It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. I don’t want to work with my new coworker, who’s a registered sex offender. currently work for a union-based company in the warehouse department. They transferred a guy who is on the sex offender registry for his crime. Because I was molested as a young girl, I am not comfortable working with him. need to know if you know what my rights are. Today my boss had me working with him side by side and I refused. asked to be moved to another part of the warehouse and took it upon myself to ask someone to switch with me, which they did. Don’t do it. MORE

This past week the rock universe took one of it’s brightest stars back. The legendary David Bowie passed away after his battle with cancer. have been a fan of his for decades. Oddly enough, the first time I saw him was during a Christmas special where he sang the “Little Drummer Boy” with Bing Crosby. said, “That’s David Bowie Dad, and he’s cool !!” MORE

This week’s roundup is our first of the year. The following 5 articles will enrich your knowledge of agile change management, implementation of the change process, and the latest changes in the role of change agents. Hope you’ll find these useful: Change Management and Leadership Development Have to Mesh. This article in Harvard Business Review written by Ryan W.Quinn and Robert E. Quinn is a perfect example of how change management is progressing this year! By putting leadership and change management together we can understand how to incorporate change better. Change Management MORE

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Learning, the real learning, happens…. When you are intentional about learning When you are driven by an intrinsic need to advance and not only by external triggers and rewards. When you execute in short bursts, fail small and realign your approaches When you Unlearn (let go of the old ways of thinking and doing) When you apply lessons in line with unique needs of the context. MORE

We’ve talked a lot here on HR Bartender about the challenges in today’s recruiting market – competition for talent, increased time to hire, skills gaps, etc. But there’s one aspect that I want to mention – the confident candidate. William Tincup brought it up in a post titled, “ 7 Ways Recruiters Will Be Blindsided in 2016.” It’s a good read, be sure to check it out. MORE

A few weeks ago, I noticed my good friend Steve Browne take on the challenge of writing about seven songs in seven days. The challenge was something that he borrowed from Michael Carty and Tim Scott and Tony Jackson. thought this was a great idea that I should rip off borrow and unlike my fellow bloggers, I’m not going to attempt to stay true to the whole “Post-this-crap-for-the-next-seven-days-rule”. I’m thinking I’ll blatantly borrow from KD and write these posts every few days. That is right up my alley. Besides, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery right? It doesn’t matter. BOOOM! MORE

17 Proven Ways to Improve Employee Satisfaction and Create an Awesome Office. How many times have you heard a manager or executive say this: “It’s called work for a reason.”. For too long, this was the standard response when business leaders were forced to confront the subject of employee satisfaction. This statement carries a troubling implication. Fortunately, things are changing. Conclusion. MORE