With everyone screaming these days about not being able to find the right talent, you might want to consider hiring “comeback kids.” What are “comeback … Read more
Breaking the Workplace Dependency Cycle: You Need Effective Delegation
In America’s bootstrap, entrepreneurial culture, the word “dependent” is reserved for children claimed on tax forms and for people who are perceived as … Read more
Have We Forgotten What It Means to be a “Professional?”
Every company that employs teens and young adults wrestles with the boundaries of professionalism. How do you get the emerging workforce to set aside, if … Read more
Another Take on Job Interviews: It’s All About Your Gut Reaction
Every day, you can find a lot of out-of-the-box tips, philosophy, and conventional wisdom when it comes to how you should handle job candidate interviews. … Read more
The Leader as Storyteller: 10 Reasons It Makes a Better Business Connection
By Paul Smith “Every great leader is a great storyteller.” — Howard Gardner, Harvard psychologist I’ve had the opportunity to deliver a … Read more
Here’s Why You Should be Thanking Your Temps This Week
If you haven’t already thanked your temps and contract workers, go do it now. Why should you? Besides it being a thoughtful thing to do, it also happens to … Read more
Survey: Family Health Premiums Up Just 4%, Still Outpace Wage Growth
Health care costs moderated considerably in 2012, rising by a relatively modest 4 percent, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & … Read more
10 Hiring Secrets of Famous Coaches
Tried-and-true recruiting and interviewing tactics are great, as long as they keep on working. But would you know, really, if they weren’t? How can we … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why Performance Improvement Plans Are a Big Cop-Out
I’ve written here before about performance improvement plans (PIPs) and how I generally think they’re a fraud, used largely to provide cover to … Read more
Workplace Investigations: Here’s Why Keeping Them Secret May be Unlawful
Do you tell employees to refrain from discussing internal investigations? You might be violating the law, according to both the EEOC and the NLRB. The … Read more