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(Originally posted 11/16/2020) In this video, Nance shares her experience as a plaintiff in an employment action and gives employers three tips for avoiding similar fates: Focus on …
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(Originally posted 04/01/2021) Let's talk about gender pronouns. Employers are confused and worried about using the wrong gender pronouns. They ask me questions like: Is every slip-up …
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A few months ago, I was asked by a journalist how to fire an incompetent employee. I won't name the journalist because I know what one unfavorable comment can do to a career. I also try not to shame …
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(Reposted from 04/13/2021) Because I am an employment attorney and mediator with experience as a human resources and employee relations supervisor, employers often ask me about combatting sex …
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(Updated from 02/13/2021) In my diversity trainer role, I've been talking a lot about workplace dating and sexual harassment. I do this usually in February because it's Valentine's Day …
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(Updated from 03/29/2021) I was honored to work with Christine Michel Carter of Health on an article about institutionalized racism. Disappointingly, much of what we discussed was cut from the …
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You've probably heard about The Great Resignation. The pandemic has shown many people where they have been simply existing. Many had been waiting for someone or something to give them the great lives …
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According to January, before his new supervisor was hired, the team thrived because they had the freedom to come up with solutions. They were allowed to spend as much time as they wanted on solutions …
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I love “mom and pop shops”. Before I was born, my parents owned a small auto parts store in Louisville, Kentucky, where I grew up. The store was bankrupt early in my life, and by the time I was …
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In this video, Nance discusses how #employers who only see #employees as an expense or cost center might need to shift more than their thinking. If your employees are merely draining funds from …
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