April 2015
Events of Interest: 

 


2015 Capital Strategies and M&A Forum

May 11-13, 2015

Chicago, IL

Event Website 

 

 

2015 SHRM Annual Conference and Expo

Jun. 28 - Jul. 1, 2015

Las Vegas, NV

Event Website   

 
 

NOO Pathways to Excellence

  July 28-30, 2015

Washington, DC

Event Website   

 

 

ACEC of Virginia

Sept. 23-24, 2015

Williamsburg, VA

Event Website 

 

Interesting Tidbits:

  

What Does 'Employee Engagement' Mean? 

 

 

The ROI of Bringing Diversity and Inclusion to HR and the C-Suite 

 

 

Keep Your Talent: 5 Employee Retention Strategies for Long-Term Success  

 

 

Are Millennials Really That Bad for the Modern Workforce?  

 

 

Job Alert:


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If interested please contact Ellen Beekman 

 

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Growth and Advancement Opportunities for All

 

With Spring finally here, many of us are poking our heads outside and breathing a collective sigh of relief. It's been a real burden of a winter for many of us across the country and the promise of sunshine and new growth is certainly welcome.

In the spirit of the season, augmented by a series of high profile events, I've been giving a lot of thought around the need for organizations to take a moment to think about growth and advancement in the workplace.

Some of you might have been following Ellen Pao's wrongful termination and sexual discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, powerhouse venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. Late last month, the jury handed Ms. Pao a resounding defeat. While I'm not here to debate the merits of the trial, it offered a lot of interesting commentary that I think organizations should take a pause and examine.

This case shined a very large spotlight on an issue that easily can and should be addressed within the workforce. Organizations should examine their workforce inclusion practices, not just for women, but people with disabilities, minorities and LGBT communities.

No organization wants to be involved in workplace litigation, if you're a small to mid-size business, examining whether you're giving all employees ample opportunities for advancement is something that can help avoid costly issues. In fact, there are a lot of interesting statistics that show organizations that have greater diversity are even more profitable.

So in the spirit of Spring, take this time to examine your advancement and inclusion practices. Sit down with your leadership and ask yourself, "are we doing enough" ask yourself the tough questions, examine and determine how you want to move forward and unlock the growth potential of your organizations. 
 
  

Barbara Irwin, President, HR Advisors Group

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@HRAdvisorsGroup 

What We've Been Thinking About

Sobering Advice for HR

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That Kid's Got Upper Management Written All Over Him...

Great humor can be found in bad management. Hollywood and pop culture has certainly capitalized on workplace rituals and the absurdity of particular management styles. The Office seems like it will always be relevant and let's not forget about my personal favorite, the 1999 classic, Office Space. The comic strip Dilbert, which has been spawned several books, a television show, a video game and countless merchandise items, highlights the "joys" of micromanagement and workplace misery.

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