From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Transgender Applicant Sues Library of Congress After Job Offer Withdrawn

August 20, 2008

Former Special Forces and terrorism expert files lawsuit This story first broke in 2005. The bench trial began this month. The outcome could potentially change the face of federal gender discrimination policy under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The Library of Congress rescinded a job offer it had extended to Diane Schroer, a [...]

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New Weekly Feature: QuoteLinks – Relevant News Links in a Quote

August 20, 2008

Timely Topics Embedded in A Famous Quote You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.You [...]

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Troubleshooting The Unlucky Manager

August 19, 2008

It seems like there is always one manager at every company who is always surrounded by problems. You know the one…late appraisals, wage rate inequities because he made an offer to a new hire for more than most of the current associates earn, and always has the highest turnover and worst attendance. It just seems [...]

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Political Joke

August 19, 2008

Five surgeons are discussing the ideal patients to operate on. The first surgeon, from New York, says, ‘I like to see accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered.’ The second, from Chicago, responds, ‘Yeah, but you should try electricians ! Everything inside them is color coded.’ The [...]

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Engage Students With Human Resources Case Studies

August 19, 2008

– Teachers looking for new ways to engage business studies students about human resources can try the case studies available in The Independent Financial Review Case Studies with Business News. – /24-7PressRelease/ – AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, August 19, 2008 – Teachers looking for new ways to engage business studies students about human resources can try [...]

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America’s Worst Boss Contest

August 18, 2008

For those of you who may want to get in on the semi-finals, welcome to the “My Bad Boss Contest“LESS THAN A DAY LEFT TO VOTE FOR AMERICA’S WORST BOSS! The drumrolls have started for our unveiling of America’s Worst Boss…. With less than 24 hours left to vote in the third annual My Bad [...]

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Free Webinar – Resource for Labor Unrest Contingency Planning

August 17, 2008

askasecurityexpert.com If you work in an environment where you may need some information on planning for a work stoppage or some other form of labor unrest, I am posting this referral to a free webinar from one of my networking contacts on LinkedIn, Rene Beaulieu. There is no cost and the webinar is not a [...]

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Human Resources Neurosis

August 15, 2008

So Human Resources professionals are overworked, and nervous about it, but still seem to be happy about it. Go figure. It is no surprise that many of us suffer from HR Neurosis. According to ConsultantNews.com, the latest Happiness at Work Index from international recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark shows that HR professionals in the United [...]

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How to Go Global

August 10, 2008

The current, sad state of the United States’ economy has led many businesses to look to expand their horizons to other options around the globe. It makes sense; business is bad in one place so you go to another option. Now more than ever this rings true as we are in the midst of a [...]

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Community Service Concepts – "Hooters for Neuters"

August 10, 2008

As a Human Resources professional, I have often been approached about supporting various community service activities. I am not sure who first developed this concept, but having watched the link on CNN, my only response was “Why the heck not? “ The wing house/beer fest chain, Hooters has decided to support neutering of pets with [...]

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