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Principles of HR Law I – Against the Historic Background of Employer Hiring Practices:  Employment Ads One of the foundation stones of current employment law in the United States is the pieces of legislation that were passed in the 1960s and 1970s to correct questionable employment practices, such as the overt discrimination in help wanted [...]

As HR professionals we are supposed to be all about motivating, coaching, goal setting, recognizing and rewarding. The tough part is to “redirect” bad behaviors, document the unacceptable, mediate the near to impossible, and yes, to occasionally dismiss the incorrigible. If that isn’t enough challenge, we must oversee an integral part of these activities: the [...]

Have you seen the recent BloombergBusinessWeek post written by Liz Ryan? I recently shared this post with the CUPA-HR board of directors and it created a great buzz. A couple of “brave” board members even admitted to sharing the post with their presidents and challenging their presidents to hold them accountable for the 10 “things [...]

No, don’t ask me to tell you exactly what I mean, and definitely don’t ask me to give you a list of competencies, emotional intelligence coefficients or (insert the latest buzz words here) so that we can scientifically define the engaged employee. What I can tell you is what I see and experience through my [...]