By Eric B. Meyer “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” (I’m pretty sure that was from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) … Read more
5 Ways You Can Proactively Work to Improve Your Employee Retention
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 2.8 million people quit their jobs in March 2015, putting it back to pre-recession levels. This is expected to … Read more
Should Employers Keep Time Records For Exempt Employees?
By John E. Thompson Should an employer keep records of the time worked by employees who qualify for a federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum-wage and/or … Read more
A Good Look Into Referrals and Why You Must Treat Candidates Right
There is a robust conversation in the talent arena about the “candidate experience,” led largely by Gerry Crispin and Elaine Orler, founders of the Talent … Read more
8 Signs That You’re Probably Stuck in a Talent Time Warp
Just because the economy has rebounded from the Great Recession doesn’t mean that your talent mentality has also rebounded. Here are eight (8) signs you … Read more
Some 58,000 Reasons Telework Could Be a Reasonable Accommodation
By Eric B. Meyer Telework is among the array of possible reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act that may enable an employee … Read more
Here’s Why Your Company Should Offer Paid Maternity Leave
As technology continues to improve, the world seems to be getting smaller. More and more businesses are becoming international, whether it’s about … Read more
Managers and Executives? They Just Need to Stop and Talk to Each Other
I work as a business advisor to executives, and in doing so also I often also have one-on-one conversations with their direct reports. I can’t count how … Read more
First Impressions: Why Onboarding Employees Is Like Going on a First Date
“I arrived early excited about my first day and my first real job from college. I just could not believe how disorganized they were. It was like nothing … Read more
With STEM Diversity, Do We Flood the Pipeline or Fix the Holes?
Editor’s Note: Weekly Wrap has been pre-empted by spring conference travel season. It will return soon. “It is a good thing to follow the First Law of … Read more