Note: The following post is an excerpt from Michael Bungay Stanier’s The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever, … Read more
Are You Sure You’re Training the Right Things?
Not long ago a training consultant got a call from a sales manager who said, “We need sales training!” The consultant answered, “Are you sure?” The caller … Read more
Is a Hiring Slowdown Underway?
Has the global economic slowdown reached American shores? Analysts are pondering that question in the wake of this morning’s ADP National Employment … Read more
Will They Be Talking About That Employee Gift Next Week? How Corporate Gifting Is Evolving
You’ve stayed late. You’ve come in early. You’ve eaten many, many lunches at your desk, all in hard work to push the company forward. And today, you’ve … Read more
When All’s Not Quiet On the Office Front, Everyone Suffers
Noise in the workplace annoys us – a lot. Surveys show that we care more about interior acoustics than we do about how clean our workplaces are, what we … Read more
Why Telemedicine Won’t Save Your Company A Dime
How I wish I could simply call a doctor to find out if this sickness is something I can just “wait-out.” It is 11:30 PM and my nagging cold symptoms are … Read more
EEOC Says Transgender Employees Can Choose Their Bathroom
Around this time last year, I blogged here about OSHA’s Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers. According to OSHA, “all employees should be … Read more
Why You Should Break Up with Your “Go-to” Employee
If you’ve ever been a manager, chances are, you had your go-to resources. These are the most reliable associates on your team. The go-to resource always … Read more
5 Strategies For Improving Engagement
A universal truth in the world of HR is that employee engagement is the foundation upon which many other successes are built. Last year, research from … Read more
Tomorrow’s CHROs Will Be Career HR Professionals
Many current chief human resource officers (CHROs) have professional backgrounds outside of HR. A recent study by Aon, which captured insights from 45 … Read more