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What Employee Handbook Topics Should You Cover?

HR Digest

The HR Digest has curated a list of employee handbook topics that’ll come in handy when you set up the organization’s human resources policies. Company mission statement: Your company’s mission statement is an important part of its identity, so it should be included in the HR handbook.

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Let’s Make a Deal: Building a Strong Company Culture is Everyone’s Business

HR Digest

The HR department, acting as the dutiful scribe, would craft a culture based on the CEO’s vision, complete with a glossy mission statement and a sprinkling of core values. Human Resources Department: Design employee experiences that reinforce the desired culture and develop culture-building programs.

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The Essence of Strategy (Part 2) | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Thank you for setting the record straight about what a Mission Statement is. Human Resources. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. The Essence of Strategy (Part 2). Search My Site.

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Are You Managing Human Capital or Leading People?

The Practical Leader

” Phrases like “head count,” “human capital,” and “my people,” dehumanize and objectify. We could push this further and make the same argument for “human resources.” ” As workplace automation increases, “we see a need to put meaning back into work.”

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Southwest Airlines’ Julie Weber on What It Means To Create a Purpose-Driven Culture

HR Digest

We have a Mission Statement to our Employees which says “We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth.” I believe that Human Resources is my calling. What forms does this take at the company?

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A Manifesto’s Unbridled Power

In the CEO Afterlife

Mission Statements are full of illusionary and distant visions. Capture Core Values. Apple’s Manifesto is loaded with core values – admitting error, simplifying, collaborating, innovating, demanding excellence. Tell the Truth. Great manifestos instantly strike the emotions when they are true. Link Business Life to Personal Life.

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Team Building 101: Techniques to Improve Your Team’s Productivity

Women on Business

Once the shopping budget and the spree deadline are set, each team develops a purchasing strategy which it believes would best help the charity, from assessing what it would need based on its mission statement and/or other information. Volunteer At Your Company’s Local School.