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 | Vol. 13 No. 62 - ISSN: 1533-3698 May 26, 2012 Dear People: Few employees realize that taking paid holidays off from work is not a right or a law in the US. Instead, paid time off is an employee benefit offered by employers to attract and retain talented employees. Want to benchmark your paid time off with that of other employers? Holiday weeks are popular times for employees to use their PTO days or take paid vacation days. You can compare your PTO or sick leave program and paid holidays for full time employees with other companies. Read more... Do you know that I write a new blog post every day? Check out the blog in the center column on my home page. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this weekend. I hope that your Memorial Day weekend is fun, filled with family and friends, and celebrated in memory of those who died to keep us free. Best, Susan | |
20 Dumb Things Organizations Do to Mess Up
Even the best organizations periodically make mistakes in dealing with people. They mess up their opportunity to create effective, successful, positive employee relations. They treat people like children and then ask why people fail so frequently to live up to their expectations. Managers apply different rules to different employees and wonder why workplace negativity is so high. Read more...
| Bad Boss Blues?
How many times have you witnessed a person working in a supervisory position without the necessary supervisory skills? How many times have you questioned why some leaders get the roles that they do? Probably, often. It should come as no surprise to you, then, that at least once in your working life, you will be the victim of a bad boss. Read more...
| Candidates Deserve Respectful Communication
Rejecting a job candidate is always tough when the candidate is both qualified and liked. Other times, you breathe a sigh of relief that you avoided making a bad choice for your organization. But, no matter what, only one candidate can be selected for the same job. Here's how to cordially manage rejection.
| In Danger of Getting Fired or Laid Off?
Employment termination - no matter the cause - is scary, disorienting, and disruptive to habitual patterns. Getting fired is never fun; layoffs are equally disheartening. In either scenario, your feelings of self worth and self esteem are dealt a blow. Just when you most need a positive outlook to help you find your next opportunity, you feel dizzy as if your whole world is spinning out of control. Don't despair. Better? This is how to prepare yourself - in case...
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