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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

This bias, predicated on age, undermines the principles of equity and diversity with potential ethical issues. Furthermore, helping people feel safe expressing their viewpoints, their culture, and their beliefs — no matter their age — may foster group identification and commitment while avoiding the risks of groupthink.

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Virtual Coaching is Inevitable but is it Effective?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Virtual Coaching Benefit #2: Availability Virtual technology platforms enable the coach to be brought into just-in-time and rapid-response situations or situations like cross-cultural coaching goals. The Center for Creative Leadership handbook of leadership development (pp. Human Communication Research, 18 (4), 563–598. Ting, S., &

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Ten Principles for an Employee Bill of Rights

Rick Conlow

Most companies have statements of ethics or teamwork in their employee handbooks. Yes, governments pass laws to help. European countries do a better job. Unions are on the decline. However, organizations always find the loopholes. The truth is a boss can fire someone at will. If the boss does not like you, there are no promotions.

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History of Organization Development (Part 1 of 6) ? ?Prehistoric OD.

Consulting and Organizational Management

There is evidence that the Egyptian culture during the time of the Pharaohs had what we would call ‘consulting engineers’, whose job it was to go around to the major construction projects and make sure they were ‘on time and under budget.’ The legends I heard are probably as true as any myths of cultural foundation.