Archive for 'Human Resources Management' Category
Do Diversity Policies Matter?
14 February 2007A recent survey conducted by the National Society of Hispanic Professionals (NSHP) asked 268 Hispanics their opinion on diversity policies in the workplace. A whopping 72 percent of those surveyed felt that diversity policies were more words than actions or did not make a difference, while only 27 percent felt that such polices were necessary […]
All Together Now: Diversity at Work
10 February 2007by Les Gore
There was one black governor inaugurated this year–Deval Patrick in Massachusetts, only the second in U.S. history. Women are governors in nine states.
“As Massachusetts is becoming more diverse, its government lags behind, resembling the population of three or four decades ago,” a Boston Globe editorial observed. “A new study from UMass-Boston of 163 […]
Working With Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs)
23 January 2007Have you encountered an office mate or employee who seems to be an excellent performer when left alone but get the shakes when the manager comes and looks over the employee’s shoulder? You have, most likely, a highly sensitive person (HSP) in your midst. These are persons with a fine-tuned sense of their surroundings and […]

