The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are developing a mental health wellness program for players that lets them get treatment and counseling outside their teams. The groups will hire a director of mental health and wellness to run the program. Bleacher Report (3/12)
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Recruiting & Retention
5 interview tactics to find the best hires Managers need to prepare for job interviews and not wing it to home in on the best candidates, LendingOne CEO Bill Green writes. He recommends five practices, including asking all candidates the same questions. Inc. online (3/13)
IBI program lets employers share ideas on health care, costs The Integrated Benefits Institute created IBI Labs so that employers can share ideas on how to reduce health costs and keep workers healthy. IBI President Chris McSwain says the project is aimed at showing employers what good health programs look like, based on what does and does not work at peer companies. Employee Benefit News (3/13)
Representatives from Tesla Motors met recently with high-school students in Nevada about the Tesla Manufacturing Development Program, which trains students for future careers. In addition, the program offers college credit and housing. Nevada Appeal (Carson City) (3/9)
The HR Leader
How to make new skills habitual New practices must become an everyday habit to be effective and to stop learning decay, Eagle's Flight CEO Phil Geldart writes. Geldart details five ways to improve training, including in-class application of skills, post-training evaluation and frequent reminders that reinforce learning. Chief Learning Officer online (3/12)
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