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Keeping Up with Laws and Regulations Is Crucial
Through continuous education, you can become legislative subject matter experts and compliance leaders. By setting goals and committing to a disciplined approach to educating ourselves, then utilizing a variety of…
Leading the Way on Approaches to Leadership
Affiliative leadership focuses on relationship-building and turning around troubled teams. Here's how an HR manager put it to good use in his volunteer capacity
LifeReady Students
The National School Boards Association and the Society for Human Resource Management spoke with leading business organizations about the soft skills gap and identified six "LifeReady" skills that new workers…
Supreme Court Declines to Decide if ADEA Covers Job Applicants
The Supreme Court has left in place an appeals court decision that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) does not apply to job applicants who allege a hiring policy…
Digital Tool Screens for Inclusiveness, Unconscious Bias in Hollywood Scripts
New technology can now enable Hollywood to be a catalyst for change by evaluating scripts on the representation of women and other minorities in TV and movie scripts. It's an…
What Happens to UK Citizens Working in Germany in Case of a No-Deal Brexit?
The deadline for the United Kingdom (
Putting Humanity into HR Compliance: 3 Steps to Active Listening
When I work with executives and managers, a common complaint I hear about HR professionals is, “They don’t listen. They just tell
This Hand Gesture Is Not Always 'OK.' It Depends on Intent, Culture
Symbols and words hange meanings through the ages and sometimes take on racist tones. It is incumbent upon employers to be aware of cultural changes so they can create welcoming…
Will ICHRAs Become the 401(k)s of Employee Health Benefits?
Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRAs) could lead a seismic shift in health benefits, in much the same way that 401(k)s remade the retirement landscape. While benefits experts see hurdles…
Sabotage and Flattery: Two Tried-and-True Tricks to Getting Ahead at Work
Managers are more than twice as likely to sabotage others so they look better at work. Men, more than women, resort to sabotage or duplicitous self-promotion to get ahead