I remember in grade school getting an assignment to do a “report” on a topic or a book. Part of the assignment was always the length. “Make sure it’s two … Read more
The Trick in Managing Hiring Managers Who Just Won’t Hire From a “Pile of One”
Almost every single week of my life for the last 20 years, I’ve had to deal with an issue that just seems to never go away. It didn’t matter if I was in an … Read more
Open Offices Really Suck — But Your HR Department Already Knows This
About a year ago, a former HR colleague called me in a panic. She was asked to help design a new office layout. Nobody would have offices or cubicle walls, … Read more
How Much Do Our Employees REALLY Love Their Job?
Helen Fisher, Ph.D is a biological anthropologist and chief scientific advisor to the Internet dating site Match.com. Helen’s life work is centered around … Read more
4 Ways You’re Not Really Listening in the Screening Interview
Data published by Glassdoor in June shows that the amount of time required for the interview process has grown since 2009 — and screening processes … Read more
The Power of Peers: They May Be THE Most Powerful Means for Engagement
Want to know how to engage employees? Perhaps the best (and obvious) answer is to ask the employees. Oracle did just that. Results of their survey were … Read more
The Bane of Businesses: Fighting Learned Helplessness in Your Workforce
A paralyzing virus is lurking within many organizations, and it is solely responsible for countless failed transformations. It answers to the name “learned … Read more
The HR Technology Conundrum: Is It Helping or Hurting Us In Doing Our Jobs?
A common concern in the workplace is communication and how we utilize technology to facilitate it in a way that is useful to everyone. When I started in HR … Read more
How Employee Connections Drives Better Engagement
“Connection” is a basic human need, residing on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs just above physical safety. According to Daniel Pink’s book Drive, when Robert … Read more
Employees Usually Need to Ask For an Accommodation to Get an Accommodation
By Eric B. Meyer The Americans with Disabilities Act requires an employer to accommodate an employee with a disability, if doing so will enable that … Read more