See update below. This is only one ruling from one court, of course, but last week’s federal appeals court decision striking down down the health … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Are People Really Getting Nastier in the Workplace?
Sometimes, I hear about a new “trend” and it makes me scratch my head. That’s because what some think is “new” may actually … Read more
Do Benefits Have an Impact on Employee Loyalty?
Last month, CoHealth welcomed Ron Leopold, MetLife’s vice president, U.S. business, to our monthly tweet chat. We discussed MetLife’s 9th Annual Study of … Read more
Benefits Enrollment: When You Get to See How Broken Health Insurance Is
Oh boy, please don’t get me started on this… This is the time of year when HR benefits folks get a smile on their face. If you have your stuff together, … Read more
Chamber Survey Finds Social Media Policies, Firings Becoming NLRB Issues
When Dawnmarie Souza called her boss a “scumbag” on Facebook last year she was fired. It wasn’t just the offensive comment (one of … Read more
Millennials: Study Says Maybe They’re Really Not So Different After All
There’s nothing that different about Millennials that age doesn’t explain. So concludes an interesting study by the Kenexa High Performance Institute on … Read more
Survey: Companies Making Half-Hearted Effort to ID High Potentials
Remember my many rants about the terrible state of succession planning in the American workplace? Well, I haven’t had one in a couple of months, at … Read more
Can You Change Your Workplace Culture 10% at a Time?
Last week on the Fistful of Talent blog, Paul Hebert of Incentive Intelligence wrote about recent research on company culture: Recently, Scientists at … Read more
Do You Have a Culture Where You Value Your Employee’s Opinions?
I can’t tell you the number of bosses I’ve had who seemed to have little respect for the opinions coming from the good people who worked for … Read more
Strategic Planning and Other Great Managerial Delusions
Most strategic planning exercises are doomed from the start by being connected to the annual budget process. The money always wins. Strategy is creative. … Read more