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By Hugh Tonks In yesterday’s Advisor, guest columnist Evan Hackel provided three ways to make interactions among employees more proactive and positive. Today, we present an article by Hugh Tonks, CEO of Thymometrics®, a supplier of employee engagement surveys. Tonks’ recommendation for improving engagement? Accountability on the part of management.
With unemployment so low, it’s hard to find top talent. Which is why many employers are turning to interns to help fill the void.
Here’s the bottom line. Management professor Matthew Bidwell, of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, has researched the question for several years—from 2003 to 2009. The basics of his findings are these: External hires get significantly lower performance evaluations for their first 2 years on the job than do internal workers who are […]
Yesterday we began to explore a recent interview with Jason Forrest, CEO and Chief Culture Officer at FPG (Forest Performance Group), who recently released his book, WTF: Why Training Fails. Today, we’ll look at what he has to say about transforming managers into coaches and who coaches the managers.
We have an employee who has been taking intermittent leave over the past 12 months for pain and injections for a medical condition. He is having surgery due to the condition. Is this considered a separate event or a continuation of the prior treatments?
Some teens spend their summer vacations hanging out with friends and playing video games, while others strive for success in the working world by taking on internships or doing work-study programs. For companies that are taking on young blood this summer, you may want to set up some guidelines in advance—before you hand over the […]
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady BLR’s founder joins “Michael Scott,” fictional manager of TV’s The Office, in discussing how “gruntled,”, a.k.a. satisfied, workers are, and what makes them so. Are workers at your firm “gruntled” or “dis”gruntled? That is to say, are they happy, satisfied, and motivated, or ready to bolt for the […]
In yesterday’s CED,, we found specifics of the immunity available for giving references in the 50 states. Today, the rules for California and other states with special provisions, again with a nod to our new “50×50” reference guide.
by Rachael L. Loughlin On October 28, 2016, the Supreme Court granted the request of the School Board of Gloucester County to consider whether the Court should overturn a decision of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Fourth Circuit ordered the School Board to allow Gavin Grimm, who was born female but identifies as […]
by Doug Upchurch In yesterday’s Advisor, Doug Upchurch, learning innovation strategist for Insights Learning and Development, discussed how good leaders can get results by honing their coaching skills. Today, Upchurch presents two final recommendations to keep in mind when developing these skills.