Boeing employee terminated for racist actions | Restaurants look for new ways to recruit, retain talent | How to educate staffers on harassment prevention
Boeing has identified and fired an employee who hung a noose at a manufacturing plant in South Carolina. Boeing has condemned the employee's actions, saying they violate the company's values and behaviors. Fortune (3/26)
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Recruiting & Retention
Restaurants look for new ways to recruit, retain talent The growing number of restaurants and declining unemployment are creating a tight labor market, spurring restaurants to experiment with new hiring and retention practices. McDonald's recently partnered with an artificial intelligence-based text-writing company to improve its recruitment emails, and several chains are playing up education perks to encourage employees to stay. SmartBrief/Food & Beverage (3/27)
Mobile Device Usage is a Threat to Data Security 74% of global IT leaders reported a data breach due to a mobile security issue. Discover how cybersecurity is shifting to meet the needs of a mobile world, and why it's critical to not fall behind. Learn how to protect your organization from mobile threats in The Convergence of InfoSec & Mobile.
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Benefits & Compensation
Transamerica rolls out new annuity, updates lifetime income benefit Transamerica has launched the Transamerica Secure Retirement Index II Annuity contract, which offers access to several indexes including the NYSE Expanded Opportunities Index. Separately, the insurer revised its optional Transamerica Income Plus lifetime income benefit to provide lifetime income that increases by 10% a year for the first 10 years of the contract. ThinkAdvisor (free registration) (3/26)
Some schools are connecting their IT needs with career and technical education by having students lend their expertise to help with school technology. A high school in New York state, for example, has an in-house team of students who troubleshoot and assist with tech installation, including printers, laptops, desktops and upgraded devices. Education Dive (3/25)
The HR Leader
Why big ears are better than a big mouth Our underlying biases and our desire to talk can make us less effective listeners, writes executive coach Fred Halstead. "When you find yourself shutting another person off, instead become curious and listen for the kernel of truth or insight that the person may have for you," Halstead writes. Great Leadership (3/25)
The best book, like the best speech, will do it all -- make us laugh, think, cry and cheer -- preferably in that order.
Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state
