When it comes to motivating employees, save on your stick budget and just hit them with the carrot. That may sound glib, but I’m serious. Here’s a specific … Read more
Hitting a Home Run in Talent Management: The Key is HR Analytics
Billy Beane, the Oakland A’s General Manager, described in Moneyball the need to rethink his team’s business (baseball) and make a scientific investigation … Read more
How Can You Get the Best People on Your Team, and Keep Them?
In today’s post-recession environment, businesses are operating with pared-back workforces. Picked to the bone, the burden is placed more than ever on the … Read more
Friday the 13th Not a Very Lucky Day for the NLRB
By Steven Bernstein and James Walters For months now, the business community has been bracing for the implementation of two key pro-labor initiatives on … Read more
Overusing Email: A Workplace Issue, But Not Something We Need to Ban
Email is the workhorse of the workplace. Despite the talk that Millennials and younger workers are moving away from it, email continues to be a powerful … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Do Your Interview Questions Look For Positive Outcomes?
The way you word your questions determines the kinds of answers you get. The answers you get determine whether the decisions you make are based on good … Read more
Do You Need to Really Post That NLRB Employee Rights Poster?
By Eric B. Meyer I’ve beaten the subject to death on this blog. The National Labor Relations Board created a rule that will require most … Read more
Weekly Wrap: What Do You Do When Your Non-Smokers Smoke?
Here’s an HR dilemma. See if you can figure out the correct response. Under your organization’s health plan, your company gets better rates if … Read more
Volunteers at Non-Profits: Yes, They Might Still Be Seen as an “Employee”
By John E. Thompson A few readers were surprised by our April 4 post’s caution (Unpaid Interns at Non-Profits: Is Having Them “Volunteer” … Read more
Key Interview Elements: Getting at a Candidate’s Capability, Passion & Fit
When hiring, we can easily assess whether a candidate for a role has the necessary capabilities, or skills, to perform that role by evaluating their work … Read more