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Declare Your Independence From the ‘Busy Trap’
How are you this 4th of July week? Busy, right? Forget relaxing by the pool, slurping frozen concoctions, waiting for the hot dogs to be cooked – you are catching up on some paperwork, aren’t you? Checking the comments on your latest blog post (ahem)…
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10 Pieces of Worthless Advice
My friend Charlie Crook has been heard saying, “More unsolicited advice!” However, even when people solicit advice, it is often ignored. Why would someone ask for advice and then ignore it? Although there are many reasons, I think most of the tim…
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Learn to Foster Dignity and Respect With Simple Gestures
By engineering a grassroots effort promoting simple acts of dignity and respect, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center health system has created a more inclusive employee culture.
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Forget Obamacare; How About Some Positive Psychology?
I am probably the only law professor in the world not blogging about Thursday’s stunning Supreme Court decision to largely uphold The Affordable Care Act. I bet you are as sick of hearing about it as I am. Instead, let’s examine whether the applicati…
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The Week That Was
I get it: You’ve been busy this week getting the grill and pool ready for the big Independence Day bash. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t time to enjoy these top five stories from Talentmgt.com for the week of June 25. 1. Make Your Leaders Everyd…
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Steps to Building a Diversity Measurement System, Part 2
Using a focused diversity measurement system can make a critical difference in the performance effectiveness of your diversity ROI metrics. In Part 1, I gave an overview of a five-step process to consider and highlighted some key background issues. I…
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SHRM Day 3: Pick the Right People, Commit To a 20-Mile March
He spoke for nearly an hour, but when Jim Collins, author of a slew of wildly popular business books, including his most recent, Great by Choice, finished his remarks Tuesday morning at SHRM 2012 in Atlanta, the point was simple. Pick the right peop…
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SHRM 2012 Day 1: Embrace Change, Mend the Skills Gap
The 64th annual Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference and Expo kicked off Sunday in Atlanta, with a focus on mending the skills gap in the United States and the importance of embracing change as a means for growth in today’s global …











