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- Accomodating an Employee with a Learning Disability - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2011 from Beth MollenkampAccording to the National Center for Learning Disabilities, approximately 15 million people have learning disabilities in the United States. Specific Learning Disabilities has been defined as disorders that affect the ability to understand or use spoken or written language, do mathematical ...
Views: 1420 - Redline Your Business RPMs (Revenue--Profit--Manpower) with Enhanced Competency Models - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2010 from Jason TaylorExecutive Summary Most organizations have invested extensive labor hours and considerable expense in the creation of competency models. While on-the-job skills and tasks are often the topics of competency discussions, there is another aspect of a strong competency that many HR leaders ...
Views: 1420(3 votes) - Avoiding employee lawsuits: 5 lessons from the court - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Jaclyn BaldovinApril 9, 2012 Falls Church, Va. — Employers are increasingly being held accountable for their discrimination against employees. A significant number of claims filed with EEOC include job discrimination. For example, 37% of claims include race discrimination and 30% include sex ...
Views: 1413 - Did women achieve their objectives of being treated as equals to their male counterparts? - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2016 from Thabet Sava HassanOn March 8th, 2016, the whole planet celebrated the International Day of Women. However, one may ask about the reasons that could gear the members of the gentle gender to participate in that precious event. Did they achieve their objectives of being treated as equals to their male ...
Views: 1401 - Striving Styles and Teamwork - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardBy understanding the different needs, approaches, strengths and weaknesses of each of the Striving Styles, the organization can maximize a team’s effectiveness by harnessing the natural energy that is engaged when individuals can meet their own needs through teamwork. A team is an integral ...
Views: 1398 - Is Your Best Employee About to Quit? - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2013 from Jane CranstonThe job market in many parts of the United States and the world is shifting for the better. I have a number of clients and colleagues who are voluntarily choosing to make a move, often for more money and a better title. It should put all of us who work with and for others on constant ...
Views: 1393(1 vote) - Why Air-Writing Doubles Your Memory - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2010 from Hal WechslerWhy Air-Writing Doubles Your Long-Term Memory You have seen kids play the AIR (make-believe) guitar, while listening to music. Strangely, each time they ACT like performers playing a genuine guitar – they IMPRINT the music and fingering on their long-term memory. How come? They are using ...
Views: 1388(1 vote) - Recruiting Tips | Top 7 Tips for Business Owners to Find Top Talent - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Yoon CannonIn my business consulting practice there has been quite the uptick recently of business owners struggling to find the right talent. It sure is tough to start the new year off with a charge when you’re so completely frustrated from the paltry results of your people. It is a painful feeling to ...
Views: 1375(1 vote) - Call Center Stress - Effective Ways to Overcome Them - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2011 from Maria RichardsLife at call center is always fun for most of the calling agents. But in certain cases it is natural that customers tend to talk in a rough tone that not only make you sick but also act as a factor that gives birth to the communication breakdown process. There are several other factors that ...
Views: 1374 - Small Business 101: How to Reprint A Lost W-2 - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2012 from Casey YangEzW2 software is a popular small-business software for compiling and printing forms W-2, W-3, 1099 and 1096. Users can print the forms on IRS-approved red-ink forms, if required, or on plain white paper using a standard laser printer. At just $39 per installation, ezW2 provides an affordable ...
Views: 1364 - T Falcon Napier offers "Building A Career That Matters" - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2010 from Kayte ConnellyHuman resource development professionals are often stymied by their inability to hone their business skills. Like many other experts, they are really good with their product creation but do not attain the results they want within the first few years of operations. "Building A Career That ...
Views: 1353(1 vote) - What to Do When an Employee Says, "I Quit!" - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2013 from Jane CranstonTurnover, voluntary or forced, is part of the workplace cycle. As in nature, some changes take place a leaf at a time while in other instances a hurricane performs the serious pruning. This article addresses some things you should consider when an employee enters your office and says, “I ...
Views: 1349 - Why Your Career Is More Than Making a Living - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2010 from Hal WechslerWhy Your Career is Emotionally More Than Earning a Living It was Thanksgiving Day, the clan gathered at my Mother-in-law’s home to eat and drink triple (3x) their normal calories, but all is forgiven because it is a sanctioned feast day. Why? It is a ritual for God, U.S. and the ...
Views: 1348 - Communicating: The Essence of Organizational Success - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2010 from Craig NathansonFailure to communicate Failure in communication is the biggest problem of management. When this occurs, it affects everything. Overall performance of people decreases, goals are not clear, people build incorrect assumptions, and relationships at work suffer. Especially during challenging ...
Views: 1346 - Revolution:In this changing world - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2008 from lWe are living in the World where changes take place in every hour. We often heard of the things happened here and there through different medias and news paper, magazines ,books and so on by which we are able to learn an important events that had been occurred in the past, and is now happening ...
Views: 1345 - Motivational Speaker: A Misnomer? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Melanie DrakeWorking in the consulting, seminar and keynoting business, we receive a good number of calls from clients looking for a "motivational" speaker. I often struggle with that terminology. Very early in my career, I attended a number of programs which featured a "motivational speaker." I was very ...
Views: 1341 - The Most Critical HR Compliance Issues For Small and Medium Sized Businesses - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2012 from Marc MartinAt the turn of the 19th century, most people in the U.S. worked for themselves as farmers, ranchers, storekeepers, railroad workers, you name it. The entrepreneur wasn’t a position of risk; it was the way of survival for most Americans. Some individuals became extremely successful, people like ...
Views: 1329 - What Do Employees Want? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2013 from Jane CranstonI came upon a survey by Universum, a global employer branding company. They asked more than 65,000 college students to list what they considered to be the top 250 employers. No surprise Google ranked #1. Consulting companies such as McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting were high on the list as ...
Views: 1329 - Recruiting Firm shares not-so-obvious questions to avoid while interviewing a job applicant - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Ann Zaslow RethaberFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Ann E. Zaslow-Rethaber (888) 866-7276 www.iscjobs.com Recruiting Firm shares not-so-obvious questions to avoid while interviewing a job applicant “Asking a job applicant an innocent-sounding yet illegal question is a lawsuit waiting to happen,” ...
Views: 1324(4 votes) - Human Resource Software Applications for strong and sophisticated HR management - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2013 from Ishani JaiteleyHuman resource information solutions enable the human resource department to concentrate on growth strategies and initiatives, benefit analysis, hiring employees and other productive jobs instead spending time to perform routine and repetitive tasks. Human resources information system combines ...
Views: 1322 - What the HR Pros and Headhunters Don’t Tell You About Your Job Search - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2013 from Rand GolletzYou’re looking for a new job. Either you have your eyes on a promotion with your current employer or you’re looking for a new job in a new place. You’ve read the “how to write a killer résumé” books, and you can talk at length about all of your functional responsibilities. It doesn’t ...
Views: 1320(1 vote) - Nurture or Nature? - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Dave EisleyWhen we think of the brain, many of us imagine this elegant, fine tuned machine with electrical currents firing rapidly as our senses take in and process thousands of pieces of information. Not so much. David Linden, who wrote The Accidental Mind, calls it a kludge (pronounced klooj). Much ...
Views: 1319(1 vote) - Tips on how to improve your resume - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Peter IzmailovCreating your resume is the first step towards getting that well deserved promotion, or landing the perfect job, and it require some special technique like you would need when doing business writing. Career sites often have very handy templates that are designed to help you along when attempting ...
Views: 1315(1 vote) - Youth For Human Rights Tampa Bay’s 2nd Annual Human Rights Walkathon - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Linda WielandYouth for Human Rights of Tampa Bay, Florida, held its 2nd Annual Human Rights Walkathon at North Straub Park to promote human rights. With over 350 people from all walks of life in attendance it was an all around good time. They were joined by the Red Cross, Florida Coalition Against Human ...
Views: 1306(1 vote) - Public and Private Employment Agencies - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from miriam dittrichEmployment agencies play a major role in promoting the increase of employment rate in the country. Employment is vital both for the industry and the people who need jobs. All companies need workers to execute the core plans of the business so that they can provide jobs for skilled individuals. ...
Views: 1305 - INTROVERTS: UNLEASHING THE POWER OF THE THINKERS IN YOUR WORKPLACE - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Harvey DeutschendorfThe high cost of overlooking introverts What do Albert Einstein, Warren Buffet, Mahatma Gandhi, Charles Darwin and Rosa Parks have in common. They are all leaders who made an impact on their world. What most people don’t know is that they were all introverts. In today’s corporate ...
Views: 1304 - Recruiter Stresses Importance of Employee Recognition Programs - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Ann Zaslow RethaberFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Ann E. Zaslow-Rethaber (888) 866-7276 www.iscjobs.com Recruiter Stresses Importance of Employee Recognition Programs “In a down economy, there is less money to give away in the form of employee bonuses and raises,” points out Ann E. ...
Views: 1301(3 votes) - The Productivity Cycle: Transforming Your Workforce from an Expense to a Profit Center - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Jason TaylorNote: Images from the original text are omitted in this text version. Executive Summary Company profits are driven, directly or indirectly, by the performance of every employee. Performance data for specific positions, carefully selected from available metrics, can be used to improve each ...
Views: 1298 - The Human Capital Supply Chain - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2011 from Samantha JohnsonIf a company does not fully understand the cost of its human capital, it leaves a large amount of expenses unmanaged. In order to fully understand the cost of human capital, direct and indirect labor costs need to be integrated. Integrating direct and indirect labor costs creates a more ...
Views: 1295 - Understanding the Concept of WOTC Screening/Processing Automation - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2013 from efficient hireTax credits can benefit companies in a lot of ways. But as filing for this benefit includes meeting IRS’ requirements, some employers don’t really consider processing for this benefit due to the need for complex procedures. Nonetheless, a WOTC Screening/Processing solution can make the whole ...
Views: 1295 - Money And Materialism - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2013 from Ian ScottAll things take on the vibration of how they are used. I myself have a really hard time trying to comprehend what it would be like, to have thousands or even millions in one’s bank account. When you know you’re neighbors around the corner or across the waters cannot put food on the table ...
Views: 1293 - Bad vs. Good people? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2009 from Craig NathansonLabels at work It can be easy as a manager to label people as bad or good performers. This performance labeling tends to be a convenient way to quickly categorize people. It is efficient for human resources. Once labeled, people can be given promotions or demotions, merit or punitive action, ...
Views: 1290(1 vote) - Medical Credentialing via Primary Source Verification: How it’s saving Human Lives! - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2012 from Muhammad Saad KhanMedical credentialing is the process performed to protect the public from substandard and incompetent health care practitioners such as Doctors, physicians, nurses etc. These health care practitioners make errors that ultimately led to problems with patient safety and high quality care. In fact, ...
Views: 1289 - Corporate Ascension - Consciousness Is Coming To A Business Near You. - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2010 from Dwayne KlassenThere is no doubt that our world is moving pretty fast. There are a lot of people feeling a sense of concern, uncertainty and fear both at home and in the work place about the future. It's not hard to understand given what is being reported on the news from around the world. Something is ...
Views: 1274(2 votes) - Eight Helpful Tips For Developing An Exemplary Volunteer Program - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Sharon MikrutMost nonprofit organizations use volunteers to perform tasks that regular staff members lack the time to do. Also, with an unstable economy, resulting in budget cuts for many organizations, developing and maintaining a volunteer pool is critical to nonprofits. An organized and well executed ...
Views: 1272(4 votes) - Posting Jobs in Search Portals – Best Practices Revealed - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2017 from Supriya NigamWhenever any job seeker clicks on your job advert to acquire details regarding the opportunity, it's likely to convert him to an applicant. In the event, if your job posting isn't framed with essential details then an individual will be naturally made to press the back button. There are not many ...
Views: 1265(1 vote) - California DEC - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2012 from C BowsterCalifornia's Drug Endangered Child Protection Act includes sections on creating a pilot program, coordinating multiagency response teams, preparing an annual report containing data on the number of children found in and removed from meth labs, and distributing funds. These funds are provided ...
Views: 1263(4 votes) - Seven Items to Consider When Interviewing Potential Staff Members - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Sharon MikrutI have interviewed potential applicants for a variety of staff positions over the past 20 years. In the nonprofit field, I have found there are certain steps supervisors should take when interviewing potential candidates. My top seven items to consider during the interview process, to ensure ...
Views: 1263(1 vote) - Should You Treat Your Employee’s? - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from karla hineWell that’s a question and a half if I may say so myself. I have recently had a discussion with fellow members of various networking groups and this question seems to be cropping it’s head up on a more than regular basis. Let’s look at the question more in depth. What does it actually say or ...
Views: 1260 - Work or Fun - Do Words Change Minds? - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2010 from Hal WechslerWork or Fun – Do Words Change Minds? Are you in the business of influencing, persuading and convincing folks to use your product or service, and not your competitor? We all have a boss, someone to report to, even if it is the Board of Directors. Decisions are not mechanical or ...
Views: 1254(4 votes) - Hire Full Time Remote Employee And Outsource Anything You Can Think Of - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2011 from Abilene JonesOutsourcing is often considered to be synonymous with offshore freelancing, but like every other industry, even the outsourcing industry has evolved and grown. Today, while freelancers still control a portion of the outsourcing pie, large chunks of it have been taken over by a completely new ...
Views: 1253 - Employee Referrals Programs - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2008 from Pat BrillIn this highly competitive market, finding top talent can be a challenge. Employers are searching for successful recruiting methods to bring in the right employees to grow the business. An employee referral program (ERP) can provide you with great talent and at a low cost. It does take ...
Views: 1246 - SWRO Design And Energy Recovery Part 1 - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from Zack FairConventional Design Previously, the standard Hydropro design for SWRO with energy recovery incorporated a single multistage centrifugal pump (or positive displacement) with a Hydraulic Turbo Booster. This design is fairly simple and generally does not require a significant increase in system ...
Views: 1242 - The 3 Don'ts of 360 Feedback - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Chuck Reynolds3 Don’ts of 360 Feedback 360 feedback can be an excellent instrument in the hands of trained experts, but 360 feedback essentially is a tool. It’s much like a hammer – a hammer can be used constructively, to build things, but in inexperienced hands it can also be destructive, or even ...
Views: 1232(3 votes) - Addressing Workplace Relationships - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Linda McCarrinAddressing Workplace Relationships Where do we get to choose our relationships and where do we have no choice? We get to choose our friends, but not our family or co-workers. Figure that the workplace is one area where a group of random people are plunked down in some sort of space and told ...
Views: 1231(1 vote) - Improving communication in the Higher Education sector - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2013 from BullsEye EvaluationIn higher educational institutions, communication plays a major role in Performance Management. Institutions are complex communities comprised of multiple layers of players like administration, the faculty and students each with a distinct set of mindset and backgrounds. In order to draw a ...
Views: 1226 - Which Came First, Gestures or Speech, And Who Cares? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2010 from Hal WechslerWhich Came First, Speech or Gestures, And So What? Adults are learners too, so how do we get our point across (comprehension) without sounding like a dominating school teacher? If you visit your doctor and he says your x-rays are Benign, you are a lot happier than if he says the results ...
Views: 1226 - How Far Can We Go With The Power of Thought? - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Hal WechslerHow Far Can We Go With The Power of Thought? Do you have to understand the science of electricity, electrons and protons, in order to turn on the lights in your room, your TV or computer? Click the button, throw the switch, or wave your hand, right? If the public had to pass a test on how ...
Views: 1223 - How You Can Utilize Software Programs To Continue Being Connected To Office Colleagues And Projects - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2013 from Jet AllicaBetween 2005 and 2011 the number of people working over the internet from home has risen 73% in the US, to more than 3 million people. Working remotely enables employees to live a more adaptable timetable and avoid wasting time travelling to work, while businesses can hire staff without the need ...
Views: 1222 - Walls or Windows: An Active Approach to a Superior Work Environment - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2013 from Karla BrandauIn light of the Wal-Mart Supreme Court ruling, Alison Davis, CEO of employee communications consulting firm, Davis & Co., said in an article in Workforce Management that the ruling does not mean business leaders can relax. She has spoken with many business leaders and they see the need for doing ...
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