Monkeys, shirtless men, and come-hither women. What’s HR coming to? CareerBuilder’s monkeys have the animal rights people in a tizzy, while the latter … Read more
Retirement Readiness: What Workers Should Know About Investing
There is information that is nice to know and information that you need to know but what you really need to know is — the difference. For example, my … Read more
Rewards and Engagement: It’s All About the Consequences of Behavior
By Bob Kelleher In business, as in parenting, you’ll find that you get the behavior that you measure and then reinforce. If you claim that training and … Read more
Is Employee Loyalty and Longevity Really All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
Loyalty is a virtue until it stings you. If anything has changed more drastically in the last several decades, it’s the disappearance of employee and … Read more
How to Help Employees Communicate Better With Their Health Providers
“Despite the fading of paternalism and the awakening of patient autonomy, there is a power imbalance between physicians and patients, with patients … Read more
Workplace Financial Stress: A Major Cause of Health Problems
With the economy still on shaky ground, many employees are understandably worried about their jobs and their finances. Unfortunately, stressing over work … Read more
This Year’s Trends in the World of Pre-Employment Testing
As a technology lover and futurist, I spend time at each new year thinking about the trends shaping the future. It’s cool to look across my experiences in … Read more
Personal Branding: It’s All About Creating Great Footprints in Our Life
This winter has created a terrible snow situation here in the New York City metro area. There is snow everywhere. I looked outside this morning and could … Read more
Weekly Wrap: 75,000 Applicants at Google, Sick Pay Abuse, Speaking “Literally”
Sometimes, I find that the questions are far more interesting than the answers. Here’s one, for example: How does Google (or any other company for that … Read more
Paper Routes, Teenagers, and Training the Next Generation of Workers
A couple nights ago, dinner was interrupted with a knock on our door. We don’t get many knocks on the door (at least without some warning from … Read more