“When I lead my portion of the orientation, I do not have the heart to tell them and I can’t look them in the eye. This is a horrible place. It is like I … Read more
The Candidate Experience, and Other Stuff HR Wastes Time On
By Tim Sackett It feels like things in the labor market – at least in many professional classifications – are starting to pick up. Temp hiring is up 22 … Read more
What Managers and HR Leaders Can Learn From Sales Superstars
If you’re a manager or a senior level executive, a recent study conducted by Huthwaite Inc. should interest you. Their research on trust yields formation … Read more
The Office Dress Code Debate: How Would You Deal With Katy Perry?
Who would have thought that pop singer Katy Perry would have kicked open a debate about what is appropriate dress in the workplace? If you have been awake … Read more
7 Memorable Lessons on Work & Life
Note: Frequent TLNT contributor Fran Melmed attended this month’s Business Innovation Factory 6th annual summit (BIF-6) in Providence, Rhode Island. … Read more
What I Learned From Rex Ryan, or Why Workplace Bragging is a Bad Idea
In my long career, I’ve noticed two things about people in the workplace who like to arrogantly brag, strut, and tout to anyone who will listen just how … Read more
Why Everything Communicates, Whether You Want it to or Not
An early lesson in my career was that everything communicates. That lesson rang loud and true recently as I listened to a good friend tell me she’d just … Read more
What Can You Do to Create a Welcoming Work Environment?
By Jim Hasse A worker with a disability needs no more or no less respect (a sense of dignity) than does any other employee. Neither avoid him nor heap … Read more
It’s Time for Oracle to Update Its Code of Conduct and Values
Last week, Oracle announced that it had hired Mark Hurd as one of the software giant’s presidents and a member of its Board of Directors. The move came a … Read more
Office Politics: Necessary Evil, or Are They Holding Your Company Back?
A couple of weeks ago, I read an interesting article on Fast Company called How to Minimize Politics in Your Company. In it, Ben Horowitz argues for a … Read more