Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Chapter 11: Human Resources Management
"Titles like “SHE-EO” and momtrepreneur are meant to empower women but actually do more harm than good.
"The other day I received a call from the office manager of a company looking for help with workplace drama and conflict.
Julie Winkle Giulioni reports at SmartBrief.
"It’s unfortunate that in an attempt to simplify the landscape, the different age groups have been reduced to caricatures with incomplete generalizations.
"As a business owner, you probably want your employees to be happy.
"A college student breaks down the five unique skill sets this generation brings to the workplace.
"If you’re like me and spend most of your day in an office, you probably think it’s impossible to practice healthy habits on the reg.
"New research finds that tales from the C-suite have a negative impact on employee values, but those from their peers are another story.
See the breakdown of a study by LeanIn.
"People are constantly asking me what they can do to make their leadership exceptional.
Brie Weiler Reynolds introduces and presents an infographic on the topic.
"Introverts and extraverts work differently and the environment they work in can ultimately affect their productivity.
"Some behaviors are less obvious -- but no less problematic.
"Emotion and data help align culture with business strategy, says Deloitte culture expert.
"Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli [photo, left] has spent decades studying the complicated dynamics of employment.
"Millennials are often miscategorized, leading to the impression that the whole generation is lazy.
"Even if you make the most careful hires based on cultural fit, skills and experience, workplace conflicts inevitably arise between co-workers.
"Before leaving work each day, employees at Ubiquity Retirement + Savings press a button in the lobby.
"The tech company’s new employee review system gets rid of the company’s historic approach to evaluating worker performance.
"Time was, layoffs were seen as an emergency strategy, the last resort in a downturn or crisis.
"Of all the reasons why applicants’ resumes get tossed in the circular file, “the O word”, for overqualified, has long been in the Top Ten.
"Lynn Steenberg owns Sports Physical Therapy of New York -- known as Sports PT.
"Nothing is more costly to an organization’s culture than a toxic employee.
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Video at HBR.