Managers Guide to Handling Stress at Work
When I think of someone living stress free, I imagine someone earthy passed out in a hammock on the beach somewhere, not concerned with much else. As much as I would love to be that person, I am most definitely not the poster child for stress free living. I am not all that earthy and, […]
Why Workforce Diversity Matters to Your Business
Workforce diversity is the bringing together of a variety of people to one workplace. This workplace would be comprised of people with a wide range of experiences, backgrounds and characteristics. Those key characteristics that make workforce diversity include: race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, ability and sexual orientation. Why is this important to your business? Companies that […]
How to Improve Your Brainstorming Sessions at Work
According to Dictionary.com brainstorming means “a conference technique of solving specific problems, amassing information, stimulating creative thinking, developing new ideas, etc., by unrestrained and spontaneous participation in discussion.” I had the opportunity to go through such a session, though we did not call it that, at the IBM Insight conference. Invited Futurists I was part […]
Ban the Box Is a Joke: Solution to Hiring Candidates with Felonies
On Monday President Obama began directing federal agencies to “ban the box” in their hiring decisions, prohibiting them from asking prospective government employees about their criminal histories on job applications. Essentially, federal employers are not allowed to inquire as to a candidate’s criminal history until after the employer has provided a conditional job offer. Only then […]
Developing Internal Candidates
In HR and recruiting, it seems that we are always on a quest to find the perfect candidate and to fill a seemingly unending list of job openings. Managers may be pressuring us to find candidates with enough experience that they can slide right into a job with little to no training. The reality is […]
Arizona Intern Fired for Racist Tweet: Social Media Matters
Earlier this week Arizona intern Erika Escalante was fired after publishing a racist tweet. After visiting a cotton farm with a friend, she posted pictures of them picking cotton with the caption “Our inner n****r came out today.” Twitter users quickly connected Escalante with her employer — thanks to her bio, which included her position […]
