredible chance to pick up the applicable experience required in the field just as an opportunity to build up the expert associations expected to find work. During an entry level position, understudies can shadow experts in the field just as work on genuine activities for the organization. Advertising Your Skills The seriousness that exists in the music business makes this temporary position an extraordinary chance. Overcoming any barrier among school and the expert world gives certifiable information and aptitudes to an effectively solid base of homeroom learning and individual premiums and improvement. A temporary job in the field is an incredible learning encounter and can even be useful in recognizing extra qualities and aptitudes. WMG offers understudies significant assignments that will at last make them increasingly attractive upon graduation. Accessible Internships A RITPromotionsHuman ResourcesPublicity Marketing Warner Music Group offers fall, spring, and summer entry level positions and understudies must do all temporary jobs for credit. Capabilities WMG looks for candidates with aptitudes in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), fundamental regulatory abilities (replicating, faxing, noting telephones), solid composed and verbal relational abilities and an enthusiasm for the music/amusement field. Understudies must have the option to work at least 15 hours out of each week and must be qualified to get credit (letter of verification from the understudy's school is required). Advantages Despite the fact that this temporary position is unpaid, understudies do get a chance to increase true involvement with one of the top music organizations in the business. Assistant occasions are held every semester offering understudies an opportunity to mingle and network with experts in the field, meet different understudies, and go to continue building workshops. Numerous past understudies proceed to increase all day work with the association. Truth be told, every single intrigued senior are allowed to meet with an on location spotter upon graduation to be considered for any full-time places that exist. To Apply For temporary position openings, all candidates must present an introductory letter and resume.

How to Use the Applicant Tracking System - Resume Writing for Success

How to Use the Applicant Tracking System - Resume Writing for SuccessThere is no doubt that the application tracking system is one of the most effective and efficient tool in making sure that a person or a business is getting their hands on the applicants that they wish to have on their team. So how does one go about with their own application tracking system? Do you need to have an entry-level account with such, as it will not do the applicant any good?Actually, you don't need to be that level up in order to use the possible application tracking system. In fact, the application tracking system can be used for any level of job, as long as you have the appropriate number of applicants to go through, and if you want to make sure that you are indeed getting the best applicants out of them.Indeed, if you want to get the best out of your tracking system, then you should keep in mind a few things: first off, your system needs to keep track of every applicant as soon as he or she applies. H aving to wait until after they have submitted their resume can actually make your system weaker and more ineffective.Also, it is important that your system is able to track people who did not fill out a form and perhaps even those who filled out a form but then forgot to send it back. Keeping track of every applicant's information can be very time consuming and quite frustrating when you find out that an applicant has moved on without giving you their information.The key to ensuring that you are able to use an effective applicant tracking system is by making sure that the information that you are receiving is updated on a regular basis. It may be just as simple as having all the information that you need and keeping your database updated as soon as it has been filled out and entered.Finally, there is no doubt that you need to write a resume writing for the purpose of finding out the best applicant and avoiding the worse applicants. This is why you will need to be sure that the data that you will be using is accurate and up to date.The applicant tracking system is used to determine the right applicants for your company and may even be used as a way to help with pre-screening of potential employees. If this is the case, then you will need to ensure that your application tracking system can provide you with the information that you need in order to come up with a perfect resume.Of course, if you are running a small business, then you will probably not be running your application tracking system as often as you would need to. However, as the numbers of applicants to increase, so will the number of potential applicants that you need to track down and filter out.

Startup QA James Watt, Co-Founder, BrewDog

Startup QA James Watt, Co-Founder, BrewDog Startup QA: James Watt, Co-Founder, BrewDog Image source: James Watt, BrewDogTapping into the insurgent, establishment-storming principles of punk, BrewDog, the startup brewery founded by James Watt and Martin Dickie in 2007, has become the fastest growing drinks company in the United Kingdom.Anyone remotely interested in exploring  how the DIY ethos of a youth-culture revolution can be turned into a viable business model should read fascinating book written by James Watt, Business for Punks: Break All The Rules â€" The BrewDog Way.If you’re still looking for actual results, then check out this brief video tour of the cavernous BrewDog eco-brewery in Ellon, Aberdeenshire that the company  driven by these rebellious business instincts has created.VIDEO SOURCE: BREWDOGJames Watt and Martin set up BrewDog in 2007, with two employees  and  two shareholders (and a dog, as the BrewDog website points out).By the end of last year, BrewDog had an workforce of 540 (and one dog), 44 bars, brewed 134,000  hectolitres (hl)  of beer, and HAD 32,000 shareholders, following  what BrewDog  proudly declares to have been the largest equity crowdfunding scheme in human historyâ€"Equity for Punks IV.James Watt took some time out from BrewDog’s self-declared “assault on humanity” to take to the AGENT Startup Hotseat, and  field our questions on  his career to date. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Very simply, what does your company do?Very simply, we produce some of the best  craft beer in the world, and we are firmly on a  mission to make as many people as passionate about beer as we are. We’re giving fellow beer-geeks across the globe front row seats to the craft revolution; to  strap  in, and get a glimpse of what beer  should  taste like.2. What was the ‘Eureka!’ moment?A chance meeting with the legendary beer writer Michael Jackson led to Martin (Dickie, BrewDog  Co-founder) and I deciding to take the plunge, follow our dreams and start our very own brewery. Upon tasting one of our ea rly brews, Michael told us to quit our jobs and start brewing beerâ€"it was the last bit of advice we ever listened to.In  2007, bored of the industrially-brewed lagers that were dominating the UK beer market, we jumped in headfirst and BrewDog was born.  Personally, the big moment for me was my first taste of Sierra Nevada Pale: the quality and taste was, at the time, unrivalled. That singular sip continues to drive me to make the best beer I can. Our punk  revolution shows no sign of slowing: we’re doing  things on our own terms and continuing to make our missions a  reality. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 3. What were you doing before starting?After turning my back on a legal career, I found my legs on the high seas of the stormy North Atlantic, starting on the deck of a deep-sea trawler and eventually becoming a fully qualified captain. Spending five years working in one of the toughest environments on earth taught me everything about people, leadership, r isks and teamwork; enough to take BrewDog’s craft revolution global.4. How are you funded?Our record-breaking crowdfunding scheme Equity For Punks tore up business convention in 2010, recruiting more than 46,000 likeminded beer-fans, and, to date, raising  more than £26m over four roundsâ€"more than any other equity crowdfunding effort on record. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 5. What advice would you give to other entrepreneurs starting their own company?Be selfish, do what you want, and ignore advice.Image Source:  BREWDOG