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  • Hi, Caroliso I work for a very large company. In the US, we tell our supervisors that they are NOT to provide employment references, and to direct all inquiries to HR. In some countries, there is a legal requirement to provide a letter of refere…
    in what is you reference policy? Comment by Lisa_in_TX October 2006
  • We have an internal posting system, and post all openings not covered by a CBA(they generally have their own rules) up to a certain organizational level EXCEPT: Entry level positions Rotational assignments Positions created by reassigning job dutie…
    in Job postings Comment by Lisa_in_TX July 2007
  • I generally agree with previous posters. Our organization, though, is a bit different than the traditional manufacturing organization design. We have "delayered", so the terms have become more interchangeable. Some supervisory duties were escal…
    in Curiosity Question Comment by Lisa_in_TX July 2007
  • At the risk of causing a forum uproar... If it fits with your company's culture, another idea would be to allow the drivers to develop the system themselves. Set clear boundaries and expectations (minimum staffing levels, notice requirments, super…
    in What would you do? Vacation policy question Comment by Lisa_in_TX July 2007
  • What a great discussion! Thanks to everyone who has posted!! I've been out of pocket facilitating a leadership development class the past couple of days, and this is my first chance to catch up. I don't want to re-hash everything that's already be…
    in Positive Discipline Comment by Lisa_in_TX October 2006
  • VPHR & NeedCoffee, Thanks for your opinions regarding the merits of the traditional progressive discipline system. It is an interesting discussion, and one that we are having within our organization. Rest assured that we have a diverse team o…
    in Positive Discipline Comment by Lisa_in_TX October 2006
  • >Is that the system when you all gather around in >a big group hug, sing kumbaya, and give each >other foot messages??? Actually we have empowered teams, so they would be able to select whichever campfire song they wanted (within proscri…
    in Positive Discipline Comment by Lisa_in_TX October 2006
  • Thanks, Dutch2! Your progressive couseling system seems to have the focus that we are interested in exploring! In your experience, would you say that this approach has led to better, worse, or about the same results as the traditional progress…
    in Positive Discipline Comment by Lisa_in_TX October 2006
  • We use the same approach, and they must take vacation for the extra two hours.
    in Four Ten Hour Days Comment by Lisa_in_TX October 2006