As we head full-on into the second month of 2017, a friend sent me the link to a survey analysis that is extremely eye-opening. Still Under Construction: … Read more
Salary Negotiations Are Good For Both of You
By this time of year, many companies have spent the last few months doing a talent market study, squaring away the budget and securing approvals from … Read more
Performance Management Goes to the Apps
Academia is getting into HR tech development. Two professors and an administrator at Temple University business school have come up with DevelapMe, a … Read more
The Importance of Developing Women Leaders
With HR professionals facing so many day-to-day business distractions, it’s easy to lose sight of our loftier talent-management objectives. Human resources … Read more
To Be a Business Partner, You Must Know the Business
We are business people that just happen to be in HR. Alex Fernandez, director of HR for Johnson & Johnson, said that at a recent Strategic HR Business … Read more
Green Card Holders From 7 Countries In Trump Order Will Be Allowed Back
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday, January 27th, 2017, that suspends the admission into the U.S. of people from certain countries for 90 … Read more
Stop Enabling Bad Management
Note: This is the second in a series of five articles from thought leader Jason Lauritsen that will post on Mondays through Feb. 20. Called the 2017 HR … Read more
Think of Unhappy Workers As A Chance To Change Culture
It is inevitable that companies will have at least one employee who is unhappy about something or struggling in some way. Even the best companies are not … Read more
Is “Cultural Fit” Code For “Be Like Me”?
Last Spring, Sally Fields starred in a movie called Hello, My Name is Doris as a wacky 60-something clerk working in a hip company run by millennials. … Read more
Managing Up: How to Bring Up a Difficult Issue With Your Boss
Note: This is a classic TLNT post on bringing up a touchy subject with your boss. During a coaching session, Whitney, a mid-level manager, told me that she … Read more