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Panel: Good company cultures engage employees and leaders

By Richard Klicki
Dec 5, 2019 2:58 PM - A values and goals of a good company culture is nurtured from within and openly reflected by its leadership, according to a panel of business leaders speaking Thursday morning at the Corporate Culture Series: Tales from the Front,
Work advice: My co-workers are grumbling about my telework privileges

Karla L. Miller
Nov 24, 2019 6:00 AM - There's starting to be grumbling in staff meetings among those who don't have telecommuting privileges, and they are demanding it be offered or discontinued across the board. Managers get the deer-in-the-headlights look whenever the topic comes up.
Dell aims to make women half of workforce in diversity push

Nico Grant
Nov 17, 2019 6:09 AM - Dell is among a number of technology companies that have mapped out grand pledges for a more diverse workforce.
Hundreds of journalists anonymously reveal their salaries on viral spreadsheet, challenging workplace taboo

Eli Rosenberg
Nov 17, 2019 6:16 AM - The "Real Media Salaries" spreadsheet, which anyone could self-report to, grew quickly. It asked people to report their title, company, experience in years, race, gender, job location, duties and previous employment data, in addition to compensation details.
When you quit a job, don't burn any bridges

Karla L. Miller
Nov 17, 2019 6:11 AM - Career paths have a way of converging unexpectedly; you never know when the junior colleague you help boost professionally will someday be in a position to return the favor.
'Don't game my paycheck': Delivery workers squeezed by ever-changing algorithms

Abha Bhattarai
Nov 10, 2019 6:21 AM - With one tweak of an algorithm, companies can effectively change wages for hundreds of thousands of contract workers, who are not guaranteed an hourly minimum or other employee protections.
It's hard to make a name as a writer when editors misspell your byline

Karla L. Miller
Nov 10, 2019 6:05 AM - Once the same misspelling of your name pops up more than twice, you may as well make fixing it part of your brand.
The secret and frustrating life of a Google contract worker

Mark Bergen and Ellen Huet
Nov 9, 2019 6:20 AM - More than half of Google's workers are temporary, vendor or contract staff, known as TVCs. This shadow workforce misses out on many of the famous benefits and perks that have burnished the internet giant's reputation as one of the world's best places to work.
3 Important factors for attracting and retaining great employees

Nov 11, 2019 1:47 PM - When attracting and retaining talent to your organization, the three main areas are the interview process, work-life balance and the role managers play.
How surface, depth attractors help get the applicants you need

Nov 7, 2019 1:00 AM - "The market is tough if you're trying to hire new people," the CEO of a boutique Chicago public relations firm recently told me. With unemployment at low levels, she had watched a few great candidates slip away, hired by another company before her firm could even make an offer. "Now," she told me, "we've had to start making offers immediately after a great interview."

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