#409 – CALIFORNIA (USA) GOVERNMENT RISK REPORTING – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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In 2015, the California Legislature passed the State Leadership Accountability Act (SLAA).  The act updated previous legislation. The purpose of SLAA was to broaden the reporting requirements to operational and programmatic activities. It reemphasized the responsibility of management to establish and maintain effective systems of internal controls. It also set up bi-annual reporting requirements and included risk assessment as part of the internal controls. Continue reading

#409 – WORKFORCE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION STRATEGY – MATT FIELDMAN

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Here at America Works, we’re all about workforce innovation. We know that the existing workforce development system isn’t working as efficiently as it could, so companies need to try every strategy in the book to retain their workers (rather than expect to replace departing workers with new ones).

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#409 – GUIDE TO HEALTHY BUILDINGS – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Some years ago, I was contracted to perform an audit of three government of Canada building, just over the bridge from Ottawa in Quebec. After meeting with the Occupational Health & Safety committee members, I decided to follow up on some of the concerns, it was not rocket science, in the basement, which was the carpark, plaster was flaking off the walls with water accumulating in puddles. Continue reading

#409 – JOBS THAT WILL BE AUTOMATED – GREG HUTCHINS

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You’re either the one that creates the automation or you’re getting automated.
Tom Preston – Werner – Software Developer

Automation is not only about displacing work. Automation focuses on performing dangerous, repetitive or boring tasks. In other words, automation also focuses on enhancing the work that is done by people Continue reading