Bugle #46: You’re Awesome (Yeah You!)
A Happy Friday Tuesday Colors Day to You! OK, that isn’t a real holiday, but we’re celebrating anyways with a new update that allows you to customize all the colors in your handbook (without having us do it for you):
We apologize for the delay in getting you the best HR, leadership, and policy management articles we could find from the last couple of weeks. We think it was worth it!
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Article of the Week: We chose this week’s highlighted article (look for the ✦ below) because you’re awesome. Yeah, you. Remember what you used to be like? As in, right out of college? Not quite as awesome, I bet. You’ve come a long way! Keep it up!
Show Employees You Care
- The unintended consequences of a too-nice work culture
- Capuchin monkeys reject unequal pay
- Conversations That Kill Your Culture
Protect Your Company
- Recruiting Ideas to Help You Meet Your Diversity Goal Without Getting into Trouble
- What You Need To Know To “Accommodate” An Employee With A Disability
- Dear Littler: Do We Have to Pay Our Summer Interns?
Location-Specific Company Protection
- New York: Passes Anti-Sexual Harassment Measures – What All Employers Must Know
- California: Supreme Court Adopts Restrictive Independent Contractor Test – Are Your Contractors Now Employees?
- Austin, TX: Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Ordinance… The First of Many in the Lone Star State?
Become a Better You
- ✦ Don’t Forget to Appreciate How Far You’ve Come ✦
- The Rationalist’s Paradox: How to Not Cheat Yourself Out of Life’s Joys
- How to Stop Getting Defensive
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.