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The Week That Was
January is in the books. And February is a short month. Before you know it, spring will be right around the corner. In the meantime, read these top five stories from Talentmgt.com for the week of Jan. 28. 1. Five Workplace Predictions for 2013: He…
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What to Do About Diversity ROI Measurement Barriers
Several years ago, I read a study by the American Society for Training and Development concerning the value of training evaluation that has particular relevance for the challenges of evaluating all types of diversity ROI interventions, including dive…
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Does Your ERG Have an Executive Figurehead, Sponsor or Coach?
What is the role of employee resource group executive sponsors? I recently read an article in the Jan. 7 edition of Forbes.com titled “Diversity Management Is Outdated and Demands a New Approach.” It quoted an anonymous senior executive stating his o…
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Diversity Resolutions for 2013
As the first month of 2013 comes to a close, many among us are determined to check off a mighty list of resolutions we believe are achievable, important and worthy of commitment. Some of the most popular are losing weight, spending more time with …
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Let’s Chat About ERGs
Welcome to the Diversity Executive employee resource groups (ERG) blog, where we will focus on topics of interest to those who establish, lead, sponsor and manage ERGs. What we today refer to as ERGs, or as some prefer to call them BRGs (business res…
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The Key to Happiness: Know Your Limitations
There is a great line from Clint Eastwood in the 1973 movie “Magnum Force”: “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Eastwood played San Francisco detective Harry Callahan in the movie, brutal but honest, and suffice it to say the man who didn’t kno…
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Dance Moms – When Positive Reinforcement Goes Wrong
Earlier this month, I discussed the derisive style of Jillian Michaels, the yelling, pushy, abusive “coach” on “The Biggest Loser” television program. I noted that her aggressive, in-your-face approach to goad her charges to exercise and lose weight …
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The Week That Was
Recharge your batteries with these top five stories from Talentmgt.com for the week of Jan. 21. 1. Do Bonuses Work?: There are 12 characteristics common to companies that successfully reward employees for the highest levels of performance, writes …










