Americans are as likely to turn to the Internet when searching for a job as to their friends and connections, and many of those who do consider the … Read more
Celebrating the Holidays at Work: Can We Ever Get It Right?
Recently, I sent out a survey to my e-newsletter subscribers to find out what employees don’t enjoy about celebrating the holidays, both in general and at … Read more
Take It From Taylor Swift: It’s High Time to End the Millennial Bashing
Taylor Swift doesn’t care if you think she’s part of the “Me” generation. She flew in the face of all of our careful quantitative analyses of the so-called … Read more
Pay Transparency Is Coming, Whether You Like It or Not
A move toward pay transparency is inevitable. Who’s willing to argue with Ed Lawler? Let’s review why: We’ve all heard about how transparency builds a more … Read more
These Four HR Mistakes Are Causing the Most Lawsuits
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 25 … Read more
Does Firing an Alcoholic Employee Violate the Law?
By Eric B. Meyer Back in October, the University of Southern California fired Steve Sarkisian, its head football coach. USC fired Sarkisian after various … Read more
When It High-Potential Employees, Is Your “High” Really High Enough?
Sometimes a firm’s search for its high potential employees can seem as pointless and unproductive as the famous race in Alice in Wonderland where everyone … Read more
If You Want a Great Workforce, Don’t Use These 5 Traditional Hiring Practices
Steve Jobs, the late CEO of Apple, famously said, The secret to my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people in the … Read more
Does it Make Sense to Make Comp Decisions Without Any Link to Performance?
My job involves helping companies use technology to increase workforce productivity. This has taught me there is no one “best practice” when it comes to … Read more
Are There Risks When a Manager “Friends” a Co-Worker on Facebook?
By Eric B. Meyer What are the risks of becoming Facebook “friends” with a co-worker? The well-worn employer-lawyer mantra from way back when has been, … Read more