"Shark Tank" investor Barbara Corcoran calls rejection her "lucky charm" and credits it for helping her develop resilience and build an empire. Corcoran shares her stories of rejection and other lessons for success -- including why she prioritizes having fun and only hires happy people -- during her keynote address at the recent HR Tech Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. SmartBrief/Leadership (10/16)
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Recruiting & Retention
Does your company make good use of employee data? Employees are often skeptical about data collection, including feedback, so it's essential to have transparency about data collection and how data will be used, writes Kazoo CEO Paul Pellman. "While companies today are armed with tons of people data, that data is meaningless unless we're able to add crucial context to it," he writes. TLNT (10/14)
Companies pay for employees to travel for cheaper health care Amazon will pay for employees with cancer to travel to City of Hope in Los Angeles for care, part of a growing trend among US companies that find they can negotiate better care at more competitive prices by bypassing local providers. Medical Tourism Association CEO Jonathan Edelheit said companies with increasing health costs send employees abroad for less expensive care, and one saved $20 million over five years because workers went out of the US for orthopedic and weight-loss surgeries. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (10/15),The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)/Agence France-Presse (10/15)
Technology
Employers, HR struggle with tech changes, survey says Many HR leaders say their companies will have a difficult time keeping up with artificial intelligence and other technological improvements, a Sage survey says. Furthermore, most surveyed leaders feel they aren't skilled to handle such technological change. Human Resource Executive (10/14)
The majority of office workers from different age groups say they would prefer personal lives not bleed into the workplace, according to a survey by Udemy. Two-thirds of respondents said pets should not be allowed at the office and 63% adjust their social media privacy settings, so they cannot be followed by work peers. The Business Journals (tiered subscription model) (10/16)
Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil -- not the strength to choose between the two.
