Yes, the Yankees lost and believe me, New York was in a twit. How could we lose? We can’t lose. We always win. These were some of the comments on the … Read more
Should You Be Using Facebook For Recruiting?
One of the interesting things I’ve heard over the last few months as I’ve talked to different people and companies is how they couldn’t … Read more
How to Talk (or Sell) to Executives – and Get Invited Back, Too
Most companies I work with want to sell higher value deals to higher level executives. The problem is, their sales force doesn’t know how to talk to … Read more
Ask the HR Pro: How Do You Handle Politics in the Workplace?
Ask the HR Pro is a feature we usually use in our TLNT LinkedIn group to get reader feedback about hot issues impacting HR to share with the rest of our … Read more
Exit Interviews: An Important Tool for Managing Departing Employees
By Heather Zalar Steele Given the state of the economy, employers are more conscious than ever of the need to protect trade secrets and customer … Read more
Are You Communicating With Your VIPs? (Very Important Personnel)
While reading TLNT the other day, I came across the following on Editor John Hollon’s blog: A new survey by WorldatWork has found that only a small … Read more
Why Good Strategies Fail: How Much Do Your Employees Really Care?
There are many reasons that good strategies fail. They range from poor communication, lack of alignment, difficulty with change, underestimating resources … Read more
Beyond Use it or Lose it: Why FSAs Save Money and Make Good Sense
For years employers have been pushing the word “consumerism” into benefits strategy and trying to educate people about what it is. Unfortunately, too much … Read more
Too Much Information: When Social Media Spills Into The Workplace
There seems to be this idea floating around that HR people shouldn’t be on Facebook. Or that they they can be on Facebook but they shouldn’t … Read more
The Gap Logo Debacle: There Are Lessons Here – Especially for HR
I looked on in amusement this past week when the Gap released their new logo to anticipated fanfare. All of their design team knew they had a winner. Gap … Read more