It’s the law! Federal and state laws require patient medical information be protected and secured. Protecting sensitive medical information can be challenging with today’s security breaches. Anyone who has contact with protected health information must be trained on how to keep that information protected and out of the hands of a potential fraudster. The state of Texas has enacted a bill that enhances what HIPPA already has in place. Few things are as personal, private, or important as medical records. ... [more]
October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. While we tend to associate bullying with trouble on the playground (and recently, online through social media), this serious problem is not exclusive to children. Bullying in the workplace has become a hot-button issue for HR across all industries. Workplace bullying is on the rise. One survey shows 96% of respondents reported being bullied at work. ... [more]
Working in manufacturing doesn’t mean you’re just dealing with materials all day long. Like any other business, manufacturing companies require the cooperation of many departments in order to be successful. We often don’t consider these other departments when we think of manufacturing. However, these companies involve a complicated organizational infrastructure and a comprehensive sales side. ... [more]
We live in an era where technology advances faster than our lawns grow. If you have heard about the iPhone 6, or the 5, or the 4, etc. you’re no stranger to the fact fancy new tech products come out every single year. But where does all the old stuff go? Chances are you didn’t bury your flip phone in a backyard grave, but all of this outdated material has to go somewhere. ... [more]
On Thursday, June 12th, the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicked off in Brazil. For one month, even those who do not consider themselves soccer fans join the rest of the world in supporting their countries as they celebrate successes and commiserate losses. As Simon Kuper said in his book Soccernomics*, “It seems that soccer tournaments create those relationships: people gathered together in pubs and living rooms, a whole country suddenly caring about the same event. A World Cup is the sort of common project that otherwise barely exists in modern societies.” ... [more]
Civil rights is an ever changing concept. Since the very founding of our country, this movement, or series of movements, has been a foundation on which people raise their flags and rally. As society is ever evolving, so is our definition of civil rights. 50 years ago tomorrow the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed. Title VII of this revolutionary act is recognized, and in many cases memorized, by HR departments everywhere. ... [more]
In today’s modern workforce, the use of in-person corporate training has become a hassle to coordinate with everyone’s busy lives and schedules, but the importance of such training has only increased. Although ensuring your employees are compliant with all relevant laws and regulations won’t guarantee your company and workers are safe from workplace accidents or harassment, the insurance of such training can protect from costly lawsuits. ... [more]
A shock, a fall, a burn; these represent a small number of the injuries possible in day-to-day life. Injuries can happen to your employees in your workplace without proper precautions. Sometimes accidents happen, employees suffer from work-related injuries, and your company faces the risk of medical bills and lawsuits. Things happen, but these situations are almost always preventable. Employee injury can happen in dozens of ways, but it only takes a few small measures and a little bit of training to minimize employee injury and maximize efficiency. ... [more]
Here’s the sixth in a series of blog posts written to help you evaluate elearning courses by considering how well their visuals add to the effectiveness of the training. It’s also the final installment in this series. In this post, we’ll discuss some techniques for creating visuals that add a “charge” to your training, grab attention, and make the material easier to remember later. ... [more]
Here’s the fifth in a series of blog posts written to help you evaluate elearning courses by considering how well their visuals add to the effectiveness of the training. In this post, we’re going to demonstrate some ways that visuals can clarify complexity. ... [more]
