Human Resources
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DEI is getting a new name. Can it dump the political baggage?
May 11, 2024 10:58 pm - Last year, Eli Lilly’s annual shareholders letter referenced the acronym for diversity, equity and inclusion 48 times. This year, “DEI” is nowhere to be found. In March, ...
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The most precious gift — timeMay 08, 2024 10:59 am - One of my favorite childhood memories is going to the local fabric store with my mom and younger sister to select patterns and fabrics. Mom learned to sew from her own m...
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Workplace friendships on the declineApr 24, 2024 9:38 am - Everyone agrees that the workplace we once knew was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While recruitment, productivity and morale are important reasons to allow flexibility in where work is accomplished, workplace friendships are suffering as a result.
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Performance improvement lessons from the court and Caitlin ClarkMar 20, 2024 8:48 am - Like millions of others around the world, I’m a huge Caitlin Clark fan. I love what she’s done to boost the visibility of women’s sports. Lucky for me, I was born and ra...
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Equal education, unequal pay: Why is there still a gender pay gap in 2024?
Mar 17, 2024 5:15 am - Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report. Whether women earn a post-secondary certif...
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I used AI work tools to do my job. Here’s how it went.
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Strength in vulnerability: Transforming work cultureMar 06, 2024 9:52 am - What does it mean to be “vulnerable” in a business environment? In the past, being vulnerable as a company had a singular meaning: It meant you had a weak spot. A flaw yo...
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Work advice: How to handle an employee who keeps making basic mistakes
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Meeting-free Fridays aim to boost slumping end-of-week productivity
Mar 03, 2024 5:51 am - Hibaaq Abdillahi says meeting-free Fridays have dramatically boosted productivity at Oyster, a human resources firm where the 32-year-old brand manager works. At previous...
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If you want to motivate your employees, try working alongside themMar 03, 2024 5:50 am - I have a client named Andrew who owns a manufacturing firm in New Jersey with about 75 employees. He has low turnover and — as far as I can tell — pretty high morale. Doe...