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Mulching Your Yard Wasn’t in My Job Description, But I’ll Do It Anyway!

By Melissa Morse May 16, 2016 HR Strange But True

Updated: Sep 20, 2017

Administrative professionals consist of secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists, and other administrative support professionals. They typically work in an office environment and are there to assist employers in administrative functions. However, sometimes employers take administrative professionals for granted and end up treating them like personal assistants, rather than the professionals that they are! In honor of […]

Making sure promotion decision isn’t discriminatory is no laughing matter

By Tammy Binford Aug 30, 2013 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

It’s not easy deciding who is right for a job. Employers have to study a candidate’s qualifications, education, experience, demeanor, and more. But sometimes the decision comes down to the little things—even a person’s laugh. The question an employer must consider is whether such a seemingly small factor poses any legal risk. Current employee wants […]

High Profile Debate Over Corporate DEI Efforts

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Feb 8, 2024 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Feb 8, 2024

In the corporate world, the topic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has sparked a debate among some of the most influential business leaders. While some captains of industry view DEI as a crucial strategy for business success, others see the discipline as a lot of puffery without much substance. A recent article by Fortune […]

Faces of HR: SurveyMonkey’s CDIO on Accountability, Alignment, and Authenticity

By Bianca Herron, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Staff Feb 8, 2024 Faces of HR

Updated: Feb 8, 2024

With Black History Month well underway, we’re continuing our celebration of black professionals and their contributions to and achievements in the field of HR. For this edition of Faces of HR, we give flowers to Antoine Andrews, Chief Diversity and Social Impact Officer (CDIO) at SurveyMonkey, a global leader in survey software. Andrews joined SurveyMonkey […]

Followership Is the New Leadership

By Justin Scace Aug 17, 2015 Talent

Updated: Aug 17, 2015

In an interactive breakout session at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition held recently in Las Vegas, training and leadership expert Cory Bouck used a modern playground analogy—business is dodgeball, not yoga. The yoga kids will end up working for the dodgeball kids. How can you train to succeed in […]

FMLA, Not ADA, Covers Leave for Medical Appointments

By Margaret Lohmann, Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Apr 25, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 25, 2025

Question: We have an employee who’s asking to leave work early and use the last hour of her normal schedule to pick up her son and accompany him to therapy sessions that will take place two days per week for 12 weeks. Would this time off be covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) […]

Training Employees on the Benefits of Big Data

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Aug 10, 2022 Learning & Development

Updated: Aug 10, 2022

Analyzing data has long been seen as a sound strategy for drawing conclusions about the world and even making decisions about the future. The problem has historically been that it requires a lot of data to draw reliable inferences and it can be time consuming and expensive to collect sufficient data. Big Data Creates Opportunities—and […]