{"id":910,"date":"2018-10-26T01:07:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T05:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/?p=910"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:45:57","slug":"bugle-56-making-hard-decisions-with-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/bugle-56-making-hard-decisions-with-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugle #56: Making Hard Decisions (with Science!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Happy Friday-before-Halloween!<\/strong> Have you picked out your costume yet? Or at least eaten some of the candy you bought for trick-or-treaters? Regardless, we hope you enjoy this edition of the BOOgle &#8211; er, Bugle.<\/p>\n<p>Below you&#8217;ll find some of the best HR, leadership, and policy management articles we found from the last couple of\u00a0weeks. They&#8217;re largely un-scary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 36px; text-align: center; color: #f05522;\">\u2726 \u2726 \u2726<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article of the Week:<\/strong> We love this week&#8217;s highlighted article (look for the <span style=\"color: #f05522;\">\u2726<\/span> below) because, with 35,000 decisions you&#8217;ll make today, we&#8217;re grateful you chose to open this email.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/oliver-hale-705232-unsplash-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2170 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/oliver-hale-705232-unsplash-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 10px;\">Show Employees You Care<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Team Is More Important Than Your Business Strategy. Here\u2019s Why.<\/li>\n<li>Even janitors have noncompetes now. Nobody is safe.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Help Your Team Do More Without Burning Out\" href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2018\/10\/help-your-team-do-more-without-burning-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help Your Team Do More Without Burning Out<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/agence-olloweb-520914-unsplash-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2171 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/agence-olloweb-520914-unsplash-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 10px;\">Protect Your Company<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"What Am I Doing Wrong?? Common FMLA Mistakes \" href=\"https:\/\/www.disabilityleavelaw.com\/2018\/10\/articles\/uncategorized\/wrong-common-fmla-mistakes-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Am I Doing Wrong?? Common FMLA Mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Federal Court Limits Scope of OSHA Inspection Authority\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littler.com\/publication-press\/publication\/federal-court-limits-scope-osha-inspection-authority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Court Limits Scope of OSHA Inspection Authority<\/a><\/li>\n<li>5 Steps HR Can Take to End Workplace Harassment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rawpixel-741658-unsplash-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2173 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rawpixel-741658-unsplash-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 10px;\">Location-Specific Company Protection<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Connecticut: Mandatory IRA Program for Private-Sector Employees in 2019\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littler.com\/publication-press\/publication\/connecticut-implement-mandatory-ira-program-private-sector-employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connecticut: Mandatory IRA Program for Private-Sector Employees in 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kentucky: Court Rejects Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/vladislav-babienko-703701-unsplash-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2174 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/vladislav-babienko-703701-unsplash-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 10px;\">Become a Better You<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #f05522; font-family: noto sans,lucida grande,lucida sans unicode,lucida sans,geneva,tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px;\">\u2726 <\/span>Six science-backed techniques to help you make hard decisions <span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #f05522; font-family: noto sans,lucida grande,lucida sans unicode,lucida sans,geneva,tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px;\">\u2726<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The Top 10 Management Skills You Need<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jared-verdi-420154-unsplash-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jared-verdi-420154-unsplash-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 10px;\">Just for Fun<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Welcome to the land that no country wants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/mar\/03\/welcome-to-the-land-that-no-country-wants-bir-tawil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Welcome to the land that no country wants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday-before-Halloween! Have you picked out your costume yet? Or at least eaten some of the candy you bought for trick-or-treaters? Regardless, we hope you enjoy this edition of the BOOgle &#8211; er, Bugle. Below you&#8217;ll find some of the best HR, leadership, and policy management articles we found from the last couple of\u00a0weeks. 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