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Why Your Career Page Isn’t All That

In yesterday’s Advisor we spoke with Dr. John Sullivan—author, professor, corporate speaker, and advisor—about employment branding topics like alumni programs and internal and external brand development. Today we’ll hear more from him on talent pipelines, and the ever-decreasing value of your website’s job page. Q: Could you share some best practices for maintaining a pipeline […]

Bad Employees: Bringing Everyone Down

From the 2016 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition in Washington D.C.! We all know how damaging bad employees can be. Besides their own lack of productivity, they can be like an infection—causing others around them to misbehave as well. Today we’ll get some tips from Greg Hare, an employment lawyer at Ogletree Deakins Law Firm […]

Appellate Court Affirms That Divorce Retirement Assets Aren’t Protected

A federal appeals court upheld an earlier ruling that 401(k) plan and individual retirement account (IRA) assets acquired by an ex-spouse in a divorce proceeding aren’t retirement funds protected by federal law from bankruptcy creditors. The case is Brian A. Lerbakken, Debtor-Appellant v. Sieloff and Associates, No. 18-6018 (Bankr. 8th Cir., Oct. 16, 2018).

‘I Never Knew There Was a Complaint System’

Yesterday’s Advisor  considered harassment complaint systems. Today, we cover who takes complaints, offer a sample complaint form, and discuss one additional key element—training. Who should handle harassment complaints?  The people designated for this task should be people viewed as credible, objective, sensitive, and trustworthy. Note that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says any complaint […]

Is age just a number? Lessons from Jay Leno’s departure

I’m beginning to feel my age. Last night, a good friend celebrated a milestone birthday (I won’t say which milestone, but you can probably guess). His wife asked everyone to come in 1970s garb or as a character from the decade, so I went as J.R. Ewing. Our babysitter (born in 1995) had no idea […]

ADA Bias Claim Upended by Kentucky Law’s Definition of ‘Disability’

By Jennifer Asbrock, JD, Frost Brown Todd LLC  It’s no secret that employment lawyers avoid suing Kentucky employers in federal court because of the “employee-friendly” dismissal standard in state court. Employees assert discrimination claims under the (KCRA) rather than federal law in an attempt to avoid federal court. However, that strategy comes with a price […]

Faces of HR: Christine Hass on Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

Christine Hass isn’t just a leader in learning—she’s been a driving force in digital transformation and talent strategy for the last 35 years. Now the VP of Leadership Strategy at ELB Learning, Hass has built her career on a foundation of fostering continuous learning and business impact. Her expertise, honed through influential roles at giants like HP, Motorola, Walmart, […]

Train Your Employees to Write Right

Some of your employees may already know how to write well. Others may need more practice. Regardless of skill level, all employees can benefit from this training session. Business Writing Skills Quiz Here are the answers to yesterday’s quiz: Good business writing should be clear, concise, correct, complete, and coherent. False. Passive voice makes sentences […]

Imagery and Training

In yesterday’s Advisor, Chris Ainsworth, head of talent and organizational development for TD Bank®, wrote about how visualization and imagery are powerful leadership tools. Today, Ainsworth expounds on how visualization can help train and motivate your team.