It’s not unlike the neighbors who are smarter than the parents in the eyes of child. The trainers you bring into your organization to develop employees are … Read more
Performance Management: Destructive Process, or an Innovation Imperative?
Performance management. What could be more critical to organizational success than guiding, aligning and – yes – assessing the performance of … Read more
Survey: Workers Not Too Concerned About Hikes in Health Care Costs
Workers who have slogged through the Great Recession and the not-so-great recovery — and managed to stay employed — are a resilient bunch. … Read more
HR Roundtable: Should HR Be Selling and Marketing, Too?
Chip Ramsey, who works in sales for Everstaff, filled in this month for Steve. With such a great crowd, a great topic and a great discussion, it was … Read more
Political Speech in the Workplace: Employers Beware
By D. Albert Brannen With a presidential election on the horizon, everyone seems to have strong opinions about the candidates and issues. Inevitably, these … Read more
Three Reasons Good Recruiters are Good at Recruiting
I was reminded this past week that recruiting is very hard. No, it’s not hard to post a job on your careers page and wait for a resume that you won’t … Read more
How to Help Your Team Deliver On Your Brand Promise
Becky McKinnell, CEO of Maine-based iBec Creative, and listed by Businessweek as one of the Top Entrepreneurs Under 25 found herself facing a dilemma many … Read more
Aftermath of Penn State: 3 Questions You Should be Asking Your Team
First of two parts The aftermath of the Penn State scandal isn’t going away any time soon. Personally, I would like to treat the situation as a teachable … Read more
Workforce Insights: Do You Treat Employees Like Olympic Athletes?
What do the 2012 London Olympics and successful organizations have in common? The answer: talent, coaching and recognition. Just like top employees, … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: It’s Not as Much About What You Pay as What You Offer
By Mel Kleiman Food retailing is a business about people and food. It’s about people who like people and people who love food. Share the love.” – George … Read more