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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 […]
In Yesterday’s Advisor, Steven T. Collis, an editor of the Colorado Employment Law Letter, presented the first two of five steps to reduce your risk of a lawsuit when an employee blindsides you with previously undisclosed information (e.g., a medical condition or new complaint of harassment) during a disciplinary meeting. Today, Collis provides the three […]
By Jayson Saba
At this year’s annual American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) 2014 International Conference and Exposition—at which the Society changed its name to the “Association for Talent Development” (ATD)—father and son team, Gerry Beamish of Beamish Associates and Jonathan Beamish of Accenture, presented an informative program, “Cave Wall to Internet: Storytelling, the Ancient Learning Art.” […]
In the Dr. Seuss tale The Butter Battle Book, a farcical tale is told of two antagonistic neighbors—the Yooks and the Zooks—who enter into an arms race and go to war over a disagreement about whether to eat bread with the butter side up or down.
More people are surviving cancer, but cancer is occurring in more people (one factor associated with longer life spans). From lost time to high health coverage costs, employers should take note of what this might mean for them.
by Ralph Nero and Ida Martin Do parents of young children have the right to refuse a geographic transfer? In the case of three employees at the Canadian National Railway (CNR), the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) has recently answered “yes.” Last month, the CHRT released three decisions dealing with three CNR employees, Cindy Richards, […]
Technology is often at the cutting edge of training and development efforts, from two perspectives. First, training is key to help employees learn how to best understand and leverage new technologies in their industries. Second, new technologies can provide improvements in the efficiency and quality of training efforts.
Continued from yesterday’s post, here’s more about how your leadership development program affects your bottom line. Develops High-Performing Leaders When you invest in your employees’ development and professional advancement, they’ll become more committed to your organization and ensuring its financial success because its financial success becomes a factor of their own professional and financial success.
by Bradd N. Siegel, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP Republicans swept every major statewide race in Ohio, taking back the Governor’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, and the post for chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from incumbent Democrats. Republicans also claimed the open U.S. Senate seat. Former Senator Mike DeWine, the new […]