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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 1 got into the act of examining standards of conduct for investment advisers after long being overshadowed in the area of fiduciary oversight by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
Leadership expert John Hamm, author of Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership (Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint, February 2011, www.unusuallyexcellent.com), has spent his career studying the practitioners of unusually excellent leadership via his work as a CEO, venture capitalist, board member, high-level consultant, and professor of leadership at the Leavey […]
He began by describing the many hats that safety trainers wear, along with the varied responsibilities that come with each head topper: Facilitator. As a facilitator a trainer makes sure participants express their thoughts and are heard and recognized. A trainer mediates differences and periodically checks how participants are feeling and reacting to the training. […]
A recent DOL decision assessed penalties of over $277 thousand against movie theaters for employing youths in dangerous jobs and for working them illegally long hours. Have summer hiring plans? Better review youth hiring rules. Many companies enjoy adding young workers to their staffs during the summer months, and it’s a win-win as long as […]
Support for single-payer health insurance is growing, slowly but surely, yet many employers are taking little heed of the debate. Amy Evans, an employee benefit insurance expert, and attorney Christine Roberts contend on the Employee Benefits News website, though, that employers can’t afford to ignore it anymore. They enumerate several reasons you need to stay […]
According to Ronda Davis, CPLP, PMP, a training manager at MicroPact, trainers can tap the power of informal learning by incorporating “the three Es” (environment, education, and encouragement) into their training strategy.
While it’s helpful to ask a job candidate to elaborate on his or her skills and attributes, and to share past challenges as well as successes, there is one question that will provide special insight—and you want to make sure you ask it.
When it comes to work these days, we’re all expected to do more with less—but is this nose-to-the-grindstone philosophy the best way to run a business? Alarmingly low employee engagement numbers indicate otherwise.
By Jay ForteJust My E-pinion We have all seen the Olympic gymnasts and American Idol contestants anxiously wait for scores from the judges. That’s feedback, and whether it is good or bad, we always want information about how we are doing. Employees are no different. They need to know if they are making good decisions […]
Yesterday, we looked at the first seven of consultant Jim Kochanski’s nine factors for pay-for-performance success. Today, the remaining two—plus an invitation to a webinar next week that will help you become fluent in pay for performance at your organization.