The aftermath of 2008 economic downturn saw employee turnover plummet as most employees decided to hunker down in their jobs. Turnover went from 35.7 … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why the First Day on the Job Is Most Important
My worst first day experience: I was hired to be a food and beverage server in a busy restaurant that was a very popular brand in town. I was happy when … Read more
A Critical Quality You Want in Your Employees? It’s Inquisitiveness
“I want to buy a flip phone; I do not want one of those new phones. I do not text because it gives you carpal tunnel syndrome. I can’t be bothered to use … Read more
The Latest Outrageous Excuses Employees Give For Calling In Sick
Every year, CareerBuilder does a survey of managers and HR pros asking for the most outrageous excuses workers give when calling in sick. It’s always … Read more
The 5 Things You Must Embrace to Become a More Self-Aware Leader
At Columbia University, Prof. Hitendra Wadhwa teaches future leaders that companies should value the whole person, not just the business employee. He … Read more
5 Ways to Help Fix the Employee Engagement Blues
True fact: as the weather gets drearier across America, so do workers’ levels of engagement. How do you increase employee engagement? In fact, … Read more
The Serious Consequences of Getting Team Recognition Wrong
The husband of a member of my team (we’ll call him “Tom”) works on very complex circuit board designs. The way the company is structured, Tom … Read more
The Problem With Policies That Keep Workers From Doing the Right Thing
Every workplace has policies, but what do you do when you have workplace policies that keep your workers from doing the right thing? This is what Walmart … Read more
It’s Easy to Judge People, Especially If We Don’t Know Much About Them
I was out walking with my wife recently (that’s what middle-aged suburban people do — we walk; it makes us feel like we are less lazy and it gets us … Read more
I’m Just In HR, So How Do I Counsel My Boss and Keep My Job?
By Howard Mavity Fran Sepler recently posted an insightful blog titled, I’m Sort of Sorry: Coaching the High Level Harasser, that discussed coaching a … Read more