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Should Performance Reviews Include Information from Social Media?

In other words, is it acceptable to judge an employee's performance on activities that occur outside of the office, even...
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Is Cross-Training Employees Good for Business?

The great majority of new employees are hired for a specific role within the organization. But in many cases new...
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Sports Analytics vs. Scouting Intuition

Baseball Analytics – Player A has an on-base % of .488 against righties with runners in scoring position after the...
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Who is Wrong – the Recruiter or the Candidate?

I read an interesting article recently about a recruiter that became furious when a candidate, who had originally accepted a...
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Should Companies Solicit Employee Donations to Company-Sponsored Charities?

Many companies support local and national not-for-profit charities and organizations. Often the relationship begins with a personal connection between a...
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Using HR Help Desk Statistics to Determine HR Staff Requirements

The following post first appeared in 2015.  Much has been written about finding the optimum ratio of HR staff to...
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Securing Confidential Data in Your HR Help Desk

HR Help Desk systems are not payroll systems, though discussion of confidential payroll information may likely be collected during the...
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The Evolution of Enterprise Software Selection

Back in the 80's, when PC DOS-based (later Windows) Enterprise software sales began to increase, individual departments started to exert...
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2017 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – Wrap Up

LBi sponsored the 2017 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference (MIT SSAC) a few weeks ago.  The conference offered a wealth...
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