The goal of a people analytics team should be to promote decisions informed by facts. Too often the goal seems to be to do sophisticated analytics for … Read more
California’s New Classification Law: What It Means For Employers and What You Should Do N…
Note: California’s new worker classification law is controversial and has already prompted Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to fund a $90 million campaign … Read more
The Skills Your Managers Need Are All Soft
Whether I was managing a five-person accounting firm or leading 500 professionals in a multi-office consulting corporation, one threat loomed that always … Read more
Bringing a Hygge Culture to Your Workforce
Hygge (pronounced WHO-ga) is Denmark’s intrinsic concept of comfort and togetherness. Applied to the workplace, hygge is an incredible way to boost … Read more
Managing the Contractor Experience Is Your Job
External workers are employees who work for a company but who are not on its formal payroll. This includes temporary staff, contract employees and … Read more
Productivity Doesn’t Make You Efficient
Most of us know the difference between effectiveness and efficiency. Effectiveness is doing the right things, while efficiency is doing things right. Their … Read more
Not Every Career Path Should Lead to Manager
Why do so few companies provide opportunities for individual contributors to continue doing what they do best — or move sideways into some other direct … Read more
The Important Role of HR In a Global Expansion
We all know that the world is increasingly interconnected. Advances in technology enable startups to swiftly move into international markets, expanding … Read more
Before Your Next Engagement Initiative, Talk to Marketing
Employee engagement has become a catchphrase. That’s great in one respect, because it means we all recognize it as valuable, but it’s also terrible, … Read more
HR Roundtable: What HR Should Stop, Start and Continue Doing In 2020
The July HR (Cincinnati) Roundtable had a unique facet about it because it marked the beginning of the 20th year of Steve being the facilitator of the … Read more