From Inside the Room Where Decisions About Your Career are Made.
From Inside the Room Where Decisions About Your Career are Made.
How do distractions affect behavior and performance?
Prelude: As an HR professional, I have sought to guide companies with the same mindset as our laws are written. US law is written for “The reasonable person.” Courts use the standard of an “average, rational adult who exercises ordinary judgment and care” to determine whether someone’s behavior was appropriate in a given situation.
Don’t worry; this isn’t a “diversity, ESG,
A 3rd generation Amercian shares a few examples of what it means to be an American in confusing and trying times.
Salary bands are required to be public in a few states, with more states to follow. What is a salary band? Why is there a salary range and why you may not be paid at the top of the salary band.
HR reminds us that our support for Ukrainian employees shouldn’t go to the extent of unintentionally putting down our Russian colleagues.
I review two books to celebrate Asian History month. These books are unique in that I think they are not well circulated yet and will resonate universally. Regardless of your ethnicity, these books will open your eyes and help you learn about differences.
Short, slow, green, with funny-looking ears. Knowledge comes from all backgrounds, shapes, and sizes. We just need an open mind.
Real-life game-changer learnings on diversity and bias
from unlikely sources. My thought process behind this post is simple. If a minority and HR Exec can show he is still learning and wrestling with bias, maybe it will make it easier for others. If I am finding I need to rethink how I view and treat bias,
HR exec and minority explains why he is bewildered on the topic of diversity in the workplace. He admits that he has many questions, is getting conflicting answers and shares how his philosophy has changed.
Age Discrimination in the job interview. You can do something about it.
Age Discrimination and the job interview
Age discrimination in a job interview is a volatile topic. Candidates can feel helpless when they feel this happens and it isn’t just to folks over 40, 50 or 60+. Stereotyping can be experienced by candidates that feel they were declined because they are too young, don’t look old enough or perceived to not have the experience.