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My Boss is Going on Maternity Leave and I'm Taking Her.

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I was wondering about something: my boss is currently pregnant and I was asked to replace her during her six-months maternity leave. This involves about twice the responsibilities and work hours on top of managing

New Generation

Working Girl

I was troubled by a recent NYT post American Dream is Elusive for a New Generation. Meet Scott Nicholson, a recent college graduate who lives with his parents and has spent the last five months researching and applying for jobs. In that time, he only received one offer, which he turned down because he felt it was a dead end. feel for Scott. Like Scott, I majored in political science.

On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Can Your Workplace Survive if You.

45 Things

Did you know that the world will fall apart if you take a vacation this year? That's right – stop spinning on its axis. The oceans will run dry and the birds will fall by the thousands out of the trees. OK, that sounds ridiculous

5 Ideas To Ensure That Lessons are 'Really' Learned

QAspire

Have you ever experienced the following? You complete a project and then do a small 'post-mortem / retrospective analysis' of what went well and what did not. You then document these lessons in a nice looking template and share it with

Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance

Training and learning organizations today play an active role in contributing to the bottom line of any organization by aligning their objectives to the immediate business objectives. This provides a solid ground for cost justification and encourages businesses to place training groups right where they should be, at the heart of a growing, thriving, learning culture.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: What To Do When You Don't Want the.

45 Things

Most people these days feel very fortunate to have jobs. But if you get them in a comfortable moment (OK, ply them with a few beers and some Cheetos), they'll tell you they are sick of working so hard. They're tired, they can't ever

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Leading, Farming And The Need To 'Cultivate'

QAspire

Many years ago, I had a chance to visit a friend's farm on a weekend. My friend owned a huge farm on the outskirts of the city where they had employed farmers. farmer's outcome was quality of the crop. To ensure this, the farmer

Managers: Stop the Shuffling and Just Fire the Person

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I recently accepted a brand new position as regional director. There was a previous director who provided management for a portion of my current region. have now been tasked with finding a new title and job duties for the previous director. There was a very lucrative retirement package offered, but he declined. created a new position based on the organization's needs.

Dilbert Has Temporarily Taken the Wind Out of My Sails.

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Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]

Is your company ready to move beyond the annual performance review? Where do you start? What are the keys to success? In this guide, you’ll gain an understanding of: the forces driving change, three foundations of success and take a deep dive into the skills gap many managers have that will sink your efforts before they start and how to address them.

How People Learn: It Really Hasn’t Changed

Josh Bersin

Over the last several months I have been in many meetings with HR and L&D professionals talking about the enormous power of formalized informal learning. As we walk through out enterprise. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Learning Culture Learning On-Demand Learning Programs

Business-Driven Talent Management

Workday

HR consulting firm Mercer recently released a study showing that employers plan to make changes to their talent programs as the economy emerges from the recession. Mercer also noted that employers made “dramatic changes” to talent programs during the recession. With all this change going on, are we getting better at managing talent

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Managers: Stop the Shuffling and Just Fire the Person

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I recently accepted a brand new position as regional director. There was a previous director who provided management for a portion of my current region. have now been tasked with finding a new title and job duties

My Boss is Going on Maternity Leave and I'm Taking Her Responsibilities

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I was wondering about something: my boss is currently pregnant and I was asked to replace her during her six-months maternity leave. This involves about twice the responsibilities and work hours on top of managing three people. What happens salary-wise in these situations? Should I ask for raise? Stay silent and hope that the end-of-the-year bonus will make up for the bigger workload? Whatever you do, don't stay silent

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Innovation Buster: How Losing Your Best Employees is Killing Innovation

Employees at the front lines often have better ideas for innovation than others within the business, but when they walk out the door, they take those ideas with them. Want to innovate better and faster than the competition? You need to hold onto your best employees and the ideas they have. In this session we will explore how various pieces of the talent life cycle are related to retention and examine more than 20 strategies and ideas for improving retention outcomes for your business.

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Why Do Companies Punish Whistleblowers?

Evil HR Lady

You spot your company doing something illegal. You document the problem and take it to your manager and Human Resources department and they should support you, protect you and make sure the problem is fixed. But sometimes they don't. Here's why. Why Do Companies Punish Whistleblowers