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Considerations and Best Practices for Running Hybrid Meetings (i4cp login required)

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How many times have you been to a meeting and just before it begins you hear “Oh right, Janice and Bill are dialing in. Having a chat backchannel is the best way to keep virtual attendees engaged, and is arguably the biggest benefit of attending remotely that in-person attendees will usually miss. How do we do that again?”

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Veterans in Civilian Roles: A Business Challenge and Big L&D Opportunity

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We had senior leaders watching, presenting, and attending. In addition, a wide range of state programs and nonprofit groups including the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) provide similar services. It can also provide upward mobility for millions of workers—including veterans—at a crucial time for the U.S. A sense of panic spread.

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Husband and Wife Give Back to Home Country By Educating Hundreds of Students

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Each year, almost 1,000 students go through the REACH for Uganda education program, which includes a primary school and a scholarship program for those attending secondary school. Since 2005, Holly has traveled to Uganda to visit Arlington Junior School four times and Dean five. Courtesy John & Joyce Wanda.

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How a Microsoft people analytics exec became one of HR’s Rising Stars

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where she was living at the time, is the insurance capital of the world. Soon after, in 2003, a colleague in finance transferred to Microsoft’s HR department to launch an analytics team. I asked if he’d be willing to let me work part-time and he said ‘yes.’ “I asked if he’d be willing to let me work part-time and he said ‘yes.’

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AFROTECH silences the rumors of ‘not-enough’ diverse talent available in TECH

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CEO Morgan DeBaun attend AfroTech 2019 at Oakland Marriott City Center on November 09, 2019 in Oakland, California. She closes by stating, we need more forums and conferences like AFROTECH, where anyone of color in tech for the very first time, is able to be themselves and feel at home in a professional setting, even in the tech space.

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Workplace Communications: The Power of Employee Ambassadors

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Last week, I attended IABC’s World Conference in Vancouver and had the privilege of recording a couple of episodes with some industry veterans and voices while in attendance. Chuck Gose: Have you kept track of how many World Conferences you’ve attended? Then, I attended on later in Washington. I forgot about that.

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What is blind recruitment – and does it work?

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The CBI has described name-blind recruitment as a way of removing “criteria that could unintentionally bias managers, and give under-represented groups confidence that their application will be fairly considered”. In one US study , universities seeking a laboratory manager were randomly given CVs with male or female names.