31 08, 2015

Don’t Pick on the Pregnant Lady!

By |2018-04-11T16:27:27-07:00August 31, 2015|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|Comments Off on Don’t Pick on the Pregnant Lady!

Very recently in the news, Los Angeles based clothing retailer, Nasty Gal, felt the heat as discrimination claims and a lawsuit hit them head on. The founder of Nasty Gal, Sophia Amoruso, has been recognized as a leader in business and a great example for women everywhere of strong entrepreneurial skills and a drive to succeed. She turned a hobby of selling clothes on eBay into a lucrative business turning a profit of $100 million a year. The problem is, Nasty Gal apparently forgot to follow proper procedures when it came time to layoff 10% of their employees. Unfortunately, 4 [...]

27 08, 2015

Following Your Instincts – What Do They Know Anyway?

By |2018-04-11T16:27:34-07:00August 27, 2015|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|Comments Off on Following Your Instincts – What Do They Know Anyway?

Intuition is basically the human brain’s way of arriving at decisions and conclusions via shortcut. Do you remember how your dad always had a shortcut to get somewhere (which may have seemed longer to you, but always worked out to be more efficient at the end of the day?) and you didn’t always understand why or how  he came to that shortcut? Well, our intuition works in much the same fashion. When her child is sick, a mom often says her “mother’s intuition” told her that something was wrong. When a young woman goes to meet a man at the [...]

20 08, 2015

Dumbing Down EEOC Guidelines

By |2018-04-11T16:27:40-07:00August 20, 2015|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|Comments Off on Dumbing Down EEOC Guidelines

Who understands the legal jargon issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pertaining to pregnancy, disability, equality, and diversity? Lawyers, that’s who! So here’s a little breakdown for the “normal” people who actually have to abide by these rules and regulations. When it comes to pregnancy disability leave, the EEOC has issued guidance twice in 2015. It all boils down to this, “If an employee has a pregnancy-related impairment that hinders her ability to perform a job, the employer must attempt to see if it can provide a reasonable accommodation that would allow the employee to continue to perform her [...]

17 08, 2015

Taking Stock & Shaking Up Those “Bored At Work” Employees!

By |2018-04-11T16:27:49-07:00August 17, 2015|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation, Talent Management|Comments Off on Taking Stock & Shaking Up Those “Bored At Work” Employees!

[tweetthis]“Work is making a living out of being bored.” – Karl Lagerfeld[/tweetthis] How true is this statement for you? How about for your co-workers? What can managers do to shift this feeling of work being something you HAVE to do rather than something that you can ENJOY doing? Taking stock and shaking things up is easier said than done, and changing the way we think about things is much more difficult than changing our actions. On a recent episode of Shark Tank, ABC’s hit show about inventors and investors backing those ideas financially, one entrepreneur presented his idea for the “Squatty Potty.” As one of the [...]

13 08, 2015

Digital Native vs. Digital Legacy: They are no immigrants!

By |2018-04-11T16:28:00-07:00August 13, 2015|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|Comments Off on Digital Native vs. Digital Legacy: They are no immigrants!

After my initial Digital Natives blog, I got a lot of feedback from friends and family and readers about the term and who falls under which heading! (Thanks for reading!!) My favorite piece of feedback came from my cousin who wasn’t a big fan of the term Digital Immigrant – which is the official term for those who don’t fall under the ‘digital native’ heading. Defining himself as a Digital Legacy, I started to really break down the meaning of that phrase and why it may be a better indication of the skillset he represents. [tweetthis]Why you may want to add Digital Legacies to your job descriptions.[/tweetthis] [...]

11 08, 2015

Social Media in the Workplace: Who’s Using It?

By |2018-04-11T16:28:07-07:00August 11, 2015|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Technology|Comments Off on Social Media in the Workplace: Who’s Using It?

With all of this talk of digital natives and digital legacies, let’s take a look now at who is actually using social media in the workplace. [tweetthis]Like it or not, your employees are checking Facebook at work.[/tweetthis] They may even be taking photos and posting to Instagram of that awesome potluck the CEO threw for the entire administrative team last week. #yummy! #thanksboss! But what does social media really mean for your business? Are you utilizing the tools of social media to change the face of your company? Is your newsletter changing with the times, or is it still a 3-sided page that gets mailed [...]

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