| Case Study: Male Working in a Female-Dominated Industry by Joan Runnheim Olson - May, 2012 Casey started out with a career as a biologist. After 10 years spent conducting environmental field research, he married and started a family. With seasonal work the norm for this line of work, Casey needed to explore other career options which would allow him to help support his family an... | |||
| Generational Clash Points - Issues You Can’t Ignore by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012 The different generations represented in the workplace have different strengths that must be wisely managed to minimize conflict and ensure that everyone is fully engaged. Enlightened leaders at all levels create a workplace culture that supports and nourishes the unique motivations and va... | |||
| Unraveling Diversity Management: a Practitioner’s Road Map to Doing it Right by Gladis Benavides - Jan, 2012 Recently, one of my clients had a question that provided me with some food for thought. He asked, “When do I know that I have achieved diversity and created a work environment where everybody feels good about work?” I quickly responded, “Never!” He then asked for clarification, and tha... | |||
| Sweden Engineers Gender Equality by Joan Runnheim Olson - Nov, 2011 I have talked about it before- socialization plays a big role in gender stereotyping and ultimately career decision-making. From an early age, girls are dressed in pink, boys in blue. Girls are given dolls to play with and boys trucks. Around the home, girls are typically given the tasks o... | |||
| Clash Points at Work – How Are the Generations Different? by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Nov, 2011 My trusty old Toyota Camry overheated the other day. I had the car towed to my mechanic and called Enterprise Car Rental to pick me up. The driver of the pick-up van was pretty friendly so we started to talk. He’s 71 years old and a retired mortician. He works full time for Enterprise. ... | |||
| Clashing at Work – Who Are the Generations? by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Nov, 2011 I was recently meeting with one of the senior leadership team members of one of my San Francisco Bay Area clients. She was struggling to deal with the conflict between supervisors who had been on the job for a number of years and new and younger employees. The younger employees wanted ... | |||
| SHORT TAKES by Bill Osterndorf - Jul, 2011 There are an extensive number of OFCCP-related items that we’d like to tell you about. Several of these items relate to topics we’ve discussed in previous editions of the AA Resource. Deadline Extended for Comments on Proposed Changes to Veterans Regulations OFCCP issued an extensiv... | |||
| Advantages of Hiring First Generation American Workers by Kathy Bornheimer - Jul, 2011 With the increase of immigration into the United States comes the increase in the children of this generation. This future workforce will eventually become the current workforce. The three highest groups of immigrants are Hispanic, Middle Eastern and Asian populations. The immigrant ge... | |||
| OFCCP Proposes Changes to the Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing by Bill Osterndorf - Jun, 2011 When a federal contractor is formally selected for a compliance review, the OFCCP notifies the contractor by sending what is referred to as a Scheduling Letter directly to the facility that will be evaluated. The Scheduling Letter includes an Itemized Listing that requests various statist... | |||
| Are You Prepared To Recruit The 'Next' Generation? by Kathy Bornheimer - Jun, 2011 - Do you remember when the only body part that was pierced was women’s ears? - How do you develop, maintain or use a “blog” and can you tweet with the best of them? - Did you participate in Vietnam War protests, or learn about them on the History Channel? - A candidate says, “Work... | |||
| Some tips on succeeding in name pronunciation and international 101 by Emily Chardac - May, 2011 What goes into a first name? As an international business and human resources professional, I’ve seen too many times the discrete way that we diminish the people around us without even realizing it. Here are my observations. The United States is built on a diverse nation of culture an... | |||
| OFCCP focus on Covered Veterans and Individuals by Alexandra Levit - May, 2011 The OFCCP has a new Director, an increased budget and a renewed focus on enforcement of federal contractors’ affirmative action requirements for Covered Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. So, it's time to make sure that you are doing all that is required—and all that you can. ... | |||
| OFCCP Proposes Revisions to Scheduling Letter by Carla Irwin - May, 2011 On May 12th, OFCCP published in the Federal Register its proposed changes to the Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing. Below is the OFCCP’s description and justification of the proposed changes: “OFCCP has revised the Scheduling Letter and its Itemized Listing. These revisions wil... | |||
| OFCCP Regulatory Agenda Webchat Highlights by Carla Irwin - May, 2011 In December 2010, the OFCCP’s Fall 2010 regulatory agenda was published in the Federal Register and in an effort to promote contractor feedback, Patricia Shiu hosted a live webchat Friday, January 7th, 2011. Below are a few highlights. Compensation Data Collection Tool/Rescission of 2006... | |||
| This Place Changes Everything by Carla Irwin - May, 2011 I just got back from the USBLN 2010 Conference – Aligning Disability with the Bottom Line: Talent, Market Share and Supplier Diversity. I have been to many conferences over the years, but this will be remembered as the one that changed everything for me. I went into this conference with ... | |||
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