United Airlines nears labor deal with mechanics | Study: Look for employees who can identify bad options | Big brands push for diversity in ad agencies
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Recruiting & Retention
Study: Look for employees who can identify bad options People who are able to pick out and avoid the worst possible course of action in a given business situation tend to exhibit higher job performance, research suggests. This type of "practical intelligence" can be valuable in real-life situations in which employees must account for context, company culture and other factors. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (9/30)
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Major brands such as Verizon Communications and General Mills are pressuring advertising agencies to diversify, expressing concern that they are losing touch with customers. Verizon Chief Marketing Officer Diego Scotti says diversity is "an explicit business objective," while General Mills wants its creative agencies to have a workforce of 50% women and 20% minorities. The New York Times (free-article access for SmartBrief readers) (9/30)
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SmartBrief Originals
Original news, insights, analysis and best practices from SmartBrief.com
Quash turnover by matching work with interest Matching employees with work that interests them keeps workers happy and reduces turnover, writes ezCater CEO Stefania Mallett. Letting workers complete tasks in different ways and try different roles are among ways employers can nurture employee happiness. TrainingMag.com (9/27)
Benefits & Compensation
U. of Denver law school pays women professors less, EEOC says A lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that female full-time law professors at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law are paid on average about $20,000 less per year than their male counterparts. The law school has cited a merit-based pay structure in explaining the pay difference. The Denver Post (10/1)
The HR Leader
Most companies don't want your ideas or your brains Policies, branding and a desire to keep customers happy at all costs often lead organizations to waste the intellectual talents of their workers, writes Andre Spicer. In his research, Spicer writes, he's found that most companies prefer employees who don't rock the boat and who fill their presentations with management buzzwords, rather than people who actually suggest novel ideas or paths forward. Aeon Magazine (U.K.) (9/27)
Editor's Note
Clarification A summary in Friday's SmartBrief on Workforce should have made clear that only the House of Representatives has approved a six-month delay to overtime-rule implementation. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it faces opposition.
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