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25 Qualities Of Leadership In A Happy, Profitable Workplace
26/09/2012 Comments Off on 25 Qualities Of Leadership In A Happy, Profitable Workplace
By Amy Frost from the Delivering Happiness at Work blog— We are all leaders in our workplace and wherever we are in our world. We DO make a difference if we choose to lead from where we are. We are stepping into a new age of leadership. The age of living the SPIRIT of leadership, where […]
Continue reading …Overqualified? 5 Ways To Get The Job
22/09/2012 Comments Off on Overqualified? 5 Ways To Get The Job
From Vickie Elmer’s Glassdoor blog– Sometime yet this year, you or someone you know is likely to be told they are overqualified for a job. The speaker may be a recruiter or a friend, a decision-maker or a drainer of hopefulness. And when they say or hint at the overqualified label, they may mean something […]
Continue reading …Work Some Forgiveness Into Your Work
12/09/2012 Comments Off on Work Some Forgiveness Into Your Work
From Paul Smith’s blog Welcome To The Occupation — One of my most complicated tasks in Human Resources is to remind folks that we are all human. I think to most people most of the time, this could seem like a simple or maybe unnecessary task. However, it plays an enormous role in my conversations […]
Continue reading …Paul Smith – Negotiating Your Salary If You’re In HR
03/09/2012 Comments Off on Paul Smith – Negotiating Your Salary If You’re In HR
From Paul Smith’s “Welcome to the Occupation” blog- How much are you worth? More specifically, what is the dollar amount you consider to be an accurate assessment of the work you do? It’s a hard question to answer. It’s hard because if you ask yourself and the 9 others most familiar with your work, you’ll […]
Continue reading …7 Habits For Directing An HR Department
02/04/2012 Comments Off on 7 Habits For Directing An HR Department
From Paul Smith’s Welcome to the Occupation blog– Even though seven months have past since my promotion to HR director, people still ask, “how’s the new job going?” I think it’s kind that people ask. It’s still recent in their memories. For me, it seems a lot longer than seven months. I had been prepping […]
Continue reading …Where Is The Employee Choice In The Engagement Equation?
19/03/2012 Comments Off on Where Is The Employee Choice In The Engagement Equation?
From Paul Smith’s Welcome to the Occupation blog– From Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to McGregor’s X and Y Theories, fromVroom’s Expectancy Theory to Gallup’s Q12, we spend a great deal of time trying to get into our employees’ head. The goal may be stated that it’s to make employees happier. But what we really want is for them to be […]
Continue reading …Why Senior Management Loves Your Incompetent Boss
09/03/2012 Comments Off on Why Senior Management Loves Your Incompetent Boss
Why Senior Management Loves Your Incompetent Boss From the Evil HR Lady blog— Dear Evil HR Lady, My boss is a mess. I don’t even know where to begin. Among other things, her most serious problem is her incompetence. It is troublesome that nobody above her notices her incompetence because she has a competent team […]
Continue reading …International Women’s Day Is Really Working Women’s Day
08/03/2012 Comments Off on International Women’s Day Is Really Working Women’s Day
International Women’s Day, 8 March 2012, has it roots in the early 1900s as a movement of working women seeking better wages, safe working conditions, shorter hours, child labor restrictions – and not mention, the right to vote. A timeline from the International Women’s Day website: 1908Great unrest and critical debate was occurring amongst women. […]
Continue reading …Unemployment Mumbo Jumbo, Jobless Numbers Rank Propaganda
05/03/2012 Comments Off on Unemployment Mumbo Jumbo, Jobless Numbers Rank Propaganda
From CounterPunch.com – By DAVE LINDORFF — The U.S. stock market jumped up today on word that the number of new unemployment applications fell to the lowest level in four years. Sounds good, right? It’s meant to sound good, but if you look at the number, and if you think about what it really means, it’s […]
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From Paul Smith’s Welcome to the Occupation blog— This week I was faced with listening to someone use the word “rock star” to describe high performers in their organization. I understand the connotation behind this: the multi-platinum albums, the sold-out stadium shows, the cover of music magazines. These are signs of. But I unfortunately have […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill