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Collaboration vs. solitude: a search for balance in the workplace

It’s in vogue now to tout the benefits of collaboration and the importance of breaking down silos, but employers are seeing a backlash against an overly collaborative work environment that can make a little siloing seem like a relief. Where once a high-achieving lone wolf was celebrated as an employer’s coveted asset, now high-performance teams […]

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Training Trends Impacting Managers at Every Level

Employees’ direct supervisors and managers have a significant impact on their ability to be engaged and productive. All too often, though, these leaders are not trained and ready to manage effectively. Therefore, management training remains a critical investment area for learning and development (L&D) professionals.

No More Job Posting for Zappos—Will It Work?

Bold Experiment or Crazy Idea? Only a few months ago the HR community was abuzz with the news of online retailer Zappos’ new hierarchical system … or actually, its decision to do away with a linear management style and adopt a holocracy. Now, in its quest to pursue a corporate goal of creating a progressive […]

Ontario government proceeding with review of its labor and employment laws

by Marc Rodrigue In February, the province of Ontario appointed the Honorable John C. Murray, a former judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and management-side labor lawyer, and C. Michael Mitchell, a former union-side labor lawyer, as special advisers tasked with reviewing both the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) and the Ontario […]

What policies support workplace investigations in California?

Conducting workplace investigations is an arduous process, but it can be made easier by having the right policies in place to support the investigation process. In California, where the laws are often more strict than in other states, this is especially important. Policies set the stage for workplace investigations The best place to start a […]

Webinar Watch: HR NOW Turnover and Retention

In the last few years companies have struggled more than ever before to find and keep high-performing employees, but what gives? In fact, 70% of talent leaders in a Lighthouse Research & Advisory survey of 1,100 companies said conversations about hiring and retention had gone from an “HR priority” to a “business/operational priority” in the […]

Executive Relocation: Issues to Address with Candidates Before the Move

As our world becomes more complex, dangerous, and in many cases isolated, the prospects of recruiting and then relocating executives have become more challenging. Hiring managers and placement professionals must assure these candidates that steps will be taken to provide a safe work environment for them and their families.

Employer’s Injured-player Analogy Backfires in ADA Suit

A university’s likening of a disabled professor to a baseball player with a career-ending injury did not persuade a judge to dismiss the professor’s disability discrimination allegations. On the contrary, it showed that the employer may have fired the professor because of his disability, a federal judge said in Matland v. Loyola University of Chicago, No. […]