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DEI vs. Affirmative Action: What’s the Difference?

Heyyy HR!

In 2011, President Obama signed an Executive Order in support of DEI initiatives, programs, and regulations. Over time, DEI grew to include more groups. It reminds me that many of these changes which has afforded my daughter and me to attend various schools and colleges are still so recent. transgender, non-binary, etc.)

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Talent Symposium

Workforce Opportunity Services

Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. During this time, he deployed to Iraq twice in 2003 and 2005. CLOSE Cheyenne Nester joined WOS in November 2023 as a part-time Content Creator based in Reading, PA.

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Why Most Organizations Are Getting Only Half of Employee Engagement Right

DecisionWise

They found that about a third of the time, the workers were unhappy, unmotivated, or both—but that on the days that they were happy, they were more apt to have new ideas. [i]. Pull on both at the same time and you’ll make progress. New York Times Sunday Review , September 3, 2011. Both are necessary.

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Why I’m attending #HREvolution

Strategic HCM

I’m off to Atlanta on Friday to attend the US HR community’s HRevolution unconference. I love and strongly believe in unconferencing – in all its forms – and very nearly attended the first HRevolution back in 2009. Reflecting on it, I’ve come up with these ten reasons why I’m going: 1. What a week!

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The 71+ Biggest HR Tech Conferences to Attend in 2019

Digital HR Tech

So no pressure to attend every event during the three days. Founded by Sigmar Recruitment, this one day convention surely is a great option for Europe-based professionals who can’t afford spending too much money or time at an event. It’s time to shape the future of the workplace. Register here. Price : Full conference $1,299.

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Boese: Should 2022 bring new challenges and new technology?

HRExecutive

Like many of you, I’m sure, I spent some time over the holiday break cleaning up the office, tossing out some files and notes, and even tidying up old online files. The title of the session was something like “Your Kid Will Never Work in an Office”—a 2011 take on the never-ending “future of work” conversation.

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Your Mom Called (and she’s in HR)

Robin Schooling

Back in 2011, John Sumser let us know that HR is a 47-year- old white woman. Topic: Attendance (sick, tardy, emergency). Cossetting Mom: rare and almost non-existent Harsh Mom 1: If someone’s start time is 9 AM, I expect them to be at work no later than 8:55 AM. Time for a write-up and attendance points!