Editor’s Note: As I wind up my stint as Editor of TLNT — I’m leaving the end of April — I wanted to share a few of my favorite TLNT posts. Here’s one from … Read more
7 Clues That Prove You Have No Business Running a Meeting
Meetings and conference calls suck up our time. If your meetings are unruly and unproductive, you’re wasting people’s time. It doesn’t reflect well on you. … Read more
Management 101: The 3 Cardinal Rules Of Reference Checks
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. I get calls on a regular basis to provide … Read more
What San Francisco’s Paid Parental Leave Law Will Mean For Employers
By Jason Geller and Richard Meneghello San Francisco just became the first city in the country to pass legislation requiring many employers to provide … Read more
How Yoga Can Help Us Learn That Helping Really Is an Organizational Value
My Yoga teacher has to remind me to breathe. I chuckle because breathing is pretty fundamental. How the heck do I keep forgetting to do something that has … Read more
Knowledge Poaching Leaders Simply Drive Their Best Workers Away
Two years ago, I wrote an article about things I needed CHRO’s to know about what the organization needs from them. I wanted them to know what kind of … Read more
Vague Policies + Poor HR Communications = FMLA disaster
By Eric B. Meyer A few years ago, I blogged here about the importance of communicating with employees on the Family and Medical Leave Act to stay abreast … Read more
Building HR Credibility Takes More Than Snap Answers and Quick Judgments
“I tell young lawyers that issue-spotting gets you a lot of points in law school, but our job is to think three steps ahead. That’s where you … Read more
Under the ADA, Working Overtime Can be Considered an Essential Job Function
By Eric B. Meyer Back in 2012, when I wasn’t part of this new protected class, I wrote here about whether an employer would violate the Americans with … Read more
What Women Want From Today’s Workplace
Comedian Demetri Martin does a comedy bit about how if you want to sound like a creep, just add “…ladies” to the end of everything you say, as in, “Thanks … Read more