What is a Great Workplace? "A great place to work is one in which you trust the people you work for‚ have pride in what you do‚ and enjoy the people you work with.” — Robert Levering‚ Co-Founder‚ Great Place to Work® Your company can be a great workplace — and more successful as a result. Researchers‚ business leaders‚ media analysts and the public rely on Great Place to Work® metrics to establish the definitive standard of what a great workplace is. Great Place to Work’s annual research is based
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Trends in Workplace Learning: Supply and Demand in Interesting Times By Laurie Bassi‚ Scott Cheney‚ and Eleesha Lewis The ancient Chinese saying "May you live in interesting times" has perhaps never been more relevant. As the 1990s draw to a close and the new millennium fast approaches‚ life is phenomenally interesting--and demanding. Professionals who are responsible for workplace learning and performance improvement are squarely in the center of the swirl of exciting possibilities--and requirements--that
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International Ergonomics Association‚ 2009 ). For us workers making sure that the machinery‚ tools‚ and furniture associated with a job fit the workers who do that job in a field of engineering called ergonomics‚ or human engineering. A properly designed workplace can reduce worker fatigue and increase safety on the job (Compton’s encyclopedia‚ 2009). ERGONOMICS CONTINUED As early as the 18th century‚ doctors noticed that workers whose jobs required them to maintain certain body positions for long
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Professionalism In The Workplace Danielle Corulla MedSurg 145 8/5/2015 Cathy Westberry Professionalism in the workplace has many factors such as dress‚ conduct‚ how well you communicate with others‚ and your attitude. “The definition of professionalism indicates that each person perform their tasks with general earnest and honesty (Staffing‚ 2013).” “It refers to a person doing his/her job with sincerity‚ and maintaining professional etiquette and ethics in the workplace (Staffing‚ 2013)
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These include: Chemical Hazards‚ Physical Hazards‚ Biological Hazards‚ Substance Abuse‚ and Work-related Stress (Bogardus‚ pp. 109-113‚ 2004). Organizations can protect employees most efficiently by addressing them with all five of the primary workplace management functions: plan and align the workforce‚ hire workers‚ deploy the workforce‚ reinforce performance‚ and develop the workforce (State of Washington‚ 2006). Chemical hazards are the most likely to require an unforeseen reassignment of
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which the workplace is experienced differentially by disabled people and the role that managers/organisations play in the processes identified. Diversity is an important aspect of the workplace today. At present‚ any successful organisation is no longer confined to employing ‘just white men’; people from different genders‚ races‚ ethnicities and disabilities constitute the workforce. Consequentially‚ different disadvantaged groups will have different workplace experiences. As such this paper outlines
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TARDINESS IN THE WORKPLACE by Mario Alfaro BGMT 2303‚ Problem Solving and Decision Making‚ Fourth Semester A three point paper submitted for partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Associate of Applied Science degree in Management February 1‚ 2013 2 Tardiness in the Workplace Introduction The struggle with being on time on a daily basis is very common. As an employed worker myself‚ I have heard so many excuses
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working environment that may be deemed ‘hostile;” be it physical or mental. One area that has drawn significant attention by lawmakers is the topic of discrimination in the workplace. Since 1963 the United States government has taken substantial steps to ensure that every American is protected from discrimination in the workplace. A few monumental actions taken by the government to protect workers’ rights include legislation such as; The Equal Pay Act of 1963‚ Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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What’s So Wrong about Standardized Testing? Standardized testing in public schools is at an all time high. The state of Pennsylvania starts their testing on children as young as 10 or 11 years of age. Not to mention states like Georgia that begins testing kids while they are still in kindergarten. Many people can step up to defend standardized testing in schools‚ saying that it is in place to help build up our systems‚ and help to strengthen and progress the academic success of our young scholars
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Just as in coaching with sports‚ coaching in the workplace empowers the individual so that they are performing at their best. As competition has increased in the corporate society‚ employers are struggling to find ways to keep their best employees. One way that has caught on is to coach the employee instead of giving direct commands‚ allowing the learner to take the lead in their own progression. Research by the UK Industry Society has shown that coaching is likely to become the “most sought-after
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