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Training Prep and Training Success: Three Receptivity Determinations: Success is always shared: between speakers and audiences, between what is presented and what is received, between what action is urged and what is accepted. Above all, success is the reward for doing your homework and of careful and informed preparation. It is not an easy task. There are a number of preliminary worries—below are five. read more
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"You're Fired!" Termination Policy Components, Dynamics and Application: We have hanging over us termination policies which are frequently dated, punitive, careless, and unexamined. But how is the policy conceived and created? What are its essential components? What are the dynamics and who are the principal players? read more
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Onboarding Blunders Part II: 10 Solutions to Guide Orientation: In the last edition of Next!, we discussed how orientation blunders of new hires may jeopardize retention. On-boarding is the critical bridge between recruitment and retention; it makes or breaks the talent management system. Accordingly, here is a set of ten principles which should guide the development and evaluation of orientation programs. read more
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5 On-Boarding Blunders to Avoid: Orientation of new hires may jeopardize retention. Here is a quick list of five orientation blunders. read more
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Collaborative and Social Learning— The Talmudic Tradition: Learn how collaborative and social learning are ancient traditions. read more
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Obstacles to Diversity as Talent: We may have sold diversity short, especially as a version of talent. Largely responsible for that is its somewhat coercive origins, the appearance of favoritism, and the various personnel dislocations that followed in its wake. But a case can be made to converge diversity and talent recruitment. read more
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Compulsory Coaching: 5 Barriers to Creating a Symbiotic Culture of Mutuality and Reciprocity: Performance review and coaching seem joined at the hip. Both are critical but burdensome, promise much but do not deliver enough, share the same problems but not the same solutions. Indeed, it may be helpful to pause at this point and parallel the limitations of each. read more
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Mechanisms and Neutral Leadership: This is the story of finding an intermediary which can do the job and preclude you from appearing as the villain of the piece. A mechanism, or a neutral catalyst, can enable an important process to happen without itself being consumed. Ideally, leaders need to find ways to be neutral. It is better to lead with an invisible hand than to have to perform miracles. After all, you still have to work with your team... read more
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The Online University App: Blending "Rah-Rah" and Success Measures:: Companies use various means to create and stir the workforce to be engaged, productive and happy. HR has to find the means to animate and align employees with company objectives to achieve unity of focus and enhance productivity. But that is not enough-- accountability has to be factored in. Targets have to be established and ways found to track and measure progress toward goals. This can’t be solely “rah-rah” and group rant. This is serious business. read more
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4 Examples of What Mentors Can Offer the Walking Wounded: It is required to identify a unique source of direction and to search for developmental options which are incremental—that stretch existing managerial levels and roles beyond current limits and even job descriptions—but which also break new ground horizontally. Although a number of such options are available, the four examples below may suggest the range of what mentors can genuinely offer the walking wounded. read more
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Contributor: Dawn BoyerAsk Human Resources to Assist in Writing Business Plan: Writing a business plan can be a hard task for entrepreneurs, but those lucky enough to ha... read more
Tags: Human Resources practitioner | business plan | business proposal
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Contributor: Shawn SiegelProgressive and Accountable HR: Ken Carroll is Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer with the US Government Office of Ac... read more
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Contributor: Mohammad Mosaddek HussainSignificance of Human Resources and Knowledge Management: A 21st Century Challenge: Human Resources has a fundamental role in the movement of knowledge management (knowledge ... read more
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Contributor: Jeff DavidsonBuffets Can be Taxing: Years ago, my wife and I used to take one overnight trip every month. We exhausted many of... read more
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Contributor: Arleen R. ThomasHR Pros: Get Ready for C-Suite Turnover: More companies today are facing a big task: Replacing the CFO. The number of chief fin... read more
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