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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License. .

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Motivating People Starts with Having the Right Attitude

Harvard Business Review

One problem that gets in the way is a mechanistic, instrumental view of the human beings who sit at our companies’ desks. Seeing compensation as the primary or only tool we can use to motivate high performance is like trying to build a house with only a hammer.

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A Guide to Being Compassionate During Layoffs

Harvard Business Review

Far too often, leaders who are closing or shrinking an operation take the old tough guy approach. If the operation being closed or downsized is large or historically important to the company, the CEO should make at least one visit. In some cases, that might mean keeping an operation open longer than you initially wanted.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business Review

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), late 2015 was the most difficult hiring period in four years. Part of its success is that the company supports a collaborative work environment and boasts transparent operations from the top down. ” message and think, Hey, maybe it’s time for a change.

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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business Review

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. The team wasn’t perfect, but it was still operating at a pretty high level. But it was crystal clear who’d made the negative comments in the assessment of one executive.