The mantra to keep your personal life separate from your job is an old school belief that doesn’t always apply to the realities of the modern workplace. Human nature being what it is, employers must recognize that it is not always possible to separate your personal life from the office; particularly in situations where a […]
Parallels Between The Ice Bucket Challenge and Employee Engagement
Many of us were affected in some way by the ice bucket fundraising challenge for a little known disease, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. We either knew of someone who took the challenge, watched other people take the challenge on social media, or actively participated. What started out as a simple fundraiser among […]
Can Domestic Violence Accusations Mean Discipline at Work?
Domestic violence is wrong. So are many other actions such as driving while intoxicated, check fraud, soliciting for sex, speeding, public drunkenness, etc. Of course, we have criminal laws against such actions in order to maintain the type of society that we deem to be acceptable. Enforcement of our laws requires that the applicable criminal […]
Employee and Employer Views Vary When It Comes To Stress at Work
It seems that phrases like “workplace stress” and “work life balance” are just buzzwords that have no real meaning or applicability for organizations – that is, until you start looking at workplace stress statistics. Surveys of employees across organizations consistently show that stress at work is a valid concern that employers need to factor into […]
When Being Culturally Sensitive Does Not Matter
I have had the opportunity to consult and partner with a variety of smart, business savvy managers in my career as an HR professional. Most of the managers that I worked with were firm but fair and empathetic when it came to their employees. It is what you would expect. These are managers that strive […]
Attention New Supervisors: 5 Things You Should Never Do If You Want To Be Successful
New to supervising staff? You’ll want to read and put into practice these five success tips: Never 1. Think that your employees will automatically trust or respect you. At least not right away. As with anything, respect and trust is earned based on how you interact and communicate with your direct reports. That does not […]
Mitigating Exposure To Employee Harassment Claims
New statistics released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) present a somewhat mixed outlook for employers on the harassment front. On the positive side, the total number of harassment charges filed against employers remained relatively steady over the last three years while the number of determinations against companies actually fell during the same period. […]
Are You Properly Hoarding Employee Records?
Many human resource departments could lay claim to an episode of the television series “Hoarders,” which chronicles the tribulations of people who suffer from compulsive hoarding. But the tendency to hang on to employment-related documents is completely understandable given the myriad of laws and regulations governing the maintenance and destruction of these records. On top […]
EHarmony To Launch Employment Matchmaking Service
Dating website EHarmony plans to leverage its online matchmaking skills in the careers marketplace. Starting this December, the company will offer a new platform called Elevated Careers by EHarmony for matching job seekers with their future bosses. The platform will use many of the same algorithms and compatibility assessment tools that EHarmony relies on to […]
Persuasion Management – Influencing Staff Who Don’t Report To You To Help You Accomplish Your Goals
Some may argue that delegating and influencing employees that do not have a direct reporting line to you is much more difficult than managing direct reports. I would tend to agree. Let’s start with the obvious. Employees who aren’t dependent on you for their performance evaluation may not feel an urgent need to respond to […]
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