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Rooting out bullying a necessary step in promoting diversity

Employers looking to advance diversity in the workplace often focus on recruiting diverse groups of potential employees, but recruiting is just one part of the process. Those recruiting efforts won’t be effective if management is blind to a culture that condones workplace bullying.  October is a time when attention turns to bullying in a variety […]

Are Chimps Better at Teamwork Than Your Employees?

As your managers ponder how to get often uncooperative employees to form productive teams, new research shows that it’s not their management style that’s to blame. It’s that the workers are humans. Research shows that chimps often show better teamwork! A series of trials by scientists found that chimpanzees not only coordinate actions with each […]

Cracking the ‘Tough Nut’: The Four Ts

What do you do about building a relationship with the “tough nut to crack”? The thing to think about, says consultant Robin Schooling, SPHR, is: “What is the need that I’m not meeting?” Schooling’s company is Silver Zebras, LLC.

More HR Form Hacks

In yesterday’s Advisor, guest columnist Miranda Nicholson, talent department manager for Formstack, shared the first three of her seven “hacks” for HR forms. Today, Nicholson provides her final four hacks to help you manage workflow and save time.

2nd Circuit Scrutinizes Worker’s Inconsistent Claims About His Disability

by Zachary Morahan and Shannon Kane, Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP To be eligible for Social Security disability (SSD) benefits, an individual must be unable to perform “past relevant work.” To be eligible to sue for disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions of […]

Corporate Giving Creates Stronger Corporate Culture

A recent trend among companies involves charitable giving. It is true that individual charitable giving has decreased, but corporate giving is on the rise, and candidates are paying attention.

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Long-term success requires looking beyond just the results

by Dan Oswald There’s an old story that goes like this: A man walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a glass of water. Instead, the bartender pulls out a shotgun and fires a shot, just missing the man. Satisfied, the man places a nice tip on the bar, turns, and walks out. […]

$2 Million Mistake—Hiring the Wrong Salesperson

And it’s not just dollars, adds DiMisa, who is senior vice president and the head of the Sales Force Effectiveness Practice at Sibson Consulting. Your salespeople are the company’s ambassadors, the conduit to the customer, usually the first impression, and maybe the only impression. You don’t want the wrong people in those roles, DiMisa says. […]