A few months ago Amtrak faced the worst train accident to ever hit the northeast corridor. Though still under NTSB investigation – it is likely that no one … Read more
3 Keys to Motivating Multi-Generational Teams in the Workplace
Today’s managers’ face a unique challenge — motivating a multi-generational workforce. For the first time in history, there are four generations … Read more
Checking Your Email at Home Isn’t Exactly What I Would Call “Working”
For most of their careers, my parents could never check their work email at home. It did mean that they probably stopped working when they got home, unlike … Read more
Exit Interviews: The 2nd Most Worthless Activity HR Has To Handle
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Let’s be clear, the most useless HR … Read more
5 Better Things to Do Than Have Status Meetings
What’s a good staff meeting? This is such an important topic that any effective manager needs to really get it right. Here are some questions I get: What … Read more
It Will Be Worth Your While to Make Sure Employees Get Enough Sleep
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), some 41 million workers in America aren’t getting enough sleep. We already know that American workers … Read more
Leadership 101: Do Your Daily Interactions Command Respect and Trust?
I had a recent interaction that got me thinking about how people show up in the world so differently, and how the way we show up tells others about who we … Read more
Trying to Copy Another Culture, Like Zappos? How’s That Working Out?
I want our company to be just like Zappos! No you don’t. First, Zappos has a very strong culture, of which, most people couldn’t handle or wouldn’t like. … Read more
Why I Struggle With Workplace Parties (Especially When HR Plans Them)
Does it strike you as odd that the July/August HR Magazine features a seven-page article titled 25 Fun & Easy Ways to Boost Morale? On first glance, … Read more
Tech Insights: Measuring What Matters, or How HR Should We Evaluate EAPs?
Employee assistance programs (EAPs) make sense because they improve productivity by helping employees with personal problems. Of course, that presumes they … Read more