Bugle #23: Give Great Feedback
Today is Friday! It’s weird to say “Winter is Coming” in mid-July, but it’s the last Friday before Game of Thrones returns. We hope this week’s best HR, leadership and policy management articles will help you keep your company from turning into your own personal GoT episode. Have a super Saturday and a Splendid Sunday!
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Article of the Week: We found this week’s highlighted article (look for the ✦ below) to have very practical and applicable advice on a topic that afflicts relationships at every company. Read it and then be an expert the next time an employee comes to you for help with giving or receiving feedback.
Show Employees You Care
- Let Employees Put Family First – It’s Good for Business
- Employee Engagement: The Best Time To Do It Was 20 Years Ago
- ✦ Blunt, Effective Feedback In 3 Stories ✦
Protect Your Company
- Public Employers Need Not Have a Minimum of 20 Employees to Fall Within the ADEA’s Scope
- 5 Legal-but-Risky Behaviors Putting Your Employees at Risk of Harassment
- New Media Rating Seeks to Bring Common Sense to Gender Stereotyping
State Specific Protection
- Connecticut: Enhanced Protections for Pregnant Employees
- Washington: Approved Paid Family and Medical Leave – What Employers Need to Know
- California: Cal/OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention Requirements for Outdoor Work Sites
- Tennessee: Health Care Practitioners Now Obligated to Report Employees’ Positive or Refused Drug Tests
- Oregon: Enacting Predictive Scheduling Law Affecting Retail, Hospitality, and Food Service Employers
Become a Better You
Tom O'Dea
Tom is the CEO of Blissbook and is honored to lead our mission for more inspired employees. He receives tweets at @tom_odea and wishes he could spend a few years eating his way around the world.