* See update below Six leading high-tech companies have agreed to settle an antitrust claim arising from an arrangement among them not to poach each … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Muslim Discrimination, Fired in Philly, and HR Issues at QB
It’s been a busy week here at TLNT, and we seem to have picked up a lot of new readers recently. So that makes me wonder: are you getting anything … Read more
Gaining Respect in Business: If Snooki Can Be Political, So Can HR
I was at the SMA Staffing Symposium in Seattle this week, and Laurie Ruettimann (former PunkRockHR blogger, current New Media Services founder) spoke to … Read more
Leading in Tough Times: It’s Good to Be Positive, Because it Always Matters
As a leader how do you deal with with negative energy? This has come up a lot lately, so I wanted to talk more about this point I mentioned a while back as … Read more
A Split Decision on Employee Rights When Using Office Computers
By Brent A. Cossrow When employees resign to join competitors, it is not uncommon for employers to review the former employees’ workplace computers … Read more
Networking and the Wok Principle: Do It Like A Mongolian Grill
Have you ever been to a Mongolian grill? I have and I’m guessing they aren’t authentic but I do know that there is no tastier way to combine … Read more
HR’s Big Task: Keeping Its Finger on the Pulse of the Workforce
By Michelle T. Johnson When average people think of the HR department in the company where they work, they tend to think of the “resources” aspect of the … Read more
7 Memorable Lessons on Work & Life
Note: Frequent TLNT contributor Fran Melmed attended this month’s Business Innovation Factory 6th annual summit (BIF-6) in Providence, Rhode Island. … Read more
6 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Benefits Open Enrollment
Here we go again. That time of year when you have to grab your employees’ attention long enough to explain why benefits matter and then help them make key … Read more
A College HR Director’s Worst Weekend: When Mascots Fight
If I’m the Human Resources Director or Vice President for HR at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, I probably woke up this morning wondering, “how did … Read more