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9 Ways to Motivate High Performing Employees — According to Them

By Guest Columnist Feb 16, 2017 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Creating a company culture that motivates and attracts high-performing employees is what everyone knows they need to do, but executing on that is where, many times, good intentions turn into questionable executions. The world’s greatest organizations get this and see true return on investment (ROI) by investing in their culture and people regularly. But, too often managers listen to other managers and executives in their quest to engage and build high-performing teams rather than going straight to the source—their employees.

Stay legal when tackling exempt workers’ tardiness, poor attendance

By Tammy Binford Jul 8, 2015 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Employees straggling in late or not coming in at all is often at the top of the list of employer frustrations. The problem can lead employers to devise creative solutions, such as requiring management employees to clock in and even docking their pay when they’re late. But a solution that’s legal is more important than […]

How to Halt ‘Pattern Absence’ Abuse Under FMLA

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Nov 2, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 2, 2009

Once employees are certified for intermittent FMLA, the Monday-Friday absence pattern begins, and there’s nothing you can do, right? Not so, says HR Manager Barbara Dahlen. Yesterday’s Advisor featured Dahlen’s tips for managing intermittent leave abuse. Today, she tackles pattern absences. Dahlen, who manages HR at Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in St. Louis, asked her audience […]

Making Every Interaction Count Through a Personal Commitment to Making Meaningful Connections

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Jun 6, 2022 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jun 7, 2022

People end up in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space for a variety of reasons. As we’ve noticed and pointed out previously in our series on chief diversity officers (CDOs), many stumble into their careers by happy accident. Others have pursued a career in DEI from the earliest days of their professional careers, while […]

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Tips for Combating COVID-19 Myths Among Staff

By Bridget Miller, Contributing Editor May 11, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Updated: May 11, 2020

Being in the midst of a pandemic can bring on anxiety and fear, even among people who are not normally prone to feeling anxious or overwhelmed. It’s easy to see how the situation we’ve all been dealing with can make us particularly susceptible to believing falsehoods—especially when everything about this is new for most of […]

Handbooks: How Do We Handle Handbook Revisions?

By jessica Aug 1, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

We’re working on revising our handbook, and the process has turned up a few questions. What procedure should we use to distribute the changes? Anything special we need to keep in mind when we do this? We’re planning some significant changes. Do we need to remind our people of our policies on some schedule (e.g., […]

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The Ideal Team Player: 3 Key Characteristics (Patrick M. Lencioni)

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Aug 3, 2017 Talent

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

“Teamwork is such a competitive advantage,” says Patricki Lencioni, founder and president of the Table Group, author of The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues: A Leadership Fable. Lencioni says he likes to keep it simple. He recently shared his three characteristics of the ideal team player at SHRM’s […]

Are for-smokers-only breaks unfair? Maybe, but usually not illegal

By Tammy Binford Jul 31, 2015 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

It’s a common frustration for employers: Some workers feel a strong need to break away from work a few – or several – times a day to get their nicotine fix. Other employees just feel a strong need to break away from work. If an employer allows smokers short cigarette breaks at various times through […]

Infertility treatments and the FMLA, ADA, and PDA

By Guest Columnist Sep 3, 2015 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Sep 3, 2015

By Susan Schoenfeld, JD, Senior Legal Editor HR.BLR.com What do you do when an employee asks for leave for infertility treatment? Is leave for infertility treatment available under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), theAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)? According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), infertility […]