10 Key HR Management Best Practices to Boost Organizational Success and Efficiency
29 Sep

10 Key HR Management Best Practices to Boost Organizational Success and Efficiency

Small business
​ In terms of HR management, implementing best practices is crucial for creating an effective workplace. These practices include selective hiring to guarantee alignment with company culture, ongoing skill development for employees, and transparent communication to build trust. By focusing on these strategies, organizations can improve employee satisfaction and retention. As you explore these ten key practices, you’ll discover how they contribute to overall organizational success and improve workplace dynamics. Key Takeaways Implement selective hiring processes to align new hires with company values and culture, enhancing team dynamics and reducing turnover rates. Foster continuous skill development through ongoing training programs…
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Sharing your grief means we all grieve together in unity
29 Sep

Sharing your grief means we all grieve together in unity

Politics
In the aftermath of a horrific scene in Grand Blanc, Michigan following a gunman ramming his truck into a Latter-day Saint chapel this past Sunday, setting it on fire and shooting at members as they exited the building; people across the country are trying to make sense of an utterly senseless act. In addition to the gunman, at least four of his victims have died. At this point, the perpetrator’s motive is unknown. No explanation will ever be sufficient. It is not the first time senseless acts of violence have occurred this year in a place of worship. Two children…
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Divorce Home Appraisals: Process, Costs, and Who Pays the Fees
29 Sep

Divorce Home Appraisals: Process, Costs, and Who Pays the Fees

Real Estate
Divorce can be both emotionally and financially complex, with one of the significant issues to resolve being what happens to the marital home. To divide assets fairly, a divorce home appraisal must provide an objective assessment of the property’s fair market value, serving as a foundation for negotiations or court proceedings. Beyond understanding the home preparation and process, many parting couples struggle to figure out who pays for the home appraisal in a divorce.  Whether you’re working through a divorce home appraisal in Austin, TX, or Denver, CO, this Redfin real estate guide breaks down appraisal costs, how the process…
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Our Michigan faith community embraces all as brothers and sisters too
29 Sep

Our Michigan faith community embraces all as brothers and sisters too

Politics
“Your grief is our grief,” Governor Gretchen Whitmer said in a press conference today about the attack on Latter-day Saints worshipping in Michigan. Yesterday morning, as I sat in my own ward building in Utah, I began to weep as I saw the news of the shooting and fire in my mother’s hometown — a place my grandparents, my aunts, uncles and cousins have loved for many years alongside their ward family. I had been in this building with my mother and grandparents on many occasions. This was a place of love, refuge, peace and security, as we partook of…
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Phantom of the Opera returns with a fresh twist and excitement
29 Sep

Phantom of the Opera returns with a fresh twist and excitement

Stage
​ Anyone put off by the theme-parkification of theater – spectacle! Gimmickry! Intellectual property! – would probably do well to just ignore Masquerade, a new immersive-experience off-Broadway version of The Phantom of the Opera. It has an unavoidable resemblance to next-gen ride experiences like Disney’s Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance or Universal’s Monsters Unchained (the latter of which even features a cameo from the Phantom himself, albeit in a different incarnation) that make patrons feel as if they’re being ushered through a famous fictional world. But a lot of skill goes into high-end theme park attractions, and like those,…
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