“Think back to grade school, high school, college, or your past jobs; I want you to think of the teacher or manager that during this period had an impact … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Getting Applicants to Talk Truthfully About Tough Topics
People have a propensity to meet our expectations, so make sure you tell interviewees that you expect the truth. When you do this, you change their … 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
Appeals Court Reaches Same Conclusion as DOL on Independent Contractors
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, I did a post about a memo from the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division addressing independent contractor … 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
Coming Soon to Congress: A New, Comprehensive LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill
By Eric B. Meyer On Monday, I got into last week’s EEOC ruling that sexual-orientation discrimination is sex discrimination and, therefore, violates Title … 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