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Navigating Changes Over 25 Years of Compensation: Part I – Astron’s Early Days

Astron Solutions

We confirmed, and he responded with, ‘Well, then you better get out to the lobby with the televisions.’ Being featured on ESPN 2’s Cold Pizza in 2004. At the time, a consulting firm would do a study every year during March Madness about how the event was a huge drain on the economy. and they weren’t even from New York.

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The FMLA does not protect employees from termination for unrelated reasons (like performance)

The Employer Handbook

In 2004, the plaintiff was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and chronic back and neck pain. The following June, the plaintiff’s supervisor wrote her up for making mistakes in her work, missing deadlines, inconsistent attendance, and taking vacation time without prior approval. Not really.

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The Pros and Cons of Unlimited Vacation

Kazoo

Is unlimited time off a really good idea? . Getting as much time off as one wants sounds like a dream come true, yes? With unlimited time off, employees can choose how often they want to take a vacation, when, and for how long. It can empower employees and augment their autonomy and well-being at work.

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The Pros and Cons of Unlimited Vacation

Kazoo

Is unlimited time off a really good idea? . Getting as much time off as one wants sounds like a dream come true, yes? With unlimited time off, employees can choose how often they want to take a vacation, when, and for how long. It can empower employees and augment their autonomy and well-being at work.

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Valerie Bihet of VIBE Agency: “You need an event planner who fully understands virtual events”

Thrive Global

Just because someone has hosted a Zoom meeting before or other video conference with multiple people in attendance does not mean they are prepared to create a virtual event. In 2004 Bihet founded VIBE , an event design and destination management company, in Miami. Not quite a mistake but definitely a funny timing kind of story.

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What You Should Know About Leadership Development Training

Workplace Psychology

The second mistake is a tendency to try to cram too much content into the training and expecting participants who attend the leadership development program to instantly become an instant expert or a “leader” (i.e., They will form an important role in raising trainee’s expectations before they attend.

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Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Virtual Leadership Simulations in 2021

Pinsight

Because simulations mirror real job assignments so well, employees can’t fake their way through the experience; they either excel or flounder in each scenario. Virtual leadership simulations are very time and cost-effective. Candidates like simulations (Ryan & Tippins, 2004). Employees can’t fake it in a simulation.