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How ethical is your HR department?
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHuman resources serves as the liaison between management and staff. It helps with critical administrative and tactical tasks like benefits and payroll. Recruiting, retention, employee development and compensation can fall within the HR office. In some companies, HR can also be a key player in the strategic direction the organization takes. It is clear that HR can be an important part of the culture of the organization. But in many organizations, HR is an afterthought.
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Shadow boxing: A nontoxic resistance to eliminate
Michael S. Haro, Ph.D. Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhen you encounter a challenge, do you find yourself angry and out of sorts? If so, you are "shadow boxing" with a condition over which you have little-to-no control. When shadow boxing, you are expending energy against an object that is not real or immediately present. Your blows are blasting air modules that offer no resistance. Initially, "nontoxic resistance" is harmless. But continuing to battle this nontoxic state over time with no management or resolve will wear you down.
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The fate of Google+ for business marketing
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingGoogle+ has often been the least favored and most neglected tool for social media marketers. Started in 2011, this was Google’s chance to create a thriving social network. However, while Google+ was able to quickly gain users, it was not able to truly engage them. The time spent on Google+ was minimal. Come 2013, Google began requiring users to sign up for Google+ to use Google products like YouTube and Gmail. As of now, that’s no longer true.
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The NLRB’s attack on confidentiality continues
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMany employers believe they have the absolute right to prohibit their workers from disclosing "confidential" information to co-workers and third parties. They are dead wrong. The National Labor Relations Board has consistently restricted employer rights in this area, and some recent decisions and guidelines from the current board have accelerated the erosion of these employer rights. This article outlines seven things that, unbeknownst to many employers, cannot be prohibited without violating employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
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7 habits for accountability at all levels within an organization
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhy is accountability lacking in today's organizations? Is it often due to a lack of engagement, culture or trust. These and other issues can affect accountability at all levels within an organization. In his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," Stephen Covey suggests moving through the habits.
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5 warnings no one ever tells commercial tenants
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailDealing with landlords and their representatives can be challenging at any time, but when you're a novice or emotionally or financially attached to the deal — as many tenants understandably are — the entire leasing process becomes much more difficult. You may well have some preconceived notions about commercial leasing. However, you should be mindful of numerous issues.
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Content learners vs. test preppers: Which type is best?
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt seems there are two types of people when it comes to professional certifications: those who work hard and via experience, education and studying pass the certifying exam, and those who simply figure out how to take the test. If they both pass, do you care which type of employee works for you?
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Tips for conducting business across continents
Benoit Gruber Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIf you're looking to conduct cross-continent business, know that you can, but the task is not easy. Managing one location has its own challenges, like keeping up with all of your departments — human resources, sales, marketing and the like. Now, think about doing that, but all over the world where there are different time zones, cultures and expectations.
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Sitting may be killing us, but standing all day is just as bad
Cait Harrison Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWe know sitting all day in an office chair is killing us, and there's no shortage of stories in the news telling us so. And while you should limit sitting, standing for long periods isn't that much better, according to a new study. The research, published in Human Factors, the Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, found that workers who stood all day experienced significant muscle fatigue, regardless of age and gender.
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Boards and risk: Have we got it right yet?
Dr. David Hillson Association ManagementRegulators have shown a growing interest in the way boards manage and report risk. So what has changed in the last four years? Despite encouraging progress in some areas such as risk appetite or risk culture, the underlying problem still seems to exist, arising from differences in perception around the board table about the nature of risk.
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