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5 ways to embrace autism in the workplace

Insperity

You should always: Consult with your trusted HR or legal professional. As with any employee who requests an accommodation, you should have a discussion with the employee and include your HR team or legal advisor to determine whether the request is practical (and how it will impact other employees and overall productivity).

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3 Steps to Building the Future Leaders of Your Company

Insperity

There are some legal compliance issues associated with pre-employment screenings and assessments, so employers should consult a legal counselor before implementing them. These can be competency assessments, but they can also be behavior-focused to determine how candidates learn and how you can help them advance in the company.

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Embracing the “Hire Slow, Fire Fast” Mentality Can Help Leaders Build Strong Teams

Success

Errors come with the territory and can be excellent learning and development opportunities , as well as chances for managers to coach and mentor up-and-comers. As long as you’re not violating ethical or legal considerations (or firing someone you don’t like for personal reasons), you’re doing something for the benefit of all stakeholders.

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The 10 Best Freelance Gigs—And What You Need to Get Started in Each

Success

In a world where people are experiencing increasing levels of workplace burnout —which is fueling a widespread desire to find more work-life balance—freelance careers, sometimes called gig work or consulting, are attracting more and more American workers. workforce and adding $1.27 trillion to the country’s economy.

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The case for (and against) mandatory retirement 

Work Life

The COVID-19 pandemic was continuing to disrupt air travel and plane production, and multiple crashes of the company’s best-selling plane, the 737 Max, had landed Boeing in a legal and PR crisis. asks David Buck, owner of Kairos Management Solutions, a career and retirement consulting company. Meanwhile, in the U.S.

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my boss keeps pretending to punch me in the groin, my reference got a weird phone call, and more

Ask a Manager

Any even mildly competent company is going to prioritize their legal well-being over some dude’s desire to fake-punch other dudes in the groin. My resume isn’t super impressive since I’m quite young and inexperienced, but I do have a very cool mentor as one of my references. If you don’t, try a regional manager or whoever is above him.

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How to manage conflict on your team when you’ve been avoiding it forever

Work Life

Inviting someone from outside the group—whether a trusted mentor, an employee from another team, or an external consultant—to explore potential sources of conflict can be a powerful way to ensure that people share the hidden issues they may be harboring. I’ve seen this countless times in my own experience.