Heather Bussing's feature article on How to Avoid Employment Litigation is a 360 degree tour of clear-headed business tactics that might just save your company from legal ruin.
How to Avoid Employment Litigation by Heather Bussing Interventions like progressive discipline policies rarely improve performance and just lock everyone into a system that prolongs the frustration and damage. Learn a host of business savvy alternatives to prevent employee lawsuits. Read Now » |
Five Links: Hot Topics This week's basket of goodies includes a great new diversity initiative, tools for better presentations, user interface design trends, emplyment branding on your refrigerator, using crowdsourcing and a bonus link. Read Now » |
Getting The Work Done by Jay Cross “Work used to be simple. Tasks were mechanical. Things rarely changed. Initial lessons lasted a lifetime. This kind of work has largely been automated or outsourced to places where workers earn very low wages.” – Jay Cross Read Now » |
Inflection Point Revisited The last inflection point was ten or twelve years ago when Online Recruiting began to take form. The early adopters were all on board by 1997, having spent a couple of years charting their courses. What followed was an explosion of services, products and tools that led us to today. Read Now » |
Events, Interesting Happenings and New Resources
- HRExaminer Radio: Industry News and Commentary. Fridays @ 11AMPST (2PMEST)
- Friday, Jan 11 George LaRocque
- Friday Jan 18 Michael Long
- Social Recruiting Strategies Conference (San Francisco, Jan 30-31, 2013) John Sumser keynote on the history and future of social recruiting
- HRTech Europe: Spring Warmup (London, March 19-20, 2013) Sumser on Where Ideas Come From and the Big Data Showcase
- Learning Analytics Summer Institute (Stanford, Palo Alto July 1-5, 2013) This looks like the right place to be if you’re interested in Big Data for Learning.
- Skills Gaps: Understanding Talent Shortages and What They Mean This webinar (recording) covers the underpinnings of the Skills Gap. It’s part 1 of a series. Parts 2 and 3 available in 2013.