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UPS Sued by the EEOC for Violating the Americans with Disabilities Act

HR Digest

The EEOC UPS lawsuit could have escalated further into a long-drawn-out litigation battle but UPS, or United Parcel Service, decided to settle instead. The employee was then fired on the grounds that they could be a potential “liability.” Image credit – UPS Why was UPS sued by the EEOC?

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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

By Susan Gunelius Guest post by Abby Marks Beale (learn more about Abby at the end of this post) As a solo entrepreneur, I have learned to spend my time on those things I major in (activities I am good at and like to do) while parceling out the things I minor in (tasks I am not good at or don’t enjoy) to those who have the expertise (and interest!).

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Volkswagen and the End of Corporate Spin

Harvard Business Review

Other managers see parcelling out information on a need-to-know basis as an operational maxim, important to maintaining efficiency. Therefore, leaders and managers must become compelling communicators, operating according to the following general guidelines: Straight and soon. Flood the zone.

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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

In the 1998 letter he has a section titled Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History where he details the guidelines Amazon uses to decide who to hire. Failure comes part and parcel with invention” (Bezos 2013 letter). There are a couple of principles which seem to stand out. Encourage Successful Failure (Principle 1).

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