Browsing Month October, 2010
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29 October 2010 at 15 : 03 PM
Business and HR Links of the Week 10/29/10
We’re wrapping up October’s G&A Partners weekly link series. This week we’re reading about characters (appropriately!) as it takes all kinds for the success of a business: In HR Observations, Michael Haberman talks about why running a “Mickey Mouse operation” may be the way to approach hiring . Jessica Lee dishes on Fistful of ...
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26 October 2010 at 20 : 45 PM
A Frightening Employee Termination Story
Last week I was contacted by a client to conduct an investigation into a complaint of sexual harassment. I began my investigation the very next day. I interviewed the accused, the complaintant, and the witnesses named as having direct eyewitness testimony. As it turned out, all of the witnesses corroborated the complainant's version and there were no ...
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26 October 2010 at 09 : 33 AM
HR Hiring Horror Stories (Chapter 3)
The full moon rises and you look across the disturbingly serene cornfield watching the spooky figure stride towards you for their highly dreaded employee review. Welcome back to the final installment of... HR Hiring Horror Stories... Not all scary things go bump in the night, they stick around from 9-5 too. Read on for G&A Partners' HR hiring ...
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22 October 2010 at 19 : 13 PM
Business and HR Links of the Week 10/22/10
Just as age-old family discussions lie ahead for the holidays. G&A Partners is looking into those long-standing, unresolved work issues this week in our reading: Tired of hearing about social media? It’s here to stay and Kristen Frasch discusses how it’s time social media polices catch up with reality. “Fairness is in the eye of the ...
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19 October 2010 at 16 : 45 PM
HR Hiring Horror Stories (Chapter 2)
A ghastly cackle reaches your ears as you find yourself running, running, running through the pitch black night with employee file in hand. Welcome back to another terrifying chapter of... HR Hiring Horror Stories... Less gory than that slasher film you watched last Halloween, but with about as much clean up necessary to recover. Here are some ...
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15 October 2010 at 16 : 24 PM
Business and HR Links of the Week 10/15/10
What better time to tackle scary topics than now? This week in our reading, G&A Partners reached into the HR closet to see what skeletons may be lurking there: When it comes to family, what kind of boss are you? In this Fistful of Talent feature, Tanya Barham encourages bosses to take a realistic look at what’s required to succeed in their ...
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14 October 2010 at 15 : 53 PM
HR Hiring Horror Stories (Chapter 1)
The thick mist clouds your vision as you walk up the creaky steps to near certain doom. What spooky apparition or blood curdling dark figure waits behind those doors? Let us be the first to welcome you to... HR Hiring Horror Stories... It's like your favorite scary movie, but in your office and with a heck of a lot more paperwork. No one ...
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8 October 2010 at 16 : 03 PM
Business and HR Links of the Week 10/8/10
Fall is in the air and nothing gets our HR-loving team at G&A Partners moving like crisp air and the promise of ghost shaped treats at the end of the month. Here is the brain candy that's keeping our mental sweet teeth happy this week: Does your executive team have the 4 essential types? Learn more from this Paul Maritz interview in the NY ...
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4 October 2010 at 21 : 00 PM
Texas Economic Update: Economic recovery is gaining traction
As business leaders across the nation continue to run lean and unsure in a challenging economy, Texas-based companies may find hope in the most recent Texas Economic Update from SigmaBleyzer. According to the firm: The Texas economy continued to expand in August, albeit at a slower pace. Businesses still appear reluctant to expand production on ...
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1 October 2010 at 09 : 35 AM
Business and HR Links of the Week 10/1/10
Here's what hit our online reading list this week, let us know what we missed! Are you up-to-date on the 'Paycheck Fairness Act' that's storming through Washington? The Workforce Management site wonders - how ready are your employees for retirement planning? With 2011 right around the corner, it’s worth taking a gander at Enterpreneur.com ‘s ...
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