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Virginia Attorney General (AG) Mark Herring has launched a new Office of Civil Rights to help protect residents from discrimination. The move is seen as a response to the cultural awakening the nation experienced in 2020 after high-profile police shootings and the recognition that once-common offensive behavior toward certain gender groups is no longer acceptable […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented some of the unique challenges in hiring minors for summer work, specifically whether they should be classified as interns or employees. Today we present 10 tips to remember when hiring minors this summer.
Rather than working their way up the corporate ladder, top talent is more often looking for jobs that enable them to develop their skills and increase their value in a future role, according to a new report released by Right Management. Click here to read more.
For today’s epinion, we turn to business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald, CEO of BLR, who offered these thoughts on Bear Bryant’s brand of leadership in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter. Oswald, CEO of BLR, offered his thoughts on customer service in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter. I grew up in […]
Today we’ll look at an infographic that shows the talent management solution that helps companies identify, hire, and retain more A Players and looks at how a bad ATS affects companies and what they can do to get their recruitment process back on track.
NBC just seems to know when it’s my scheduled turn to blog reactions to The Office. Rather than face my intense scrutiny and the inevitable backlash from all of my loyal followers (i.e., my mom), the network punted, airing a full hour of Parks & Recreation instead. I was a few episodes behind anyway, so […]
Managers can be so busy at work sometimes that it’s almost inconceivable for them to think about anything beyond the present day or even hour. And, while many business leaders wisely set aside time to think about 1-year, 3-year, or 5-year plans, far too few spend time thinking about where their current workforces will be […]
In these times of serious belt-tightening, especially in the public sector, everyone is looking for ways to save money. Some are willing to take the risk of breaking the law to do it, and some of them get caught — and waste a lot more money as a result. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) took […]
Yesterday’s Advisor provided a hypothetical case study that could be used in ethics training. Today, we discuss a real-world case that is also a learning experience—it drives home the importance of training managers in the supervision of telecommuters.
The biggest sports entertainment event of the year is in the books. Did you miss it? Nope, I’m not talking about the NCAA Tournament or even the Cricket World Cup—by the way, you can rest easy since Australia beat New Zealand by 7 wickets to capture its 5th Championship—I’m talking about WrestleMania 31. Yes, the […]