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Use ‘stay’ interviews to boost retention

04/01/2005
In addition to using exit interviews that ask employees why they’re leaving, conduct regular “stay interviews” to learn what your organization is doing right (and wrong) and to show that you …

3 provisions NOT to include in your sexual harassment policy

04/01/2005
Some judges interpret policies, including those on sexual harassment, as enforceable contracts between employer and employee. To prevent charges that you didn’t live up to your side of the bargain in …

The 3 things NOT to say in your sexual-harassment policy

04/01/2005
Issue: The words you leave out of your sexual-harassment policy are as important as those you put in.
Risk: Imprecise, or too precise, wording can paint you into a corner …

How your management style can stop workplace violence

04/01/2005
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More reason to crack down on disability-related jokes and teasing

03/01/2005
When training supervisors, stress that they must work harder to prevent workplace intolerance toward employees with physical or mental impairments.
Reason: More courts are allowing employees to use
the …

Measuring excellent performance

03/01/2005
The very fact that great admins keep the wheels of business well-greased can make it difficult to identify all the specifics in job descriptions, much less to develop concrete goals, objectives and recognition for excellent performance.

Improve job reviews: Avoid these 4 deadly sins

03/01/2005
Managers may dread performance re-views, but employees are more receptive to them than you think. In fact, 77 percent of employees polled by staffing firm OfficeTeam said they consider performance reviews …

Alert managers: No ‘magic words’ needed to request FMLA

03/01/2005
Issue: Some supervisors think about FMLA only if an employee explicitly says “I need FMLA leave.”
Risk: In reality, employees don’t need to use the term “FMLA.” Failing to recognize …

Get the answers you need from ‘buck-passers’

03/01/2005
Issue: You often need people to act or decide quickly, even if they don’t report to you.
Risk: When people avoid making decisions, it can slow you down and reflect …

5 warning signs of performance-review problems

03/01/2005
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