By. James J. McDonald Jr. California employers will soon be subject to a new equal pay law that will create a much stricter standard for gender pay equity. … Read more
Is Performance Management Dead? Why HR Needs to Get Behind This Problem
Don’t you just love it when the business media derails all your good work? The current edition of HR Magazine‘s article Is the Annual Performance … Read more
How Bad is Your Succession Management? This Report May Help You Find Out
“(Some) 84 percent of organizations report having a lack of candidates in the pipeline ready to assume open and critical positions.” That’s not good, … Read more
Open Offices Really Suck — But Your HR Department Already Knows This
About a year ago, a former HR colleague called me in a panic. She was asked to help design a new office layout. Nobody would have offices or cubicle walls, … Read more
Raiding Volkswagen: It’s Always OK to Take Talent From a Company in Trouble
Unless you have had your head in the sand, you are aware that Volkswagen is in serious trouble because it appears that it tampered with pollution control … Read more
Tech Insights: When Does HR Need to Get Involved In Sustainability?
Sustainability reporting sits at the edge of the world of HR. Issues like diversity land squarely into HR’s domain, whereas issues like child labor have an … Read more
Would OSHA “Punt” If It Came Down to Inspecting an NFL Team?
By Travis Vance The tragedy this August that claimed the life of one worker and injured another during construction of the new $1.1 billion Minnesota … Read more
Both the Past AND Future Expectations Can Dramatically Impact Engagement Levels
Employee engagement continues to drive very positive business outcomes and is a vital concern for leaders around the world, but efforts to improve … Read more
I Only Want to Hire People Who Have Been Fired – and Have Something to Prove
I was once fired from a job. I won’t go into the story because we all have a story and we all frame it to sound like a victim. In hindsight, many years … Read more
Are Workplace Wellness Programs Improving Health, or a Recipe For Overtesting?
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News As health insurance open season heats up for businesses across the country, many employees will discover that … Read more