Bugle #31: Helping You Figure Out What’s Real
Happy First Day of Fall! Did you know – the word “equinox” was formed by two Latin words: “Equi” is the Latin prefix for “equal” and “nox” is the Latin word for “night.” The equal refers to the fact that the amount of daylight and darkness on this day are nearly equal.
This week’s pumpkin-spiced newsletter is full of cinnamon, cloves, and the week’s best HR, leadership and policy management articles. Hope you enjoy it!
Starting today, we’ll be moving to a bi-weekly publishing schedule. We want to bring you only the very best articles, and choosing from a 2-week sample gives us a better opportunity for success.
Talk to you in October!
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Article of the Week: This week’s highlighted article (look for the ✦ below) is packed with information about just how hard it is for humans to understand the complex and variable world around them. Enjoy!
Show Employees You Care
- These 5 Company Perks Matter More Than Freebies
- How to Apply Design Thinking to Innovate Performance Management
- Does The Physical Workspace Have An Impact On Creativity?
Protect Your Company
- If an Employee Attends a Beyonce Concert While on FMLA Leave, Can She Be Terminated?
- HR Policies: Training, Training, Training
- How to Craft an Employee Handbook Outside the United States or Whether to Issue One at All
- What Happens When 45 Tom Sellecks Go to a Baseball Game
Be a Better You
Tom O'Dea
Tom is the CEO and co-founder of Blissbook, where he helps HR teams craft and distribute culture-first, digital employee handbooks. For over 10 years, he’s partnered with hundreds of organizations and thousands of HR pros to develop clear, engaging HR policies, employee handbooks, and more. At home, his two daughters provide daily reminders that even the best-written policies are open to interpretation.