“What does the mentor get out of a mentoring relationship?” This question came up during a workshop I delivered to a group of senior leaders. One of the … Read more
E-Verify Is Not I-9 and Other Common (and Costly) Mistakes to Avoid
The beginning of Q4 traditionally marks a complex hiring rush thanks to the holidays and looming end-of-the-year budgeting. The employment verification … Read more
HR Roundtable: What to Do About Political Talk At Work
The September (Cincinnati) HR Roundtable was jumping into controversial waters, but the timing was perfect because of the current event that will be … Read more
Getting Your Influencers to Help Build Your Brand
Editor’s note: If the following article reads like it was written for e-commerce marketers, it was. Recruiting, though, has much in common with … Read more
Should HR Be the ‘Center of Excellence’ For Productivity?
Since many of us now spend our days fully immersed in a digital workplace it seems possible that some kind of app could track what we do and give us … Read more
Sometimes You Need to Slow Down to Go Fast
Regardless of how fast your company is today, the marketplace expects and rewards being faster and more nimble. Current success proves that correct choices … Read more
LinkedIn’s Open Candidates: A Boon For Seekers Or Employers?
By now you’ve heard the news coming out last week’s LinkedIn Talent Connect where LI announced a new feature called “Open Candidates.” Here’s how LinkedIn … Read more
Is Your Parental Leave Policy Sending the Wrong (Maybe Illegal) Message?
On average, organizations gave mothers 41 paid days of maternity leave, compared with 22 paid days of paternity leave for fathers. That statistic comes … Read more
How to Get Honest Feedback When You’re the Boss
Recently a manager, who I will call Robert, expressed his desire to know if he could do more to let the people in his department know how deeply he … Read more
Customer Focus: Creating Memorable Moments for HCM Technology Clients
Many of us reading this attended the 2016 HR Technology Conference and Exposition, which was held in Chicago last week. There were hundreds of vendors … Read more