It’s 8 pm on a Wednesday and Mike Royer, one of the managing principals of Berry Talbot Royer, an accounting firm, receives a text from an employee, who we … Read more
How To Respond If A Worker Is Served With A Restraining Order
By Travis Vance and Howard Mavity After yet another incident of workplace violence in the news, we have to consider that any employee served with a … Read more
The 8 Fatal Flaws of Performance Management
Adobe did it. Gap, Netflix, and GE are doing it. Microsoft played with it. Yahoo is being challenged in court for not doing it. Revamping performance … Read more
Does It Ever Make Sense to Get an Age Discrimination Release?
By Eric B. Meyer In honor of my 40th birthday today, how about a primer on age discrimination releases? I’m pretty sure that I’ll get my … Read more
Don Rumsfeld’s 8 Rules For Successful Meetings
Editor’s Note: As I wind down my time as Editor of TLNT — I’m leaving in April — I wanted to share a few of my favorite TLNT posts. Here’s one from … Read more
Is a Happy Workplace One of Your Core Values?
“Everyone always ask me could they transfer into my department. When I ask why they tell me that ‘it just looks like you guys have so much fun: … Read more
5 Easy Steps to Actually Fix Your Performance Management Problem
You don’t like your company’s performance management plan? Join the crowd! Everyone’s getting into the act these days, bashing a process that has become … Read more
How to Avoid the Perils of Rewards Programs
A recent academic study is catching a few headlines, suggesting that award programs can have negative motivational spillover effects and actually lead to … Read more
What Do You Do When a Job Candidate Pushes Back on Salary?
It’s not unusual in the recruiting process for a candidate to balk at the company’s initial salary offer. Sometimes in their pushback they … Read more
Waking Up to Reality: Why Reference Checks Are a Total Scam
I remember when I started my first job in Talent Acquisition and HR. I totally believed checking references was going to lead me to better, higher quality … Read more