5 Things You Need to Develop a More Agile Workforce
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here are 5 more things you’ll need when training and developing more agile employees.
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Clarification not required when accepting disabled employee’s resignation
by David G. Wong In its recent decision in Razo v. Essilor Canada, 2017 BCHRT 133, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal dismissed the argument that an employer could not accept the resignation of a long-term disabled employee without making further inquiries. In this case, the complainant, Helen Razo, filed a complaint alleging discrimination on […]
The New World of Work: Jobs You’ve Never Heard of, and the Skills Needed to Fill Them
If you’re unfamiliar with the work of carbon accountants, machine learning specialists, sustainability educators and manufacturing process engineers, you have plenty of company. And if “human skills” aren’t already required of your employees, you aren’t alone. But it’s time to get up to speed on both. A seismic shift in the proficiencies needed to fill […]
Old Mentoring Model Replaced by Reciprocal Relationship
The old model of mentoring in which an older, more experienced worker passes on knowledge to a younger, less experienced worker, is being replaced by a new model, says mentoring expert Lois Zachary. The new mentoring depends on a reciprocal learning relationship, she says. Zachary, author of The Mentor’s Guide and the recently published The […]
Should You Offer Trainees a Bonus to Quit? Zappos Does
Special from SHRM Las Vegas Focus on your culture, and the profits will follow, says Zappo’s CEO and author of Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose Tony Hsieh. And the culture at Zappos is all about customer service. The company, known primarily for its Internet shoe business, does very little advertising, Hsieh […]
Tips for Finding Work/Life Balance as Schooling Resumes
It’s safe to say our nation is in uncharted territory when contemplating how to establish a work/life balance while homeschooling and caring for children, keeping up with the demands of “work from home,” and facing an unknown future.
Managing in the Age of ‘Quiet Quitting’
While “quiet quitting” may mean different things, the phenomenon is generally understood to refer to employees who feel disengaged at work and no longer believe they are a meaningful part of the company or its mission. Those who quiet quit report they have made a decision not to go “above and beyond” at work and […]
Rule vs. NRLB: Telsa Dress Code Hums Along at E-Car Plant
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court covering Texas) recently gave a green light to a dress code rule at a Telsa facility manufacturing electric cars. Read on. Dress for Success The Telsa facility gave each production employee what it called Team Wear: four black shirts and a black sweater, each […]
Don’t Let Short-Term Actions Hurt Long-Term Outcomes
Short-term actions by organizations across the United States may be helping them stay afloat for now. However, if care is not taken, the long-term results might be less than favorable.
4 Ways to Quickly Draw Top Sales Candidates into Your Fast-Growing Company
Sales employees are the life-blood of your company. When hiring a new rep, you take your time to carefully analyze their skills and personality traits to ensure they’ll be the best representation of your company.