I’ve worked in a lot of different places over the course of my career, and if there’s one thing guaranteed to get a universal groan from rank-and-file … Read more
How to Translate the DOL Health Care Reform Notices Into English
This week I spoke about communicating health care reform at the IFEBP Benefit Communication and Technology Institute in Boston. I talked to a number of … Read more
Overcoming Sink or Swim Management Initiations
I love reading books and sometimes, I like to re-read books that I read a while ago. So when I saw The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins on my library … Read more
Is There a Dark Side to HR Outsourcing?
In an HR world where outsourcing just about very function imaginable has become standard operation procedure, who in their right mind would question its … Read more
Inspiring Creativity: How to Make it Run Wild in Your Employees
A recent Newsweek article titled “The Creativity Crisis” points to research that shows for the first time that American creativity is … Read more
Why I’m Sick of Hearing About HR and that “Seat at the Table”
After reading “Survey: Leadership Confidence is Down – Especially in HR,” by Theresa M. Welbourne yesterday at TLNT, I searched Google and got … Read more
New Survey: 98% of Companies Plan to Give Raises Next Year
It may be only August, but here’s a good reason to look forward to next year: a new Mercer survey says that “more than 98 percent of companies plan to … Read more
Former HR Exec Libby Sartain Named to Board of Directors at Manpower Inc.
Who said that HR people don’t get a seat at the table? Libby Sartain, the former chief human resource officer for both Yahoo and Southwest Airlines, has … Read more
Thanks For Doing a Good Job, Now Here’s Your Pink Slip
The Miami Heat are at it again. After LeBron James’ controversial move to air his decision to go to the Heat on ESPN earlier this month, maybe you … Read more
No Need For Panic: 10 Tips To Prevent Employee Issues With Social Media
With a half-billon users, Facebook has expanded its reach from college dormitories to the workplace, and your company likely employs at least one (or more … Read more