With the U.S. beginning its fourth year of a sour economy that is taking its toll on consumer credit scores, the EEOC signaled this week that it is taking … Read more
Bed Bugs in the Workplace: How to Handle a Growing, Creepy HR Issue
There’s a bad joke waiting to be told about how bed bugs are making their way to the corner office, or how the “glass ceiling” poses no obstacle for them. … Read more
A Management Question: If Employees Aren’t Assets, Then What Are They?
By Thomas O. Davenport and Stephen D. Harding It is dangerous to set up any single executive as a paradigm of enterprise-level leadership, given the … Read more
Gift-Giving at Work: If it Makes Sense, Do It – No Matter What Experts Say
Now that we’re deep into December and Christmas is just around the corner, I think it’s safe to ask – what did you give your Boss this year, anyway? I … Read more
What Pew’s Generations Study Says About Health Communications Trends
The Pew Generations 2010 study offers some interesting food for thought for those in charge of employee health communications. 1. Health information tops … Read more
A Talent Shortage Still Exists for Results-Oriented Professionals
There is a shortage of leaders — even in our current economic environment — who bring both specific technical expertise and strategic general business … Read more
Maybe Amazon’s Strange Workplace Rules Aren’t So Strange After All
One of the first things the Internet was good for was forwarding funny e-mails, and one of the first things that I ever received was a list of dumb laws … Read more
A Classic for Our Modern Holidays: The Twelve Days of Wellness
On the first day of wellness my company said to me, Lose weight or pay big bucks. * On the second day of wellness My company said to me, Stop using … Read more
A Few Choice Words on Millennials From a Big Time Boomer Executive
As a member of the Baby Boomer generation, I have always been in the minority when it comes to dealing with Millennials in the workplace. To me, managing … Read more
Managerial Alchemy: Why Work and Reward Are Really One in the Same
By Thomas O. Davenport and Stephen D. Harding It is difficult to overestimate the motivational power many executives and most organizations ascribe to … Read more