For hundreds of years, managers have owned the hiring process. However, as more companies learn the benefits of shifting away from top-down decision-making … Read more
HR Basics: Dealing with Difficult Employee Conversations
When most of us think about leadership, we see ourselves empowering people, bringing them together, inspiring your team to do great work. And certainly … Read more
How Uber Is Pushing Us to Answer the Challenges of the “Freelancer Economy”
While reviewing a client’s policy manual the other day, I asked whether the sick leave policy — which allows employees to use sick time to care for unwell … Read more
Classic TLNT: The Biggest Lies You Always Hear From HR
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. In my never ending quest to beat a blog … Read more
Want to Hire the Best? You Need Some “Jealous Girlfriend” Interview Questions
About a year ago, Forbes had an article — Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions — that shared the … Read more
A Few More Post-SHRM Insights From Marcus Buckingham
Last week during Marcus Buckingham’s keynote session at #SHRM15, the SHRM annual conference in Las Vegas, the best-selling author, researcher, and business … Read more
It’s Time We Reinvent Performance Management for Today’s Business Challenges
The traditional performance management (TPM) process has not kept up with contemporary business challenges. Using an outmoded performance … Read more
5 Human Truths to Help Make Your Workplace More Human
I had the pleasure and honor of speaking again this year at SHRM’s 2015 annual conference. My topic – The Power of Thanks: Bringing Workplace Gratitude to … Read more
Deloitte Survey Digs Into Millennials’ Perceptions About Our Workplace Culture
Deloitte’s 4th annual Millennial Survey sends a message from more than 7,800 degreed and employed Millennials from 29 countries around the world to … Read more
Trading Restaurant Tips For Better Engagement
Approximately 10 million Americans work in the restaurant industry, and it is one of the few industries where wages can legally be below the federal … Read more