Pre-employment Inquiries

On a job application or during an interview, no member of an organization can legally ask any questions that can be used to discriminate against the applicant, unless the questions are bona fide occupational qualifications. A bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) is one that may be discriminatory but is reasonably …

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Negotiating

Here is my new blog post for January – HAPPY NEW YEAR! Note that it is a follow-up to my last two blogs posts on Conflict Management because when we negotiate we are often in conflict as we tend to disagree and are in opposition. This blog post includes: A …

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Resolving Conflicts

You can use this information to improve your conflict management skills, and/or to teach your students or others. There are two exercises to apply the conflict resolution models and two questions to apply the theory to your own personal and/or work-school situation. This information is taken from my Human Relations …

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Teamwork

You can use this information to improve your teamwork skills, and/or to teach your students or others. There is also a self-assessment and an ethical dilemma you can use for reflection or class discussion. This information is taken from my Management Fundamentals: Concepts, Applications, and Skill Development 7e, SAGE 2017. …

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Setting Objectives

In this blog, you will learn how to set objectives using a model that you can use, and teach to others at work, to improve performance. Max E. Douglas, Indiana State University, developed a model that is helpful in writing effective objectives. One variation on Douglas’s model, shown in Model …

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