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Amazon’s Raise the Bar Program: Overkill, Wrong Focus?
Amazon continues to make the headlines with its corporate news. First drones servicing same-day deliveries, and now bar raisers who are tasked with finding the right hires. In a recent article, the Wall Street Journal highlights Amazon’s hiring pr…
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Sasheer Zamata: SNL’s Black, Female Unicorn
This week “Saturday Night Live” announced that Sasheer Zamata joined its cast. Zamata is SNL’s first black female cast member since 2007. Most people are thrilled with Zamata’s hiring. But everyone is making a huge issue out of her race and gender…
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Employees Behaving Badly
Employees have always encountered workplace stress, but several trends have intensified the problem, and without HR and line managers as a sounding board, they’re going to act up.
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Faulty Performance at Fast-Food Restaurants
Employees misbehaving can draw negative media attention to a company. Here are five recent examples from the fast-food industry.
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The Week That Was
Was your New Year’s resolution to read more? Wow. That is such a coincidence — because I happen to have some great reading material lined up just for you. Here are the top five stories from Talentmgt.com for the week of Jan. 6. 1. Five Steps to Ef…
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Five Ways to Make Your Resolutions Stick
How many New Year’s resolutions have you broken so far? Probably several (swearing off beer and buffalo chicken wings was a very bad call during the playoffs, wasn’t it?). That’s ok, here at “Psychology at Work” we understand. The truth is, most reso…
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Want Discretionary Effort? 10 Things to Avoid in the New Year
It’s that time of year when we are inundated with what we should do to start the new year off right. I would be remiss if I didn’t offer advice of my own; the only difference is these are things we should avoid all year round and are essential if yo…
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5 Weeks to Shape Up
Last year might have felt like the offseason, and as you look at the reflection in the mirror, you realize your talent management practices have grown soft and a bit bloated.











