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True Faith HR

I sometimes like easy categorization. For example, I can divide the world into two simple categories: 1. Never gets old 2. Grows old quickly I''m a big Michigan State fan. You would think after going to the Final Four in men''s basketball for the 6th time in 12 years, diminishing returns would set in, and my enjoyment would''ve gone done. Nope - it never gets old. Nope - it never gets old.

My Boss Won't Let Me Do My Job

Evil HR Lady

What do you do when you're hired into a new function, but your boss won't let you do that function? Here are 10 steps to helping your boss see your value. My Boss Won't Let Me Do My Job

Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics

QAspire

Here is a simple idea: Whenever you have a new manager (project manager/departmental leader) joining in your organization, put him/her through a simple training program on how to manage people. Train existing managers as well

Could That Promotion Be a Career-Killer?

45 Things

Reporters often make lousy leaders. should know. I've worked with plenty of great reporters who were promoted to leadership positions. Often, this was disastrous, and resulted in a revolt of other reporters who threatened to inflict

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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Managing Results by Defining “Deliverables” Early On

QAspire

As professionals, we all are responsible for shipping stuff to our customers (internal or external). The stuff that we ship is commonly referred to as a “deliverable”. As a manager, it helps if you can clearly define what deliverable

7 Tips for Getting Off to a Great Start in a New Job

45 Things

It's a tough time to be entering the workforce. If you're in your first "real" job, there is a lot expected of you. You know the unemployment lines are long, and no way do you want to wind up there -- again

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Strength From The Core: Why Bolted-On BI Doesn’t Work For HR

Workday

My friend and industry colleague Bill Kutik, a leading expert on human resources technologies, asked me some time ago why I had left the analyst world and joined Workday. Were the industry watchers correct, he asked, in assuming Workday hired me to help it build out the best talent-management suite in the world

SR: 2 Pay Questions and an Unemployment Problem

Evil HR Lady

I have a salaried employee that would like to take a month of unpaid leave to go visit his family in Poland. We get paid the last day of the month. His leave comes in the middle of two months. Can I just pay him an hourly rate for the

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.

Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra

QAspire

Akshaya Patra Foundation in India is a shining example of how social entrepreneurship combined with power of innovation can make a HUGE difference. First, some background information. Akshaya Patra is an Indian NGO that provides mid day

Should I Call the Recruiter?

Evil HR Lady

You submitted an application and no one's said anything to you yet. Is calling the recruiter a good idea, or should you just wait it out? Should I Call the Recruiter? Photo by Nicholas_T , Flickr cc 2.0

Should I Call the Recruiter?

Evil HR Lady

You submitted an application and no one's said anything to you yet. Is calling the recruiter a good idea, or should you just wait it out? Should I Call the Recruiter? Photo by Nicholas_T, Flickr cc 2.0.

Stop! 5 Reasons Not to Touch That 401k

Evil HR Lady

Thinking about taking out a 401k Loan? Just stop. Even though that 401k balance can be a temptation, stay away from it. BNET's Evil HR Lady tells you why. Reasons Not to Touch That 401k

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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My Boss Won't Let Me Do My Job

Evil HR Lady

What do you do when you're hired into a new function, but your boss won't let you do that function? Here are 10 steps to helping your boss see your value. My Boss Won't Let Me Do My Job

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Short Responses

Evil HR Lady

I'm a big advice column fan--that's why I started writing one. My sister is as well and we were chatting about how we both read Dear Abby every day even though we both think she's not all that bright. confessed, "Most of the time I just read the questions and skip her answers." And then it occurred to me that some of you might enjoy the questions here more than the answers. Although, you should enjoy the answers more than the questions because they are written by meeeeee!!!!!) thought that from time to time I'd post some of these "short response" questions and answers.

SR: 2 Pay Questions and an Unemployment Problem

Evil HR Lady

I have a salaried employee that would like to take a month of unpaid leave to go visit his family in Poland. We get paid the last day of the month. His leave comes in the middle of two months. Can I just pay him an hourly rate for the days he did work in those months? would take the monthly pay and divide it by the number of working days in that month and then multiply that by the number of days he worked. So for instance, $5000 monthly salary/22 business days=$227.27 per day. The bonus is made up from departmental sales figures and is usual in this industry. They never responded. I'm not sure.

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Stop! 5 Reasons Not to Touch That 401k

Evil HR Lady

Thinking about taking out a 401k Loan? Just stop. Even though that 401k balance can be a temptation, stay away from it. BNET's Evil HR Lady tells you why. Reasons Not to Touch That 401k

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2016 Training Program Best Practices

Can you hear the collective groan when you launch that new compliance course? Do you get complaints both public and private from trainees about the uselessness of the training courses you've launched? Is there anything that can be done about it?