• 3 Clauses to Include in Severance Agreements

    Court offers 3 clauses you’d be wise to include in severance agreements

    by Christian Schappel January 6, 2016

    The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals just threw out an EEOC lawsuit against CVS that attacked some pretty common language found in severance agreements. But in doing so, it applauded three clauses CVS used. (more…)

  • MANAGERS IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE

    by BizLibrary.com

    Increased compliance requirements and the risk of litigation is costly for businesses – especially small and mid-size organizations.

    According to a 2007 report by the Pacific Research Institute, around 2.2% of the gross domestic product of the United States is spent on lawsuits. (more…)

  • Work Smarter – Not Harder: How to Set Priorities

    PRIORITY SETTING COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT GUIDE

    Excerpts from BizLibrary Publication


    Priority Setting Defined
    : Organizing tasks and managing time based on importance.

    If you want to get more work done, you can always work longer hours. The problem is, there are only so many hours in the day. At some point, this “work longer” strategy is going to fail, because there’s no more “longer” to work. (more…)

  • Beating Burnout
    Heavy workloads and deadline pressures are a fact of managerial life. Who doesn’t feel overwhelmed or stretched thin sometimes? But when relentless work stress pushes you into the debilitating state we call burnout, it is a serious problem, affecting not just your own performance and well-being, both on the job and off, but also that of your team and your organization. (more…)
  • Who Really Steals All Our Time?
    Posted on October 24, 2016 by  lori@hrtopics.com

    I was recently in a shop and saw a t-shirt hanging in a manager’s window that read “Let me stop everything and work on your problem.” I couldn’t help but laugh. Isn’t it the way we all feel when employees appear at our office door? I have to constantly remind human resources managers and business leaders that an open door policy doesn’t mean “walk in whenever you want and I’m here for you.” An open door policy should mean, “Send me an email, let’s make an appointment and have a great conversation when it works for both of us.” (more…)