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| HR On Demand: Lowering Cost Through Software |
| Todd Davis, CEO of LifeLock, is famous for giving out his Social Security Number on the radio and TV in an effort to show the effectiveness of his company’s theft identification system. Apparently, however, that drive for effectiveness extends beyond the company’s products to its internal workings. The fast-growing 350-employee company uses an array of on-demand human resources tools to streamline its HR processes, increase the effectiveness of its processes, and reduce costs. |
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Jun-26-2008 |
| How Stay-at-Home Moms Are Filling an Executive Niche |
| Lots of employers would like to be able to hire cheap, temporary teams of seasoned pros with experience managing $2 billion investment portfolios, running ad campaigns or earning Ph.D.s in neuroscience. But few know the secret to finding temps of that caliber: Look on playgrounds and at PTA meetings. |
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Jun-26-2008 |
| Four Secrets to Becoming a Rising IT Star |
| Success is not easy or simple. Even in the best of times, workplaces are fraught with changing conditions, political jockeying and limited room for advancement. Yet some IT staff manage to get noticed — and in all the right ways. What are the secrets of their success? How do some IT leaders manage to shine? |
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Jun-26-2008 |
| Five Things You Should Never Tell Your Boss |
| In the information biz, more isn't necessarily better. Though full disclosure and transparency are buzzwords today, that doesn't mean your boss wants to hear about everything going on in the office. In fact, there are some things your CIO definitely doesn't want to hear, and if your career is going to thrive, you'd better know what they are. |
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Jun-26-2008 |
| Gender Discrimination Lawsuits: Essentials to Avoid Them |
| There's bad news on the gender discrimination front for employers: When cases do go before a jury, judgments have skyrocketed. For example, in 1991 the average harassment award was $141,000. Now, it’s more like $1 million. What’s more, some states, are imposing personal liability on those who know of harassment and take no action to stop it. The takeaway from these dispatches from the harassment front: It's both good business and the right thing to do to set up a program that discourages harassment from happening, and that responds quickly and effectively if it does. |
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