The purpose of this article is to deconstruct the risk associated with hiring those from another industry. In order to set a risk baseline, I’d like … Read more
What Will You Do When One of Your Employees Is Outed Online For Their Activism?
It should be no secret to anyone that political activity and tensions are currently high in the US. And by now, everyone in HR has heard about the Top Dog … Read more
How Does Your HR Budget and Staffing Compare?
How big should your HR staff and budget be? While this is a question best answered in the context of your unique talent strategy — what it will take … Read more
Are You Training the Way People Want to Learn?
Traditional LMS solutions are failing to deliver because they can’t provide what your employees want. According to an Ipos poll, 30% of workers say they … Read more
3 Areas to Consider As You Grow Your Contingent Workforce
America works far differently today than it did a century ago. In the 1910s, less than a fifth of the adult population had finished high school. Most … Read more
The Value of Having Fun at Work
Do your employees come to work just to collect paychecks? Want them to become brand evangelists? Then, place “fun” on the top of your HR strategy. … Read more
What If a Woman Had Written That Google Manifesto?
As if you haven’t read enough opinions about the fiasco that a Google software engineer sparked with his memo about diversity, I’m about to offer viewpoint … Read more
3 Trends That Are Putting the Focus Back on the Human In HR
We use our phones everywhere — at work, on the train, in the bathroom — for everything from banking to spreadsheets, and yet, when it comes to HR tools, … Read more
A Look at the Big Picture of the Future of Work
Maybe in your particular vision of the future of work, you imagine factories full of robots, automating commonplace tasks, while human beings orchestrate … Read more
How Posting to LinkedIn Can Violate A Non-Solicitation Agreement
Early last month, I blogged here about a situation involving an individual who: signed a non-solicitation agreement with Company A; left Company A to work … Read more