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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

Advos

Synapse, a Provider of Technology for the Learning and Development Market, Closes US$2.5M The Myers-Briggs Company Innovation Labs and Cajon Valley USD Launch Two Generation Strategy to Engage Parents in the Career Development of their Children. Emory University Launches Executive Coaching Diploma Program with Total Brain.

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7 Ways to Promote an Equitable Employee Development Program

Linkedin Talent Blog

As skills-based hiring grows in popularity , equitable employee development carries significant potential to help close the opportunity gap — as well as the corresponding wage gap. Classroom-style training offers face-to-face interaction, group discussions, and hands-on activities for a collaborative learning environment.

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4 Important Ways to Accommodate Nursing Mothers in the Workplace

Thrive Global

A nursing working mother once shared with me that whenever the time came for her to pump milk, she would go to the bathroom to do so. Yes, the bathroom , a space full of germs. Not only was there no lactation room available for her, but when she asked for a chair to make the pumping process easier, she was met with questioning of her intent.

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HR Advice for Small and Medium Businesses

HR Partner

Essentially, if a business wants to reduce employment related expenses like HR & legal fees, then invest in your business’ culture by training management on effective communication & leadership. And one of the best ways to improve communication & leadership is through training.” ” Charles Krugel.

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HR Department of One: How to Manage on Your Own

Zenefits

Their responsibility is wide-ranging: Acquiring and developing talent. Their responsibility is wide-ranging: Acquiring and developing talent. Minimum wage. There are online resources that provide complete handbooks or templates that you can use to create a version for your company and your staff.

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Talent and Performance Management Survey Summary

HR Daily Advisor

The HR Daily Advisor research team conducted the 2016 Talent and Performance Management Survey in January, 2016. Talent and performance management are some of the most important and rigorous tasks any HR professional has to deal with. When asked where shortages were likely to occur, 40.1% of participants answered, “management.”.

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Basketball, Broadcasting, and Lessons for the HR Professional: Highlights from the Annual SHRM Conference

FlashPoint

Is th ere a more enthusiastic group than HR professionals faced with endless opportunities to learn and rub elbows with 15,555 of their closest friends and colleagues? Sunday’s kickoff keynote speaker, Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski, men’s basketball coach for Duke University, got everyone off to a high-energy start.