CBS has fired Hayley Geftman-Gold, a senior attorney at the network, after she posted on Facebook she had no sympathy for victims of the Las Vegas shooting because they were probably "Republican gun toters." CBS has condemned the post, and Geftman-Gold has apologized for her "shameful comments."

A good employer brand helps you attract quality job applicants and gives workers an incentive to stay, writes Elizabeth Harr, head of technology services at Hinge. "From more positive rankings in 'best place to work' surveys, to more frequent mentions in articles about the local job market, employer branding can have a broad and valuable overall impact on the firm's image," she writes.

More organizations are shifting performance management to people-centric from process-centric, writes Claude Werder of Brandon Hall Group, citing research from the firm. Companies doing this are more likely to see improvement in key performance indicators, such as employee engagement, productivity and retention, Werder writes.

Benefits strategies that can reduce health costs include offering employees personal guidance from a health professional in managing risk factors and chronic health problems and programs that connect workers with serious illnesses or injuries to experienced providers to reduce the risk of misdiagnosis and inappropriate care, says Dr. Miles Varn of PinnacleCare. Companies also can offer second opinion programs to employees with complex medical problems, which can connect them with top specialists.

If handled correctly, conflict can be productive and effective in introducing new ideas and strengthening existing ones, writes Lisa Kohn. If you're in a conflict, pause, try to see the other person's perspective and work together to solve the problem.