By Steven Bernstein On April 28, 2012, a federal judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia cleared the way for the National Labor … Read more
Lost Knowledge — “It’s Not About Being Nice to Old People”
Last week in Lost Knowledge — What Are You and Your Organization Doing About It? — we discussed what “lost knowledge” is, its effects on … Read more
The Peril of Stretch Goals: Why They Can Be Demotivating & Dangerous
Dan Markovitz’s recent Harvard Business Review post on The Folly of Stretch Goals brings to mind a development in my own management incentive plan … Read more
Your Employees’ Appetite for Voluntary Benefits is on the Rise
The recently released MetLife 10th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends indicates that 41 percent of employers say that voluntary benefits are a … Read more
Performance Management: What HR Should Learn from Football
Last week’s annual NFL draft reminds us that effective performance management practices are demonstrated in live action every weekend in the fall. … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Are Your Sources Really Reliable?
There was a restaurant with a large clock on an inside wall that faced out toward the sidewalk. The restaurant owner noticed that every morning an older … Read more
New Federal Law Would Bar Employers From Demanding Online Passwords
By Eric B. Meyer A few weeks ago, as reported here, Maryland became the first state to pass legislation that would ban employers from demanding that … Read more
Recognition’s Impact on Productivity: It’s More Than Employee of the Month
One of the major outcomes of the Great Recession is a dramatic increase in employee productivity. This is not surprising, as the employees who survived … Read more
The Key to Successful Mergers? It’s Usually About People and Culture
“I knew enough to allow them to handle their own culture, headquarters and management,” said Paul Murry, CEO of Calvin Klein, a PVH Corp. company. In 2003, … Read more
Who’s Wasting Time at Work – How, Why, and What You Can Do About It
I love it when an article writes itself. This is a gift from heaven. The company, Tempo, has creating an entertaining and revealing infographic that … Read more