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When managers and supervisors at Heavy Construction Systems Specialists Inc. (HCSS) schedule meetings, they have more location options to choose from than in the past. In addition to conference rooms in the new 45,000-square-foot facility that opened in August 2009, there is an outside courtyard and a 600-meter walking/jogging trail where meetings often take place. […]
A recent decision by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas—discussed a scenario in which an employer moved fairly slowly in engaging in the interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations. Let’s see what happened.
How can trainers improve their PowerPoint® slides to promote learning? Bruce Gabrielle points to four principles gleaned from cognitive science. “If you use these things, you will increase the learning effectiveness of your slides. If you do not use these things, you will decrease the effectiveness of your slides. No ifs, ands, or buts about […]
We had a chance to ask Dr. John Sullivan—author, corporate speaker, professor, and advisor—about employment branding during a recent webinar. Today we’ll hear how he addressed the topics of alumni programs and external versus internal brand development. Q: In regards to alumni networks, how should the group be limited to those you know love your […]
When traveling abroad for work and sitting at a meal with your foreign colleagues, don’t order first. That’s the advice that David Binkley, Senior Adviser in Strategic Talent Management at Vantage Leadership Consulting in Chicago, has anyway. During his 30 years of HR experience, David has had to keep up with a host of changes […]
One topic that is top of mind right now is mental health. There have been countless headlines examining some component of how COVID-19 is impacting our lives in ways beyond just the disease, not the least of which is how it is impacting our mental health due to the societal changes it caused.
Why would you install a 90-inch big-screen TV on your plant floor? Won’t workers just tune in to Sports Center or talk shows and be distracted? No, according to a company that says more media in the factory actually increases collaboration, engagement, and production performance.
When an employee does not perform well and a manager needs to put something in writing, whether for a performance review or between evaluations, attorney Marie Burke Kenny recommends keeping two acronyms in mind: CONTACT and SMART. Kenny, appearing again in today’s Advisor courtesy of California Employer Resources®, is an experienced employment law attorney in […]
It isn’t the sexiest benefit on the menu, but life insurance might be the most heroic. Unfortunately, its value is often unappreciated until tragedy strikes.
The COVID pandemic acted as a catalyst and allowed us to effectively “cross the chasm” and adopt en masse technologies that we already had to transition to a remote or hybrid working model. This happened in a short space of time and almost in unison in nearly every country across the world. Any new technology […]