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Hiring

Recruiting and hiring practices and the ADA, negligent hiring claims and more

Updated Legal Hiring Considerations [25418] ?

An employer reference for fair and legal hiring practices

Laws

Full text of US Dept of Labor laws and technical reference materials

Updated Blog: Workplace Prof [19578] ?

Covers US labor law developments and court rulings

Motivation

Employee motivation and training

Updated Basics About Employee Motivation [26615] ?

Clearing Up Common Myths About Employee Motivation

Updated General Principles for Classroom Motivation [2354] ?

Discusses motivational strategies and aspects of motivating students

Performance

Addressing worker workplace performance

Updated Sample Supervisory Skills Development Plan [25973] ?

This sample is for an executive director who's struggling with supervisory skills

Training

Corporate training and development resources

Updated Difficult Behaviors in the Classroom [2355] ?

Describes each undesirable behavior and possible responses to that behavior

Updated Icebreakers for the First Day [2346] ?

Guides instructors in icebreakers and creating a successful learning environment

Updated Learning Style Inventory [2347] ?

Answer questions to determine if primarily a visual, auditory or tactile learner

Updated Question Types Based on Bloom's Taxonomy [2349] ?

Encourages the asking of higher level questions than only knowledge-based questions

Updated Questioning [2350] ?

Gives guidance to instructors in effective techniques for asking and answering questions

Updated Questioning - Effective Techniques [2351] ?

Discusses techniques to create the most productive types of questions

Updated Self-Directed Learning in the Workplace [18645] ?

How to help the individual create their own learning plan

Updated Six Ways to Improve Your Nonverbal Communications [2348] ?

Offers advice in enhancing nonverbal communication skills

Updated Teaching Tips [2345] ?

Guidance on the principles of adult learning

Updated The Teacher as an Organizer [2352] ?

Discusses teaching and the characteristics of the teacher as an organizer

Volunteers

Articles, sample policies and agreements related to volunteer management

Updated Sample Volunteer Application Form [19612] ?

Includes a volunteer agreement and authorization statement signed by the applicant

Updated Volunteer Risk Management Tutorial [25283] ?

Online tutorial for volunteer organizations






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Two Kinds of Employees

A worker went in to complain about his job to his manager.

His manager responded "There are two kinds of employees in this company... the ones who like their job, and the ones who don't work here anymore."

- Yogi Berra