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Five Ways Nonprofit Leaders Can Maximize Coverage without Spending More on Insurance

April 17, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

By guest author: Michael Santocki for Crystal & Company. This guest article originally appeared on Crystal & Company Viewpoints

As recent events—from the Harvey Weinstein scandal to near-daily mega-cyber breaches—illustrate, risk concerns continue to shift.

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Filed Under: Benefits, Employee Retention, HR Strategy Tagged With: Benefits, Crystal & Co, Employee Retention, HR Insurance, HR Strategy

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Save Your Employees from the Dark Side: Human Resource Lessons Learned from Star Wars

July 4, 2016 by Cassandra Carver 3 Comments

Written (circa 2005) by Astronology® Alumni Sharon Terry-Fletcher

Through George Lucas’ storytelling, filmgoers have come to know Darth Vader as the epitome of evil. 

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, Employee Retention, General Tagged With: HR, HR Strategy, Human Resources, Star Wars, The Darkside, The Force

Giving Constructive Criticism

February 16, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

It’s a fact of life we can’t avoid. Whether it’s working in a professional environment, learning in the educational realm, or interacting with friends or family, at some point in time we all have to face criticism.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, HR Strategy Tagged With: Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, HR, HR Strategy, Human Resources

Why Soft Skills Are Harder Than Hard Skills

October 13, 2015 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

By guest author: Jack McGrath of Digitec Interactive.

Competencies are critical in today’s business world. Being able to quickly determine what your employees know and can do will allow your organization be more responsive and determine skill gaps.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Employee Skills, Hard Skills, HR, HR Strategy, Soft Skills

3 New Rules to Protecting Employer Brand in the Social Era

September 1, 2015 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Guest article by: CareerArc

Amazon’s employment practices were under fierce scrutiny last month after the New York Times published a scathing piece on the company’s “bruising workplace,” as described in full testimony by ex-Amazon employees.

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Filed Under: Legal Compliance Tagged With: Employee Recruitment and Retention, Employer Brand, HR Strategy, Workplace Culture

Developing Meaningful Performance Goals

August 18, 2015 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

An essential part of a successful performance review is developing meaningful performance goals for employees to achieve in the following year.  

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Filed Under: HR Strategy Tagged With: HR, HR Strategy, Human Resources, Performance Goals

When the Employee is Able But Not Willing

December 6, 2005 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

In the November 8th issue of Astronology®, we addressed the topic of what to do when you have an employee that is willing but unable to perform his or her job functions.

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Filed Under: HR Strategy, Recruitment Tagged With: Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy

What Do I Do With Red Circled Employees?

April 12, 2004 by Cassandra Carver 2 Comments

The Red Circle… it’s not just an obscure 2003 French film, but is something that may be affecting your employees’ salaries and future.

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Filed Under: Compensation Tagged With: Employee Salary, HR Compensation, HR Strategy, Red Circle Compensation

The Four Roles of Human Resources

August 27, 2003 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

This Astronology® article is contributed by Peter Loomis, SPHR. Peter is Managing Consultant of Loomis Associates, Buffalo, NY. Peter can be reached at pclhr[@]earthlink.net.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Employee Recognition, HR Compliance, HR Management, HR Strategy

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