Have you ever heard from a person who has consulted the web and books looking for advice on how to put together a great resume only to be more confused … Read more
Retooling HR: How to Focus on the Right Performance
Everyone in an organization must decide where improving work performance makes the greatest difference to success. Every day, managers, supervisors, … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Law Firms get Pay for Performance, and Driving Home a Perk
Summer may be winding down and lots of people may be out on vacation, but that doesn’t mean there is nothing going on. The news never stops, and that means … Read more
Medical Tourism: It Can Cut Costs, But is it Right for Your Employees?
We’ve heard of quite a few schemes to cut health care costs. Certainly cutting coverage and switching insurance companies to save a buck are the less … Read more
When it Comes to Corporate Values, Larry Ellison is Flat Out Wrong
Oracle’s Larry Ellison is flat out wrong. On Monday, he publicly declared that HP made an epic blunder in releasing CEO Mark Hurd following an … Read more
An Animated Reminder of Why That Jet Blue Flight Attendant Story Just Won’t Go Away
* See updates below. Remember that incident with the Jet Blue flight attendant going over the edge and quitting his job in a profane jump down the … Read more
Implementing Change: A Costly Lesson from the U.S. Mint
We all know people have a resistance to change but who would have guessed that the folks producing change (the currency that is) would encounter those … Read more
Forget the Economy: 40% of Workers Are Ready to Find a New Job This Fall
We all know how the tough economy has forced many, many employees to stay in jobs that they might have already bailed out on in the past. We also know that … Read more
Do Your Employees Really Want to Get Their Benefits Info via Social Media?
Last month I shared my befuddlement about the National Business Group on Health’s findings that employees don’t want information about their benefits via … Read more
Long, Hot Summer Question: Why Are Some Employees Freaking Out?
* See updates below Yes, I know it’s late summer. And yes, I know it has been scorching, make-you-crazy hot through most of the U.S. But still I … Read more