Human Resources
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Analysis: Why open plan offices are like a nudist beach
May 20, 2018 1:07 am - In the #MeToo era, an open-office environment might seem like the perfect solution for fixing the sexual harassment that can take place behind closed office doors. If th...
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Eager to quit you job? Tips on bowing out gracefully.
May 20, 2018 1:00 am - Q: After years with my company, I've finally had it. Our executives divert resources and change priorities without consulting project managers. Our micromanaging CEO ins...
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Is your open plan office promoting sexism?
May 20, 2018 1:00 am - Back in the day employees at most businesses - big and small - found themselves walled in behind those bland and somewhat depressing office cubicles. You remember those....
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How corporate America is trying to foster more real talk about race
May 20, 2018 1:00 am - Accenture North America CEO Julie Sweet remembers the day, in July 2016, when she realized a message to her employees wasn't going to be enough. It was after the shootin...
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Now hiring for one day: The gig economy hits retail
May 13, 2018 1:13 am - Aaron Stallings, who used to work as a bill collector for Capital One, says he's no longer interested in having a full-time job. Instead, for the past year, he has cobbl...
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'Girl talk'? Let's get real: This is bullying.
May 13, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I work in an elementary school with predominantly female teachers. Some of the ones I work in close quarters with enjoy gossiping about female colleagues. I do not pa...
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The 40 most cringeworthy phrases you're probably using in the office
May 06, 2018 1:10 am - Do you tell your employees to "give it 110 percent?" Please ... don't. That phrase, according to a survey by OnePoll of 2,000 American workers on behalf of communication...
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Corporate boards are still mostly white, mostly male - and getting even older
Apr 29, 2018 1:00 am - Corporate America's boardrooms have long been criticized for being too old, too white and too male. But while the race and gender makeup of corporate boards have come un...
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Looking for a bigger salary? These are the companies with the highest median pay
Apr 29, 2018 1:00 am - Most of the attention that's been paid to new rules requiring companies to publish a comparison between CEO and worker pay has focused on one number: The pay ratio. Head...
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Want to work for Ikea? Your interview could be conducted by Russian robot.
Apr 28, 2018 1:06 am - A Russian startup has created a new way to help companies connect with jobseekers and interview them. Her name is Vera, and she's able to interview as many as 1,500 job ...