ASHHRA Career Pulse

To attend or avoid the annual company holiday party — that is the question confronting millions of employees as the holiday party season fast approaches. While the vast majority of workers will revel and mingle with their colleagues, there are distinct schools of thought on employee attendance.

Visit http://www.workforce.com/2017/11/29/attitudes-clash-stay-go-company-holiday-bash/ to view the full article online.

Read the Winter HR Pulse Issue

HR Pulse is the premier resource for professionals in health care human resources covering cutting-edge issues in the field, as well as best practices, case studies and organizational messages. The digital version of the HR Pulse Winter 2017 issue is available for ASHHRA members with a feature article from author Cy Wakeman, "Leading successful change: The myth that change is hard may be holding you back."

Visit http://www.ashhra.org/publications/hr_pulse_public.shtml to view the full article online.

Health Care Hiring

74 percent of employers admit hiring the wrong candidate

HR Dive

A new CareerBuilder survey found that 74% of employers admit having hired the wrong person for an opening. The cost to employers was $14,900 for every hiring error last year.

Visit https://www.hrdive.com/news/careerbuilder-74-of-employers-admit-hiring-the-wrong-candidate/512577/ to view the full article online.

Number of direct reports

Recently asked on ASHHRA Exchange:

"Does anyone have a philosophy from an organizational level that limits the number of direct reports for leaders? We are having a lot of discussion around leadership effectiveness, the number of people they manage and the number of functions they manage. Thank you!""

What do YOU think? Log in to ASHHRA Exchange today and join the conversations or start a new thread!

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