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For the last three decades, Dean Carter has served as a change agent. From Fossil Group to Sears Holdings, and most recently at Patagonia, Carter has honed his craft by leading HR transformations. As Head of People and Culture at Patagonia, Carter amplified a purpose-driven culture while serving as a strategic partner to the Founders, […]
We’ve talked a lot about the profound impacts a mentor can have on an employee’s learning and development. Effective mentors can provide their protégés with valuable insights into their experiences in the industry as well as the organization and can help guide them on the path to career advancement. But we haven’t talked a great […]
Yesterday’s Advisor covered the tricky territory of delaying FMLA leave over late notification; today, a handy FMLA audit checklist, plus an introduction to the problem-solving guide many call the “FMLA bible.” As you go through the checklist, “Yes” answers indicate best practice or required practice. Where the practice is required, a citation to the relevant […]
There is a lot written about the advantages of chemistry and great company culture, but what really are those things? A company is a social organization with rules that govern the relationships between people and among groups. There is a division of activity, and there is agreement regarding certain obligations of the various parties. This […]
It’s HR Leadership Week here at HR Daily Advisor, and we couldn’t be more excited! All week long, we’ve run a gamut of events that not only celebrate you, the HR professional who continues to help shape the future of work, but also will help you grow and develop in your role. Our guest for […]
The pandemic shifted the workplace and heightened awareness around issues that had been on the back burner. As organizations fight to retain talent, it’s time to address a core problem impacting those efforts: the employee engagement crisis. According to Gallup, only one in three U.S. employees are engaged at work. Additionally, these employees also report […]
Remote, hybrid, distributed—no matter what you call your work model, one thing is for sure: Managing the new workplace is the #1 priority for people operations experts worldwide.
Metrics for Compensation and Benefits Sullivan suggests that rather than trying to use a statistical method to evaluate pay fairness, use an employee survey on perceptions of pay fairness compared with work expectations. Here are the measures he suggests: Amount in total compensation and benefits costs needed to generate a dollar of revenue. (Usually expressed […]
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on race and color (among other things), but complaints of discrimination are on the rise, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been taking action to track the root causes of this discrimination and has begun to do more about it. Back in 2008, […]
Yesterday’s Advisor introduced the “interactive” job description—a productive new take on an evergreen topic. Today we’ll review more interactive job description tips, and introduce a unique new job description system. Irving H. Buchen, an HR researcher and consultant, is a member of the doctoral business faculty at Capella University. Here are his tips for making […]