Vantage Circle

MAY 29, 2023

(To become certified as a B Corp, a company must meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability and aspire to use the power of markets to solve social and environmental problems. -B One that's both fulfilling and financially sound?

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Supplies Prioritization Promotion Government 89

Ask a Manager

JUNE 24, 2020

” If that doesn’t solve it or if you want to skip that step, go over his head. Any even mildly competent company is going to prioritize their legal well-being over some dude’s desire to fake-punch other dudes in the groin. The company hasn’t contacted me again since, so this may not even be a dilemma that needs solving.

Mentoring 54

Mentoring Consulting Problem-Solving Government 54

Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Also, a few years ago my mom had so much PTO accrued that HR told her that she legally had to take time off or cash in some PTO because she had worked too many hours. Decent managers know they’ll lose good employees if they govern by fear. We went on a 10-day Barcelona vacation with her cashed-in PTO.

Problem-Solving 40

Problem-Solving Insurance Government Legal 40

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MARCH 23, 2022

My problem is that no one seems to read them. When I was learning the ins and outs I would have killed for reference material like this, and I prefer to try to research and solve my own problem before involving someone else, which is why I got motivated to create the materials in the first place. I enjoy doing it!

Problem-Solving 48

Problem-Solving Legal Interviewing Training 48

Ask a Manager

MAY 28, 2015

I told them this was an easy fix that will solve a problem that our members have found to be troublesome. I solved a sticky problem. It would be legally shaky if they’d actually been paying you for that side work as a contractor — meaning that weren’t taking out payroll taxes for that part of your pay.

Planning 34

Planning Problem-Solving Payroll Legal 34

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APRIL 20, 2021

I’m at a midsized government agency on the west coast hiring for a middle manager-level position. She didn’t say, nor did we ask, why she hadn’t solved these problems. If I learn that a fundamental part of the job requires driving, I have no problem bowing out. It’s five answers to five questions.

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Interviewing Transportation Computer Problem-Solving 42

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Save your capital for other things; her obliviousness to the optics of this isn’t a problem you personally need to solve. I have a problem that has followed me from job to job: I am an hourly worker who continuously (inadvertently) racks up unapproved overtime for taking short lunch breaks. I keep working unauthorized overtime.

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Problem-Solving Payroll Finance Computer 37

Ask a Manager

JUNE 10, 2020

How would you react to a manager who solves business problems by spending her own money? They can require a two-week quarantine period, and they can require it be unpaid — but they cannot legally permit him to work while they’re not paying him. Any chance this somehow got mixed up when it was being relayed?

Supplies 28

Supplies Government Problem-Solving Mailing 28

Ask a Manager

JUNE 16, 2020

This doesn’t seem legal or ethical to me. Or you could just report him since he’s, you know, defrauding the government. Can we also talk about…” Right now the problem is that you’re not wrapping up the topic or moving to the next. Being more deliberate and explicit about both those things should solve it.

Salary 29

Salary Payroll Sales Government 29

Ask a Manager

MARCH 29, 2023

When I politely remind them that we have a website and social media at work, give them my work email, or try to direct them to the person who might be able to solve their issue, most get offended. People I meet socially hassle me for work-related favors when I’m off-duty I’ve worked in media for over 30 years.

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Interviewing Salary Problem-Solving Leadership 31

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AUGUST 13, 2017

Things have improved with Greg in that I rarely have to work with him anymore, which solved my problem. And be aware that there can be some real problems with counteroffers. Well, it’s actually not equally legal, because marijuana is still illegal under federal law, even where it’s legal under state law.

Legal 20

Legal Salary Cleaning Problem-Solving 20

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Here’s the problem — he was the lead on implementing a new company-wide data tracking system. He attended training, which we paid for, and was responsible for learning how to use all of the system’s features and problem solving issues that came up. That’s what you’re legally entitled to do. Any advice?

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Computer Training Problem-Solving Supervising 24

Ask a Manager

JULY 2, 2017

And interestingly, many government agencies are prohibited from providing them, so that taxpayers don’t rebel at such a shocking luxury for employees.). I believe it falls under the problem-solving category, but I’m not exactly sure how to word it. This actually isn’t terribly unusual.

Problem-Solving 20

Problem-Solving Insurance Cleaning Government 20

Ask a Manager

JULY 19, 2017

Can you be straightforward with him about the problems? For over a decade now, I’ve worked in payroll in HR departments across the Canadian federal government. But your employer could have solved the whole thing by covering your pay that second week, and they should have.

Problem-Solving 20

Problem-Solving Payroll Interviewing Security 20

Mad in America

JULY 10, 2024

After studying Sociology at the University of Cambridge, she joined the Solutions Journalism Network, where she helps other journalists rigorously report on what’s working to solve today’s biggest problems. I do solutions journalism, which looks at how different communities respond to problems.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 19, 2023

That is, the legal framework and policies and practices for services and support still need to be created, because it is still very institutional, is what activists there have told me, but there are all these reforms underway. I started the book project for two reasons.

Legal 106

Legal Communication Healthcare Controlling 106

Success

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Or maybe, looking at all your data, the artificial intelligence has already sent a prescription to a pharmacy and the medication is on the way to your home before you even realize there’s a problem, much less go to a doctor. Now it’s down to $10 or $15—and if he had his way, governments would pay for it as a part of a social infrastructure.

Problem-Solving 105

Problem-Solving Government Manufacturing Banking 105

Ask a Manager

JULY 19, 2021

Legally they could simply require vaccination (with the usual medical and religious exceptions), but some companies figure they can get it done with less strife this way. I have cut it short before, but that neither suits me nor solves the shedding issue.) There is no comfortable position for my hair. (I

Supplies 48

Supplies Legal Interviewing Problem-Solving 48

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JANUARY 3, 2023

Listening at your door was ridiculous, but it sounds like there are much bigger problems with your boss and I don’t think there’s a ton to be gained by “confronting” him over this. Note: It’s possible this policy is outside the control of the company, like if they have certain types of government contracts.

Problem-Solving 44

Problem-Solving Government Legal Reporting 44

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

At this point, you can try making the case for the salary you think you should be getting paid … but the problem is that you have very little leverage now since you’re already doing the job. She is a public-facing government employee who communicates with outside partners (mostly clinicians) via email. Nope, it’s not illegal!

Salary 43

Salary Promotion Computer Problem-Solving 43

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 19, 2018

I didn’t get into specific comments, just explaining that a couple users noted that they preferred to work with “Steven”, and he acknowledged the problems. He drinks heavily at work events so it’s not like stress was his whole problem but at least he seems a bit happier and less self destructive.

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Government Problem-Solving Supplies Insurance 25

Ask a Manager

MARCH 6, 2018

You need to have a quiet environment for work calls, which could mean working out of a different space on days when you have calls, or otherwise getting creative about how we solve this.” But do have a real conversation with him where you make it clear something needs to change and where you try to collaboratively problem-solve it together.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The GNI measure was introduced by the Irish Government to adjust for the inflated GDP figure caused by Ireland’s position as a tax haven for mainly US corporations.) We hope that the UK Government and the UK people and the UK ecosystem make the appropriate investments such that MSD sits there and say: Yes, we were right to build it.”

Supplies 59

Supplies Pharmaceutical Retail Government 59

Minding the Workplace

JUNE 11, 2022

On the heels of the White House announcement comes “Why We Still Haven’t Solved the Unpaid Internship Problem” ( link here ), a very informative and wide-ranging piece on the barriers posed by unpaid internships, authored by Times personal finance writer Ron Lieber. Is the problem evident?

Legal 27

Legal Problem-Solving Finance Government 27

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 17, 2022

I’ve always felt that it’s a problem if a manager doesn’t feel bad about it. Any tips on how I can be a helpful and supportive parent as he seeks an internship in his degree field and later a post-college job, rather than “that problem parent” we are all so familiar with from past letters?

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 18, 2016

I know a little bit about what’s happening for her right now, and I know part of it is that her daughter is having major health problems, which is certainly indicative that this will not be an easy living situation, along with all the other red flags. Problem employee lashed out at me. Is this legal? I’m sorry!”.

Problem-Solving 20

Problem-Solving Transportation Reporting Government 20

Ask a Manager

MARCH 9, 2020

I don’t have a problem with this music in general outside the workplace. I want to bring it up that the super-religious themed music bothers me, but I’m really worried that if I do so they’re going to solve it by turning off the music altogether. But for some reason it really gets to me at work.

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Government Problem-Solving Manufacturing Flexibility 43

Success

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Through these experiences, the younger members gain technical knowledge while learning the nuances of decision-making, problem-solving and leadership in a real-world context. Legal and financial considerations Beyond the interpersonal aspects of leadership transitions, there are also important legal and financial considerations.

Leadership 110

Leadership Legal Problem-Solving Prioritization 110

Mad in America

JANUARY 8, 2025

But my lived experience goes back to childhoodIve dealt with trauma, major depression, suicide attempts, some addiction problems, and night terrors. One of the topics of the paper was that the term behavioral health is a problem for a lot of service usersthey dont like it. ” I said, “This is the problem.

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Problem-Solving Interviewing Reporting Healthcare 128

Success

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

They are tackling complex challenges, solving real-world problems and, in the process, creating jobs and driving innovation. Since 2021, she has closed considerable government contracts for SMI with the U.S. Her clients also include multiple Fortune 500 companies and a handful of foreign governments.

Influencing 105

Influencing Automotive Real Estate Leadership 105

Zevo Health

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Bans, whether on individual users, entire platforms, or specific types of content, are a reaction to problems that have already spiraled out of control. They create the illusion of action – a ban makes it look like the problem is solved, when in reality, the conditions that allowed harm to spread in the first place remain unchanged.

Problem-Solving 52

Problem-Solving Government Controlling Technology 52

Mad in America

JANUARY 22, 2025

I took a job in a pediatric department in San Diego right out of graduate school, and I was part of a multidisciplinary team that assessed children for all kinds of learning, behavioral, and school problems. Siem: What made you realize that this might be a problem? It was at a government-funded program at Georgetown University.

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Interviewing Problem-Solving Training Reporting 125

Mad in America

JUNE 29, 2024

Public sector doctors in India mostly prescribe drugs that are available in government clinics, making luring them with goodies rather difficult. They discussed how psychiatric ignorance of comorbid physical issues often leads to misdiagnoses; for example, diagnosing children who have hearing or vision problems with dyslexia or ADHD.

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Pharmaceutical Problem-Solving Advertising Government 125

Mad in America

APRIL 26, 2025

S purred on by narratives that street problems are caused by mental health issues rather than by worsening economic inequities, new bills expanding powers to involuntarily commit people have been leapfrogging each other in recent years from California and New York to Oregon , Oklahoma , Indiana and beyond. higher court rulings.

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Work Life

MAY 10, 2025

If we dont change course, we will not solve them. While some people conveniently call these problems externalities or unintended consequences, theyre actually products of the system. In its current design, the market creates these problems, and the consequences could be catastrophic. We need to change how we teach business.

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Problem-Solving Government Insurance Healthcare 75

Work Life

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The incoming administration will likely ban DEI language and training in the federal government while undermining the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions ability to enforce civil rights protections and track minority employment. DEI has been one set of tools for solving these problems. Its just not good for business.

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Problem-Solving Legal Training Government 98