The jury’s in: Recent research says women use the emotional and social competencies correlated with effective leadership and management better and more often than men. A study from the Hay Group division of management consulting giant Korn Ferry shows that women outperform men in 11 of 12 key emotional intelligence competencies — the keys to successful talent management. The lone […]
Posted on March 21st, 2016 by admin
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Today’s forecast: The perfect storm of employee distractions. Let’s run down the list of what’s got employees’ attention at this very moment (in no particular order): March Madness (perhaps you’ve heard from this week’s Special Report that it’s a $4 billion productivity drain) The 2016 Presidential Election (and the 24/7 media coverage of Trumpisms) Social […]
Posted on March 20th, 2016 by admin
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Every year at this time, scores of employers lose countless hours of work time and obscene amounts of money because of a little thing called March Madness, the start of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But this year, employers are a little less likely to take the usual “Well, what can we do?” approach. […]
Posted on March 19th, 2016 by admin
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Ever wish you had a list of sure-fire questions you were confident would identify the best job candidates? Well, serial entrepreneur Mitchell Harper, who’s hired a lot of people to run his five businesses, thinks he’s come up with one. He put it together after reviewing his experiences with applicants — especially A players, the […]
Posted on March 18th, 2016 by admin
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Get ready: The DOL’s final rule revising the white-collar overtime exemption regulations has advanced. So employers now have a pretty good idea of when it’ll go into effect. The DOL just sent the final rule to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is the final step before the rule is published […]
Posted on March 17th, 2016 by admin
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Managers and leaders are not one and the same. Just because you’re a manager doesn’t mean you’re a leader — but it also doesn’t mean you can’t become one. Here’s how to tell exactly where you are right now. We all want to be leaders. But you’ve got to work at it. First, however, you’ve […]
Posted on March 16th, 2016 by admin
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Employers have been asking themselves this question since e-cigarettes came on the market: Should we let people use them at work? Finally, a federal agency has provided an answer. And that answer is … no. It came from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for […]
Posted on March 15th, 2016 by admin
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One of the biggest of criticisms of workplace wellness programs is the fact that it’s difficult (if not impossible) to determine the dollars-and-cents Return On Investment (ROI). As a result, employers are turning to another metric to gauge the overall success of their wellness programs. The latest wellness metric to gain some traction among […]
Posted on March 14th, 2016 by admin
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Is American business facing a leadership crisis? A recent study from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) indicated that four out of 10 business leaders (39%) see a deficiency in the leadership and navigation competency in their talent pools. Leadership and navigation is one of nine competencies identified in SHRM’s Competency Model created for the HR profession. SHRM […]
Posted on March 13th, 2016 by admin
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This employee committed workplace misconduct and was fired. She even admitted to the misconduct. So why in the world was her sex discrimination lawsuit allowed to stand? Because, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, she’d presented enough evidence that her gender may have been a “motivating factor” in her termination. Auto mechanic […]
Posted on March 12th, 2016 by admin
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