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Tough talks: Scripts and strategies for difficult employee discussions
November 6, 2016
"We need to talk …" Foul language … inappropriate attire … tardiness … poor work habits … personal hygiene. Managers and HR professionals are routinely forced to discuss those uncomfortable topics with employees. But most never learned how. Now you can discover how to sidestep potential awkwardness and conduct clear, direct discussions with employees. Read More
4-step plan to resolve any workplace disagreement
November 7, 2016
Conflicts between employees can disrupt morale, reduce productivity and create a generally unpleasant place to work. Because a solution often seems impossible, these disagreements can also drive managers crazy. The good news, however, is that you do not have to tolerate disruptive workplace conflicts. By consistently using effective management practices, you can restore peace and productivity to almost any bickering group. Read More
How to unleash Microsoft Outlook's robust time-management features
November 8, 2016
You can do more with Microsoft Outlook than just email! Most of us use Outlook for email. Some use it for both email and calendaring. But few of us know how to get calendaring and tasks to really help us manage our time and workload. When you understand the ins and outs of calendar and task items, you can use them to more effectively control how you spend your time … report your time … and track team member tasks to ensure on-time performance on projects. Learn all the great Outlook features that you may not even know exist. Read More
Trump wins: What's that mean for the American workplace?
November 9, 2016
Tuesday's shocking election of Donald Trump means America has elected an entirely new agenda for workplace and employment issues. You can expect President-elect Trump to move quickly on issues like health care, immigration and wage-and-hour law, while overturning many of the Obama administration's work-related executive orders. Look for a flurry of employment-related legislative and regulatory efforts over the next two years, as President-elect Trump aims to take advantage of fully Republican-controlled Congress before midterm elections in 2018. Here are some of the employment and labor issues likely to see early action in Trump's administration. Read More
Top 5 ways to smoke out lies on résumés
November 10, 2016
If your job involves hiring, you know how frustrating it can be staring at all those résumés. Which claims are real, which are exaggerations and which are just flat-out lies? When hiring, you need to think about each résumé as a used car ad. The candidates try to sell you something, so you need to adopt a "buyer beware" attitude before falling for that sales pitch. The recession caused a big increase in the number of applicants who are adding a little "creative writing" to their résumés, and the Internet is full of ways for applicants to add to that creativity. Here are five things you can do to smoke out those résumé lies. Read More
Excel: Date data demystified
November 11, 2016
There's something at which Excel truly excels that surprises even many advanced users, and that's date math. Once you know how Excel works with dates, there's so much your data can tell you! Read More
Election 2016: Voters approve state ballot initiatives
November 12, 2016
Voters in various states confronted a total of 126 ballot initiatives this year, some of which will affect your business operations. Here's the rundown. Read More
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