With a half-billon users, Facebook has expanded its reach from college dormitories to the workplace, and your company likely employs at least one (or more … Read more
A Few Words on Getting Ready for the Workplace of the Future
The 2020 workplace of the future may seem to be just a glimmer down the road, but it’s being shaped by social media technologies, and the Millennial … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Morale a Big Challenge, and Fired for Following a Police Order
Need a quick way to catch-up on workplace and HR-related stories you might have missed this past week? If that’s the case then you came to the right place … Read more
Sometimes, HR Should Plan the Office Party
Everyone loves talking about human resources getting a seat at the corporate table (2 million or so search results on Google alone). And whenever you hear … Read more
It Shouldn’t Take Congress to Get Employees to Stop Swearing in E-Mails
You know you have big workforce problems when you have to introduce screening software to make sure that your 30,000-plus employees don’t use profanity or … Read more
How Will Employee Training Change In a Free Agent Nation?
A concept that still gets quite a bit talk is this idea of a free agent nation. I remember reading about it in college but the concept was dated even then. … Read more
The Key to Engagement: Figuring Out Why We Work – and Why It Matters
Humans work for more reasons than money — and money is not even at the top of the list. What is at or near the top of the list for people is to feel like … Read more
ENDA is Coming – and Employers Need to Start Thinking About it Now
For years, human rights activists and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) community have sought a more comprehensive law that would expand … Read more
Want to Retain Good, Young HR Pros? You Better Recognize Them!
You’ve heard it before. Gen Y is the trophy generation (this mythical belief that every kid got a trophy). They’re entitled and spoiled and … Read more
A Great Summer Activity: Trading Work Spaces (Even With the Boss)
Here’s a great idea you still have time to put into place this summer: getting the staff to swap work spaces. I saw a story in The Boston Globe about a … Read more