US allows 18-month extension for immigrants' work permits | How to fully integrate hires into your firm | Court: Rejection of job applicant didn't violate FCRA
Expired work permits for immigrants are being extended for 18 months as US Citizenship and Immigration Services tackles a backlog of about 1.5 million applications for such permits. The 18-month extension will run through October 2023, after which the previous grace period of 180 days will be reinstated. Full Story: Politico (5/3)
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Bonus increases could stall for CFOs, other execs Smaller increases in bonuses could be the norm for finance chiefs and other executives this year, compensation advisers say. CFO bonuses at S&P 500 companies increased more than 40% in 2021 compared with 2020, largely because of strong earnings and conservative performance targets, but slowing economic growth and pressure from investors to hit more rigorous goals could weigh on incentive-based compensation. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (5/3)
The HR Leader
Pilot: Passenger jet crisis yields leadership advice Learning to avoid panic helped pilot and "Nerves of Steel" author Tammie Jo Shults handle a potential disaster in 2018 while piloting a passenger-laden Boeing 737 when an engine exploded at about 32,000 feet. What worked for Shults is applicable to all business leaders: Stay in control, don't lose situational awareness, evaluate the problem and take course-correcting action, Shults says in this interview. Full Story: Education Week (5/3)
Workplace Chatter
Baking gives social worker a path to healing Learning to bake from scratch was a form of healing for licensed clinical social worker Chase Cassine after his mother's death, and the recipes Cassine developed became part of his book, "The Sweetest Therapy." "Most importantly, the book states that we don't ever fully recover from [grief]. Rather, we learn to cope with it," Cassine writes. Full Story: Essence (5/4)
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I’m in Troy, Idaho, this weekend for my niece and nephew’s high-school graduation. My cousin, Jamie -- a 4’10” spark plug plug brains and energy -- home-schooled the kids. She did a spectacular job. My niece, Jordan*, has autism but has excelled in school. She will start college this fall at a nearby private university. My nephew, William*, is graduating early and will also begin college in September. We all went for a walk last night after dinner. As Jamie and I walked along the trail, enjoying the crisp, pine-scented night air, I asked her how she felt about the kids graduating. Jamie is a former editor and has been teaching the children since they were in kindergarten. She and her husband had been dissatisfied with the quality of instruction Jordan was getting at school and decided to pull both kids out to teach them at home. She and the children have become very close during the process. “So it’s all over. Next Monday is going to be very different from the ones you’ve had over the past 13 years. And then the fall, they’re off to college. How do you feel?” I asked. It’s different, she told me, but her role is not done. She will no longer be their teacher, but they will still need her support, especially Jordan. “She’s still going to need help with time management, understanding the content, studying. I’ve been her teacher. Now, she’s going to have professors. She’ll still need my help,” Jamie said. Change goes more smoothly as we pause to acknowledge its presence and the shifts it will create, as we see in our Leadership & Development story today. Giving ear to team members’ concerns about returning to the office or changes in work assignments can go a long way toward nurturing trust and getting their buy-in, write Mollie West Duffy and Liz Fosslien. There’s something about being heard that can help untangle the fatigue and anxiety that can come with change. How are you guiding your teams through change? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also. *Names were changed to respect my niece's and nephew's privacy.
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