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Why Your Business Should Embrace Fair Chance Hiring Now

HR Digest

By embracing fair chance hiring, companies can access a diverse talent pool, improve retention rates, and benefit from incentives like the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). Compliance with Fair Chance Laws : Adherence to state and municipal fair chance hiring laws which may vary, ensuring legal compliance and avoiding civil penalties.

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Why is it so darn easy to say NO?

Women on Business

Ultimately, there is a lot less work for the employee who says “no” (think compliance departments). What if service people were given incentives for the “yes” answers they gave to customers and were docked pay for their “no” answers? If the person says “yes” they may have to do something and then take a risk for doing it.

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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

If possible, provide some financial incentive like a small hourly rate or commission for work well-done. Make sure you say in your ad description what they need to be successful with you (eg – a computer with internet access, a nice phone voice, computer skills, etc.). I have used www.internhere.com to post my request.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

Development of technical abilities, specialties and expertise. Development of core business supplier relationships. Legal compliance and precautions plan is annually updated, with measurable goals. Top management has as a priority the need to develop and practice People development, skills and team building responsibilities.

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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business Review

Producers in less-developed countries compete by keeping costs low. Over the last thirty years, the lean approach — developed by Japanese automakers — has permeated the manufacturing sector in developed countries, but is much less commonly used in the developing world. Locke of Brown University.

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Pushing Employees to Go the Extra Mile Can Be Counterproductive

Harvard Business Review

Most, however, require some external motivation to go above and beyond their jobs, which often falls under the category of “soft coercion” — pressure that is conveyed in a manager’s tone with employees, and in the cultural influences and incentives that he or she uses to promote positive discretionary behaviors at work.

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Research: Whistleblowers Are a Sign of Healthy Companies

Harvard Business Review

Using an index developed by Lucian Bebchuk, Alma Cohen, and Allen Ferrell in 2009, we found that firms with more powerful management—e.g., In our discussions with compliance officers at firms, many executive leadership teams stated a “goal” to have zero reports. We saw a few common characteristics in our research.

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