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Developing Your (Office) Political Savvy – Positively

The People Equation

Online author Barbara Oaff defines office politics as “The way in which workers recognize, and seek to reconcile, their competing interests.”. It’s when “competing interests” crop up that the potential for maneuvering starts. Competing interests are an inherent part of our work life. This is a value-neutral definition.

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Was Heavy Workload a Good Excuse for Attorney’s Wrongful Discharge Claim?

HR Daily Advisor

“Liam” worked as a regional legal senior staff attorney in the claims legal division of American Family Mutual Insurance Company’s Kansas City office from July 14, 2003, to August 21, 2013. provides: “A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client. Rule 4-5.4(c)

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Skills?

China Gorman

I’m traveling this week and am sharing one of my most popular posts from 2013. Cross-cultural Competency: ability to operate in different cultural settings. Might be worth a re-visit! Skills shortages in 2020 will rise to an entirely new level. And I’m not talking about STEM skills, although they’re critical.

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Pet Insurance as a Benefit – Why Your Company Should Consider It

TalentCulture

The number of companies offering our pet insurance as a voluntary benefit in 2017 has increased over 134% since 2013. We’ve also seen an increase in tech companies offering it, because they often compete fiercely to attract and retain talent. The large growth we’ve seen at Pets Best supports this. For starters, 68% of U.S.

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People Analytics and HR-Tech Reading List

Littal Shemer

Features tied to SHRM competencies and data exercises give readers hands-on opportunities to practice the analytical and decision-making skills they need to excel in today’s job market. Competing on Analytics: Updated, with a New Introduction: The New Science of Winning Thomas Davenport and Jeanne Harris (2017).

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Understanding the Ecosystem of Managed Direct Sourcing Suppliers

LiveHire

From 2013 it has been estimated 75% of Fortune 1000 companies have been using VMSs to manage contingent workers. Sure you can, if you have the capacity and internal expertise to manage a large contingent workforce program. Otherwise, it makes a lot more sense to collaborate with established and experienced MSPs. In Summary.

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What We Learned From Scott Barry Kaufman on The Science of Thriving at Work

15Five

In 2013, I thought we needed a new definition of intelligence that really took into account the whole person,” he explains. “So Other scientific research has found that being in a state of inspiration creates a sense of optimism for the future, and improves how people perceive their own competence.