Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace

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Lynne Curry writes a weekly column on workplace issues. She is author of “Managing for Accountability”; “Solutions” and “Beating the Workplace Bully” and workplacecoachblog.com. Curry is President of Communication Works Inc. Send your questions to her at workplacecoachblog.com/ask-a-coach or follow her on Twitter @lynnecurry10.

Social media searches can prevent bad hiring decisions and even save time for employers

You can manage the risks of social media vetting by turning the process over to a background screening firm.

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Overwhelmed supervisors are the duct tape holding together COVID-fractured workplaces

Supervisors in many organizations have been caught in a vise between upper managers who demand high productivity and exhausted employees voting with their feet out the door.

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How to work through the workplace quicksand of ‘drama triangles’

Workplace advice: The drama triangle contains three negative energies: abuser, victim, and over-amped rescuer.

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New year, new you: After a stinging rejection, put together a plan for your next career chapter

Workplace advice: Consider what led to the apparent rejection, then hold in-person meetings with the managers involved.

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How employers having trouble filling positions can win the talent war

Immediately review your compensation package. Pay, however, is only a starting point.

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When your company’s senior managers lie - and what employees can do about it

Workplace advice: Eliminate the shadow untrustworthy managers cast over your work life with one or more of six options.

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Dodging a bullet: 27 questions to ask your potential new employer before you accept the job

Workplace advice: Have you ever started a new job and regretted it within months?

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Employers’ harassment policies may be out of date for remote workers

Workplace advice: Employers should add online harassment to their policies and include hate speech, cyberbullying, hacking, impersonation, dogpiling, doxing and trolling as prohibited actions.

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Tips to set yourself up for success in your new job as a remote employee

Workplace advice: When working remotely, it’s important to be proactive and take initiative. Invest time and effort into getting a feel for the workplace culture and dynamics.

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Employee claims of religious exemption to vaccination are a tricky challenge for employers

Workplace advice: Here’s what employers and employees need to consider: What’s sincere, what’s an undue hardship and what’s reasonable?

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How employers can lure workers back to the office

Workplace advice: Onsite work has advantages, but are your employees aware of them?

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There are many factors to weigh for employers deciding whether to mandate vaccines, but that’s just the beginning.

Workplace advice: Employers that decide to mandate vaccination need to develop straightforward policies and procedures, including their criteria for granting exemptions.

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Here are some questions to ask yourself before deciding whether to quit your job

Workplace advice: If going to work feels like stepping into a daily bath of boredom, you need to pull the plug. But first, take an honest look at your job and yourself.

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Can employers ask applicants, ‘Are you vaccinated?’

Workplace advice: The vaccination issue is a minefield for employers, employees, and applicants. Here’s what companies need to know before they proceed in the hiring process.

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It’s time to find out what your valued employees want — before you lose them

Workplace advice: Hold on to your top employees so you don’t have to hunt for new ones. Here’s how.

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