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Make Unions Unnecessary: 5 Strategies
With the card check provision of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) eliminated, Congress is sure to pass this pro-union bill and that means the unions are back in business. Employers have reason to...
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Never Ignore Warning Signs
Driving around the bend on this very winding road, I came upon an auto accident. The driver, obviously driving too fast, couldn’t navigate the road, lost control and ended up in a ditch. As I sat in...
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2012 Checklist for People Management
Annual physicals are a must for good long-term health. The same applies to your organization’s people management. To start the year off right, here is your checklist: Are your employees coming to work...
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How Managers Can Raise Their Performance: 3 Uncomplicated Questions
Having a healthy, open dialogue between employees and their manager is the cornerstone to employee engagement and productivity. While the focus is often on the employee’s performance and steps needed...
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Job Abandonment: How Should Employers Handle?
I received a question from a client who uses my HR HelpLine Service about an employee who has apparently abandoned his job. Here is the client’s question and my advice on how to handle it: Client...
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HR HelpLine: When You Need Expert Advice
Managing people is hard and often frustrating. Throw in those ever changing employment laws, lawyers that want to sue, employees who “know their rights,” a bruising economy and everyone demanding more...
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11 Tips to Dampen the Flames in a Crisis
(This article by Rick Dacri was published in the Maine Town City County Management Association July 2015 Newsletter) If it can go wrong, it will. While some municipal managers may prefer to take the...
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Sexual Harassment Outside of the Workplace
(Post by Rick Dacri, September 25, 2015) The issue of sexual harassment just won’t go away. Most employers work hard to make sure that they develop a workplace culture of respect, where issues of...
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