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Comprehensive Guide on Maternity Leave Laws by State

HR Digest

Four states (California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Washington) have also implemented Paid Family Leave (PFL) programs that offer partial wage replacement for leave to bond with a new child or care for an ill family member. Most states offer up to 12 weeks of paid leave, with the wage replacement rate varying from state to state.

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Best Workplaces for Working Dads 2019

HR Digest

Fathers, in particular, believe they’re penalized for taking parental leave and believe their careers have flagged compared to their peers without children. Set up a mentoring program or fathers’ employee network that will focus on work/life balance aside from career development. Teresa Hopke, CEO of Talking Talent, Inc.

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How to Make a Great First Impression

Harvard Business Review

Another way to build rapport is to, “find a bond or a point of commonality,” says Clark. The bond needn’t “be profound”— it could be that you “attended the same university, have kids the same age, or have read the same book recently.” It can be a good way to uncover common bonds.

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What Corporations Can Learn From a 4,000-Person Parade Extravaganza (Seriously)

Harvard Business Review

In search of answers, I studied Mocidade Alegre, interviewing people of all ranks in the organization, from dancers with no managerial authority, to the wing chiefs who cajole the dancers into compliance, to the many directors, to the school’s president. With each onslaught, migrants may see their affective bonds severed.

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What It Will Take to Change the Culture of Wall Street

Harvard Business Review

Here’s how he defined it: Culture relates to the implicit norms that guide behavior in the absence of regulations or compliance rules—and sometimes despite those explicit restraints. As I reflected upon my career at Goldman Sachs, though, what stood out was the importance of its organizational structure. I now have a Ph.D.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

” In other words, training divorced from excellence is mere compliance. Or must it be managed to build better bonds and relationships throughout the enterprise? I’ve seen it happen, and careers ended when it did. ‘Aim high, miss high,’ and you can quote me on that.”

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

They’d met at university, and although Derek had gone on to graduate school and a career in banking, while Rogier had joined his family construction business and then founded Contect, they’d never lost touch. The next morning, as Derek was driving to the office, he mulled over his relationship with Rogier.