A Hands-On Hand Safety Exercise
Yesterday’s Advisor reviewed common hand hazards as well as provided some hand safety do’s and dont’s. Today we’re conducting a brief “hands-on” exercise (no pun intended) for your training.
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The first year at a new job is usually reserved for learning the ropes. We’ve all been through the expected bumps and growing pains. It’s exciting, nerve-wracking, humbling, and uncomfortable. Unfamiliar names and faces. Unknown office and conference room locations. Different technology and applications. New policies and processes. Unspoken acronyms and cultural dynamics. But what […]
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts have gained remarkable traction in recent decades. In the final third of the 20th century, DEI was effectively dominated by and focused exclusively on affirmative action—the idea that employee racial and gender demographics should more or less match the population-level demographics. It didn’t necessarily matter whether women and people of […]
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Having a diverse workforce is great for business, for a variety of reasons. Diverse talent can offer unique perspectives for problem-solving, brainstorming, and innovation. Not only that but jobseekers today crave working for employers that are just as diverse as they are.
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We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: If you want to attract top talent you need to have the technology candidates crave; with the modern workforce, it’s in their DNA. Randstad US has released new data that reveals the extent to which job satisfaction is dependent on an employer’s ability to use and […]
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HR, Get Out of the Babysitting Business
HR spends too much time babysitting. For example, policing a rule like “Do not abuse sick leave!” How are you going to enforce that? Follow all your employees? Stop! Says consultant Hunter Lott of “Please Sue Me” fame. Get out of the babysitting business and go PTO.
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Coca-Cola’s 3 Step Strategy for HR: Structure That Delivers Clarity
At SPARK TALENT, Sue Lam, VP of Global People Analytics at The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), laid out the strategy for HR to shift from a fragmented, reactive function to a strategic business driver. She shared how TCCC transformed from 32 fragmented business units into a “networked organization.” The key was simple: HR dropped the reactive support role and […]