Human Resources
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Analysis: The white-male mentorship premium
Aug 18, 2019 6:05 am - Want to get ahead at work? The latest in business and management research says get a sponsor: someone who has enough clout to successfully advocate for you to the people...
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Wife moved for husband's exciting career, but her own new job is uninspiring
Aug 18, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I moved to a new state some months ago after my husband got an exciting job offer. After a couple of weeks, I also got a job in my field. The problem is that I've bee...
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U.S. businesses are taking down job listings as Trump's trade war grows
Aug 18, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Win Cramer had big plans to hire several new employees this summer for his company, including a chief operating officer, but he took the job listings down a...
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Value of mentoring for executive educationAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - In the business world, mentoring has been recognized as a practice to nurture up-and-coming employees. The primary purpose of mentoring is professional development. A su...
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Want to hire millennials? Better help repay student debt
Aug 11, 2019 6:15 am - Like millions of her peers, Nicole Read graduated with thousands of dollars of debt. Unlike most of them, she's getting direct help from her employer to pay it back. The...
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Don't be a slave to the tyranny of 'everything's urgent' culture
Aug 11, 2019 6:09 am - Q: Sixty days into a new job as a manager, after 20-plus years of leading teams in my field, I am seeing that my workplace operates under the tyranny of the immediate. M...
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CEOs who cheat on spouse twice as likely to cheat at work, study shows
Aug 11, 2019 6:07 am - Cheating on your spouse goes hand in hand with cheating in the workplace. That's the conclusion of a provocative new academic study that found a strong correlation betwe...
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Walmart, Target minimum wage hikes drive average U.S. retail pay
Aug 11, 2019 6:00 am - Despite an industry shakeout that's been dubbed the retail apocalypse, store workers who have hung in there are seeing better pay than a generation ago, even with inflat...
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'It's not the Ping-Pong tables': Forum looks at what makes good corporate cultureAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - An effective workplace culture doesn't mean having Ping-Pong tables and kegerators in your break room. It's more of having a transparent environment where all your emplo...
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Assurance to move headquartersAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - National insurance brokerage Assurance announced it will move its headquarters down the street to a new 75,000 square foot space at 20 N. Martingale Road in...