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Problem Gambling Prevalent in the Workplace
Many employers fail to consider compulsive gambling a troubling employee issue because, too often, they are not trained to recognize the warning signs of a gambling addiction; from Bensinger, DuPont & Associates.
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Compensation
Compensation Audit Issues
There are many legal concerns surrounding wage and hour issues. It's important to audit your compensation function regularly to ensure you are in compliance with the myriad of state and federal requirements; a whitepaper from HRN Management Group.
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Human Resources Management
The "Green" Filter - A Simple Green Test for Business that Identifies Practice and Not Lip-service
Environmentalism needs to go beyond marketing gimmick and to a systematized operational mindset, writes Gabriel Draven.
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Labor Relations
What Does Business Casual Mean Anyway?
Job seekers and employees are perplexed when it comes to workplace fashion, according to a Yahoo! HotJobs and Banana Republic Survey.
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Legal
Flash Flood Warning: After the Early Raine Decision this Year, Employers' Are Creating a Weather System That Forecasts a Hurricane
After the Raine v. City of Burbank decision earlier this year, Employers' are creating a weather system that will create a storm that could produce massive flood of claims, unless they accommodate the levees to avoid a break, writes Elizabeth A. Moreno.
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Organizational Development
Enabling Employees to Embrace Change
(Change Management Series: II of V) People resist change. However, the conversation does not have to end ... people make bold and daring changes daily, writes Peter Adebi.
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Performance Management
Thought Leader: Dick Grote on "Turning Problem Employees Into Superior Performers"
Dick Grote is President of Grote Consulting Corporation in Dallas, Texas and is the author of several books. He recently spoke with Karen Elmhirst on his work in performance management.
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Executive Coaching
Ask the Coach - Issue 20: Scheduling Beyond Human Limits?
If you are exhausted and consistently working more that 10-hours a day, don't miss Executive Coach Merry Marcus' coaching to help you take back control of your schedule and your health.
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Leadership
Leading at a Higher Level: Establishing an EffectivePerformance Management System
This excerpt on Performance Management from Ken Blanchard's new book, Leading at a Higher Level, outlines strategies to get the best from your employees. "Teaching direct reports the answers is what performance coaching is all about."
Featured Blog: The Power of a Pause
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HR Measurements and Metrics
Newly Released White Papers Reveal the Dual Impacts of Misinformation and Misleading Learning Analytics
Knowledge Factor's research team looks at misinformation across industries.
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Staffing and Recruitment
Business and Labor Leaders Give Their Perspective on Skills Shortages
The Workplace Partners Panel (WPP) released its findings from its fifth "Viewpoints Survey": The Views of Business, Labor, and Public Sector Leaders in Canada, which canvassed business, labor, and public sector leaders on critical issues facing Canada, including its growing shortage of skilled workers.
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Workforce Acquisition
U.S. Global Companies Prefer Foreign Nationals over American Ex-Patriots for Overseas Managerial Posts
A Summus survey of senior hiring managers and HR professionals identified a growing demand for foreign nationals to fill overseas posts at large and mid-sized, US-based global corporations.
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HR Outsourcing
Offshoring Recruitment: Is it for you?
Companies sometimes look at offshoring a select non-core group of functions that makes their internal teams more productive and thus improves the hiring manager satisfaction with the internal recruitment department, writes Nitin Gupta.
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HRIS/ERP
Is the Project Off-Track? Ten Early Warning Signs
IT projects often go sideways, requiring intervention. Managing successful projects demands an understanding of project requirements and close communication between the project team and the steering committee. Take corrective action in response to any of Info-Tech's ten early warning signs.
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Training and Development
Noodle This: Strategic Navigation 101
When is the last time you triangulated your organization's strategy with external benchmarks? asks Nathan Greeno.
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Just Enough Project Management - Project Management for HR Professionals | October 4, 2006
Would you like to successfully manage multiple HR projects on time and on budget? If so, this webcast is a must-see. Join us as we talk with project management expert John Rahiya, as he provides directly applicable, extremely relevant and non-technical information - just enough information to help you and your team succeed in managing your human resources projects better, faster and cheaper.
Leveraging Assessments for Enterprise Improvement | October 10, 2006
Join The Devine Group and Dr. Jack Smith for an interesting session highlighting the use of enterprise assessment tools for overall organizational improvement.
An Expert's Guide to Avoiding Hiring Mistakes | October 11, 2006
Effective selection requires effective processes, tools, and training. Many organizations invest in one of these and believe they have solved a problem. But, there are usually more steps that can be taken to prevent hiring mistakes. This presentation will review many of these steps, focusing on how they can be approached in both smaller and larger organizations.
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Seven Leadership Challenges of 21st Century | October 2, 2006
A different perspective on leadership issues from Dr. Kumar Nair. Originally trained in materials engineering he has applied his thinking to organizations and strategy. In this webcast Dr. Nair will explain the seven biggest challenges leaders must overcome.
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