Welcome to LeadingEdition,
the e-newsletter for Purdue University supervisors!
LeadingEdition is published four times a year, in February, May, August, and November, covering topics related to employment, compensation and classification, employee relations, and training.
The purpose of LeadingEdition is to provide supervisors with the information they need to manage and supervise staff effectively.
If you have comments on or suggestions for the newsletter, please e-mail us. We hope you find this to be a useful tool in your role as a supervisor.
Current issue
November 2008
Past issues
April 2003
July 2003
October 2003
January 2004
April 2004
July 2004
October 2004
January 2005
April 2005
July 2005
October 2005
January 2006
April 2006
August 2006
November 2006
February 2007
May 2007
August 2007
November 2007
February 2008
May 2008
August 2008
Topical index of articles
Benefits
• Worker's compensation and disability for 2004. What do supervisors need to know?, January 2004
• Healthy Purdue is here!, January 2006
• OnePurdue starts ‘mock month’ to test new systems, November 2006
• Support employee participation in Healthy Purdue, November 2006
• Got OnePurdue questions? Get OnePurdue answers. February 2007
• Retirement savings programs offered for Healthy Purdue credit, May 2007
• Healthy Purdue needs continued supervisor support, May 2007
• What supervisors can do to address stress in the workplace, August 2007
• Healthy Purdue: Support employees as they earn apples, May 2008
• Lactation program benefits employees, University, August 2008
Compensation and classification
• Avoid overtime woes through proper workplace atmosphere and communication, April 2003
• Don't give much thought to overtime? Better think again., April 2003
• Determining the appropriate salary or wage to pay employees, October 2003
• Guidelines for temporary positions help protect staff, January 2004
• Winter is upon us: Snow recess reminders, January 2004
• It's a Spring Fling thing!, April 2004
• Well-written job descriptions are worth the effort, April 2004
• Non-exempt and exempt: What do these terms mean and why does it matter? July 2004
• Tips for hiring student employees, July 2004
• Writing job descriptions to address competing needs, October 2004
• Pay during adverse weather, January 2005
• Time card tips, April 2006
• Pay equity - What does it mean? April 2006
• Compensation mythbusters, February 2007
• Policies assist participation in Spring Fling, May 2007
• Avoid making impossible promises, August 2007
• Pay practices for adverse weather conditions, November 2007
• The facts about holiday pay and vacation carryover, November 2007
• Recording Leave: changes and clarifications, February 2008
• Holiday pay and vacation carry forward: Get informed, November 2008
• Pay practices for adverse weather conditions, November 2008
Employee relations
• Avoid overtime woes through proper workplace atmosphere and communication, April 2003
• EAP announces anger management workshop series, July 2003
• Employees and supervisors responsible for following CDL rules, July 2003
• Ethics for supervisors, April 2003
• Hanging on to your most talented staff members, July 2003
• What you should be thinking about NOW for next year's performance evaluations, July 2003
• Family and medical leave (FMLA), Part 1, October 2003
• FMLA, Part 2: Forms and tracking, January 2004
• Reduction in force (RIF) changes affect vacation and work in temporary positions, April 2004
• It's a Spring Fling thing!, April 2004
• Well-written job descriptions are worth the effort, April 2004
• Attention, supervisors: Get the facts before you act, July 2004
• Employee Assistance Program: A valuable supervisor resource, January 2005
• When personal issues affect employee performance: An Employee Relations case study, January 2005
• New FMLA policy and leave forms go into effect, April 2005
• Watch your words: E-mails can be considered public records, April 2005
• Dealing with workplace bullies, July 2005
• Supervisors can build a culture of respect, July 2005
• WorkLife: What it means for employees, July 2005
• Eye on attendance: An Employee Relations case study, October 2005
• WorkLife to offer new health incentives for employees, October 2005
• Sharing medical information, January 2006
• Depression in the workplace, January 2006
• Staying civil at work, January 2006
• Employee Relations case study: Handling a social secretary, April 2006
• Supporting a grieving employee, April 2006
• Lactation legislation for the workplace, April 2006
• Spring Fling: An occasion to celebrate, April 2006
• The benefit of pre-termination hearings, August 2006
• Welcome new staff into the fold, August 2006
• Employee Relations case study: Encouraging teamwork in your area, November 2006
• Managing tricky FMLA situations, February 2007
• Employees benefit from clear performance expectations, February 2007
• Employee hygiene: What you can do, May 2007
• Providing work guidelines to employees, August 2007
• Address performance problems promptly, November 2007
• Personal e-mail: How much is too much?, February 2008
• Managing overtime: Setting the stage for success, May 2008
• Workplace bullying and the supervisor’s responsibility to stop it, November 2008
Employment
• Hanging on to your most talented staff members, July 2003
• Interview questionnaire guide, July 2003
• Interviewing today's workforce, July 2003
• Recruiting the workforce of tomorrow, April 2003
• Do you know who you're hiring? Don't forget the reference checks, October 2003
• Reference check release form
• Reference check questions
• Tips for hiring student employees, July 2004
• Recruiting for diversity, October 2004
• Writing job descriptions to address competing needs, October 2004
• A diversity hiring case study, April 2005
• Diversity made simple: Understanding important terms, April 2005
• Conducting reference checks, August 2006
• Helpful resources are available on the Human Resource Services Web site, November 2006
• Purdue Temporary Staffing, February 2007
• The provisional period: What it's all about, August 2008
• Tips for hiring student employees, August 2008
Supervisory skills
• Avoid overtime woes through proper workplace atmosphere and communication, April 2003
• EAP announces anger management workshop series, July 2003
• Ethics for supervisors, April 2003
• Hanging on to your most talented staff members, July 2003
• Interview questionnaire guide, July 2003
• Interviewing today's workforce, July 2003
• Recruiting the workforce of tomorrow, April 2003
• What you should be thinking about NOW for next year's performance evaluations, July 2003
• Integrity in action: Safeguarding confidential information, January 2004
• Well-written job descriptions are worth the effort, April 2004
• Get ready, get set ... Preparing for stress in customer service crunch times, July 2004
• Dealing with workplace bullies, July 2005
• Supervisors can build a culture of respect, July 2005
• New certificate program offers opportunity to polish HR skills, October 2005
• Supervisors must interview reduction in workforce candidates, January 2006
• Equal access/equal opportunity briefings, May 2007
• Successful coaching leads to motivated employees, November 2007
• Volunteers sought to pilot supervisory training course, February 2008
• ACE, CMD ready to start new sessions, May 2008
• Your most important job responsibility, August 2008
• Employee Self Service: More than just pay statements, August 2008
• HR Training and Development offers Positioned for Success sessions, November 2008
Index of articles, alphabetical by title
• ACE, CMD ready to start new sessions, May 2008
• A diversity hiring case study, April 2005
• Address performance problems promptly, November 2007
• Attention, supervisors: Get the facts before you act, July 2004
• Avoid overtime woes through proper workplace atmosphere and communication, April 2003
• Avoid making impossible promises, August 2007
• Compensation mythbusters, February 2007
• Conducting reference checks, August 2006
• Dealing with workplace bullies, July 2005
• Depression in the workplace, January 2006
• Determining the appropriate salary or wage to pay employee, October 2003
• Diversity made simple: Understanding important terms, April 2005
• Do you know who you are hiring? Don't forget the reference checks!, October 2003
• Don't give much thought to overtime? Better think again., April 2003
• EAP announces anger management workshop series, July 2003
• Employee Assistance Program: A valuable supervisor resource, January 2005
• Employee hygiene: What you can do, May 2007
• Employee Relations case study: Encouraging teamwork in your area, November 2006
• Employee Relations case study: Handling a social secretary, April 2006
• Employees and supervisors responsible for following CDL rules, July 2003
• Employees benefit from clear performance expectations, February 2007
• Employee Self Service: More than just pay statements, August 2008
• Equal access/equal opportunity briefings, May 2007
• Ethics for supervisors, April 2003
• Eye on attendance: An Employee Relations case study, October 2005
• Family and medical leave: Navigating the murky waters, October 2003
• FMLA, Part 2: Forms and tracking, January 2004
• Get ready, get set ... Preparing for stress in customer service crunch times, July 2004
• Got OnePurdue questions? Get OnePurdue answers. February 2007
• Guidelines for temporary positions help protect staff, January 2004
• Hanging on to your most talented staff members, July 2003
• Healthy Purdue is here!, January 2006
• Healthy Purdue needs continued supervisor support, May 2007
• Healthy Purdue: Support employees as they earn apples, May 2008
• Helpful resources are available on the Human Resource Services Web site, November 2006
• Holiday pay and vacation carry forward: Get informed, November 2008
• HR Training and Development offers Positioned for Success sessions, November 2008
• Integrity in action: Safeguarding confidential information, January 2004
• Interviewing today's workforce, July 2003
• It's a Spring Fling thing!, April 2004
• Lactation legislation for the workplace, April 2006
• Lactation program benefits employees, University, August 2008
• Managing overtime: Setting the stage for success, May 2008
• Managing tricky FMLA situations, February 2007
• New certificate program offers opportunity to polish HR skills, October 2005
• New FMLA policy and leave forms go into effect, April 2005
• Non-exempt and exempt: What do these terms mean and why does it matter? July 2004
• OnePurdue starts ‘mock month’ to test new systems, November 2006
• Pay during adverse weather, January 2005
• Pay equity - What does it mean? April 2006
• Pay practices for adverse weather conditions, November 2007
• Pay practices for adverse weather conditions, November 2008
• Personal e-mail: How much is too much?, February 2008
• Policies assist participation in Spring Fling, May 2007
• Providing work guidelines to employees, August 2007
• Purdue Temporary Staffing, February 2007
• Recording Leave: changes and clarifications, February 2008
• Recruiting the workforce of tomorrow, April 2003
• Reduction in force (RIF) changes affect vacation and work in temporary positions, April 2004
• Recruiting for diversity, October 2004
• Retirement savings programs offered for Healthy Purdue credit, May 2007
• Sharing medical information, January 2006
• Spring Fling: An occasion to celebrate, April 2006
• Staying civil at work, January 2006
• Successful coaching leads to motivated employees, November 2007
• Supervisors can build a culture of respect, July 2005
• Supervisors must interview reduction in workforce candidates, January 2006
• Support employee participation in Healthy Purdue, November 2006
• Supporting a grieving employee, April 2006
• The benefit of pre-termination hearings, August 2006
• The facts about holiday pay and vacation carryover, November 2007
• The provisional period: What it's all about, August 2008
• Time card tips, April 2006
• Tips for hiring student employees, July 2004
• Tips for hiring student employees, August 2008
• Volunteers sought to pilot supervisory training course, February 2008
• Watch your words: E-mails can be considered public records, April 2005
• Weed out old forms that ask for Social Security number, August 2006
• Welcome new staff into the fold, August 2006
• Well-written job descriptions are worth the effort, April 2004
• What supervisors can do to address stress in the workplace, August 2007
• What you should be thinking about NOW for next year's performance evaluations, July 2003
• When personal issues affect employee performance: An Employee Relations case study, January 2005
• Winter is upon us: Snow recess reminders, January 2004
• Worker's compensation and disability for 2004. What do supervisors need to know?, January 2004
• WorkLife to offer new health incentives for employees, October 2005
• WorkLife: What it means for employees, July 2005
• Workplace bullying and the supervisor’s responsibility to stop it, November 2008
• Your most important job responsibility, August 2008
