I don’t know about you, but I think having a 93 percent employment rate is pretty damn good! Take this little test: Pick any profession or trade – even … Read more
Big Data: Too Much Too Fast Can Get Too Creepy For Employees
The era of Big Data, and the technology and tools that accompany it, have opened the doors to new ways of designing and managing how we reward employees. … Read more
Following Your Career GPS: Recalculating to Keep Yourself on Track
Recalculating, make a right at the next light. Recalculating, make a left at the next intersection. With GPS in a car, there is no need to get lost … Read more
What the IRS Spending Mess Shows: Nobody Gives a Hoot About Training
The IRS saga continues, with the latest news being that two IRS administrators have been suspended for accepting free food and other gifts during a 2010 … Read more
Want Business Impact? Just Balance Employee Happiness and Performance
Last week I shared insight from Eventbrite Co-Founder and President Julia Hartz on the importance of helping employees understand how they personally and … Read more
How to Be Superb at What You Do
“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” — Theodore Roosevelt, 26th … Read more
Are You Gambling Your Business on Bad Cell Phone Service?
Most cell phones are not appropriate for conducting business — especially if you’re selling something! This may come as a surprise to many of you, but part … Read more
5 Things HR Pros Say I’d Give Money To Never, Ever Hear Again
Are these simply pet peeves or hindrances to the growth of the profession? You decide. “HR is everyone’s business” Well, sure. In the same sense that … Read more
Quitting Usually Isn’t the Answer When You’re Deeply Disengaged
Last week, a guest poster wrote an anonymous letter that was posted on the U.K. ExpertHR blog. This HR professional is “at the end of their tether” and … Read more
My Advice to SHRM: Think Small, Act Small, and Develop a Sense of Humor
Editor’s note: Longtime HR pros Laurie Ruettimann and Tim Sackett have strong feelings about the Society for Human Resource Management. … Read more