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Through the magic of Google Docs, the Walt Disney 1943 employee handbook is now publicly available online. We’ve taken a peek, and it’s clear that some of the policies have not aged nearly as well as Mickey himself.
When you think of “patriotic” positions, the first thing that pops into mind is military roles, but what about civilian roles that keep this country safe, healthy, and educated—jobs like police officers, firefighters, first responders, and teachers; aren’t these roles “patriotic” too?
E-mails are a staple of office communication, but they can also be a source of tremendous frustration. Most workers have probably had the experience of taking the time to craft an e-mail but still having to answer questions that had already been answered in said e-mail. On the other hand, many workers also probably audibly […]
There are many qualities that make an effective leader, and none alone can truly be said to be sufficient, although there are many that should be seen as necessary. One of these essential leadership characteristics is the ability to self-manage. While you don’t have to be at the top of your organization—founder, president, CEO, chairperson, […]
An enforceable arbitration agreement can lead to a streamlined and more expeditious resolution of issues on an individual, rather than a classwide, basis. It’s important for employers to know how to enforce a valid arbitration agreement and how to avoid losing your ability to enforce such an agreement. A recent case is a cautionary tale […]
The COVID-19 pandemic placed a spotlight on the challenge of juggling work and personal obligations, including coordinating the demands of virtual learning, school closures, and other scheduling issues. Even as the pandemic evolves to become endemic, it may still have a lingering effect on the lives of workers who need to juggle hybrid school schedules […]
As part of the Human Resources team who has significant compensation expertise, you may be feeling a little, well, left out. The climate around executive compensation is complicated right now, including both increased regulation and increased outrage (not coincidental, by the way). It may have your compensation committee bringing in the big guns—external resources called […]
Training and development teams have improved exponentially in recent years, in large part because organizations increasingly see the value of employee training and development and have increasingly allocated funding to support those efforts. While those tasked with training and development have made great strides, there’s still work to do because of the ever-changing nature of […]
The idea of training employees before you hire them might seem a bit nonsensical at first. For one, there is seemingly no need to train people who aren’t actually going to work for you. Theoretically, they could even end up taking a job with a competitor. But some argue that pretraining may be a valuable […]
Can positivity really be “toxic”? Isn’t toxic positivity a bit of an oxymoron? Not if you ask some employees. Lighten Up on The Lightness Years ago, the stereotypical boss was a strict authoritarian, quick to yell and criticize. Partially as a negative reaction to this management style, Corporate America developed a business dialect of sanitized, […]