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		<title>Who Needs Help with Bullies at Work?</title>
		<link>http://benoitcentral.com/2012/05/21/who-needs-help-with-bullies-at-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 11:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The issue of toxic employees and bullies in the workplace is complicated.  Successful strategies to shift anti-social behavior will require well-timed activities at three different levels. Company leaders First are those who truly have the power to decide the workplace &#8230; <a href="http://benoitcentral.com/2012/05/21/who-needs-help-with-bullies-at-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=benoitcentral.com&#038;blog=21026611&#038;post=685&#038;subd=benoitcentral&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post: The Importance of Self-Assessments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What follows is a guest post by a fan of this blog.  Erin Palmer writes about topics like PHR Certification as well as online hr degree programs.  Erin can be reached on Twitter @Erin_E_Palmer.  I hope you enjoy this HR topic. _ _ &#8230; <a href="http://benoitcentral.com/2012/05/17/guest-post-the-importance-of-self-assessments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=benoitcentral.com&#038;blog=21026611&#038;post=681&#038;subd=benoitcentral&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Resistance to Change</title>
		<link>http://benoitcentral.com/2012/03/12/employee-resistance-to-change-from-who-moved-my-cheese/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The process of change – how the world of business works is aptly described in Spencer Johnson&#8217;s 1998 book Who Moved My Cheese?* I recently needed an illustration of the maladaptive ways in which employees respond to change, while teaching &#8230; <a href="http://benoitcentral.com/2012/03/12/employee-resistance-to-change-from-who-moved-my-cheese/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=benoitcentral.com&#038;blog=21026611&#038;post=637&#038;subd=benoitcentral&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Four Components of HR&#8217;s New Mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s mission for HR includes Human Resources that are: Integrated; Aligned; Accountable; and Compliant. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Integrated HR Human Resources is no longer another staff department. In order to ensure maximum business impact and &#8230; <a href="http://benoitcentral.com/2012/03/05/four-components-of-hrs-new-mission/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=benoitcentral.com&#038;blog=21026611&#038;post=648&#038;subd=benoitcentral&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Tips For Surviving Toxic Worker Run-ins</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toxic employees understand how to take advantage of others.  They can verbally escalate any discussion to that point which will make you walk away mad.  You know it’s coming but for some reason you fall for it every time. Common &#8230; <a href="http://benoitcentral.com/2012/02/24/quick-tips-for-surviving-toxic-worker-run-ins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=benoitcentral.com&#038;blog=21026611&#038;post=633&#038;subd=benoitcentral&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Human Trends That Threaten Positive Workplace Culture</title>
		<link>http://benoitcentral.com/2012/01/16/2012-human-trends-that-threaten-positive-workplace-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Companies and nonprofits are attending to their culture in greater numbers than ever.  Inspiring stories from companies like Zappos are making their way around social media circles. Further, unless you&#8217;ve been living under a rock you know that younger workers &#8230; <a href="http://benoitcentral.com/2012/01/16/2012-human-trends-that-threaten-positive-workplace-culture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=benoitcentral.com&#038;blog=21026611&#038;post=604&#038;subd=benoitcentral&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Life Cycle: opportunities to transmit culture</title>
		<link>http://benoitcentral.com/2012/01/10/employee-life-cycle-opportunities-to-transmit-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pre-service (attachment) Vacancy: New job is added; employee resigns or employee is dismissed Job Analysis: job design/review, establishing qualifications, selecting source Recruitment: Sourcing and advertising Selection: Application, screening, interview, offer, acceptance On-boarding: Policies, HR paperwork, receive corporate culture materials Employee &#8230; <a href="http://benoitcentral.com/2012/01/10/employee-life-cycle-opportunities-to-transmit-culture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=benoitcentral.com&#038;blog=21026611&#038;post=590&#038;subd=benoitcentral&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Retention, Long Tenure and Employee Weaknesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years of the same strengths and weaknesses A hidden challenge results from long service employees&#8217; strengths and weaknesses.  I have, more than once, been appointed nonprofit interim Executive Director where the former director had very long service.  Say that an &#8230; <a href="http://benoitcentral.com/2012/01/05/retention-long-tenure-and-employee-weaknesses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=benoitcentral.com&#038;blog=21026611&#038;post=289&#038;subd=benoitcentral&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Things Employees Want from Work</title>
		<link>http://benoitcentral.com/2012/01/03/ten-things-employees-want-from-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do employees want most? Employee satisfaction is something most companies say they want.  Few actually set a specific goal to measure or increase satisfaction.  The ironic thing is that the more satisfied your employee group is the better they &#8230; <a href="http://benoitcentral.com/2012/01/03/ten-things-employees-want-from-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=benoitcentral.com&#038;blog=21026611&#038;post=571&#038;subd=benoitcentral&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HR Labor Homelessness and Unemployment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was surfing news and found someone else in HR willing to talk about the connection between Human Resource management and American social and economic policy &#8211; An interview with Karlee Weinmann published in the &#8220;Business Insider-War room, December 19th, 2011 &#8230; <a href="http://benoitcentral.com/2012/01/02/hr-labor-homelessness-and-unemployment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=benoitcentral.com&#038;blog=21026611&#038;post=564&#038;subd=benoitcentral&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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