I published a post on April 1 titled There’s a Good Reason Why HR Should Lead Change Initiatives, and it apparently was seen by many as an April Fools’ … Read more
Yes, Great Employee Engagement Can Turn Into Great Customer Service
“You know what I always enjoyed, that I still think of a lot? When we would all get together as a family and how much laughter there was in the house. From … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: To Hire the Best, You Have to Test
The most effective and efficient hiring systems use testing software. That’s because: Test results more accurately predict success on the job than … Read more
Believe It or Not, NLRB Protects Foul Facebook Attack on Supervisor
By Nelson Cary Consider this employee’s Facebook post: Bob is such a NASTY MOTHERF___ER don’t know how to talk to people!!!!!! F__k his mother and his … Read more
Protected Workplace Conduct Is “As Simple as Telling a Supervisor to Stop.”
By Eric B. Meyer When I think about retaliation, I think about who gets fired after complaining about discrimination to an HR Manager or the EEOC. These … Read more
Court: LinkedIn Isn’t an Agency When It Comes to Background Screening
LinkedIn is off the hook. A California district court has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against the business networking site (the full decision in … Read more
Never Trust HR and Other Workplace Tips for Millennials
One of my favorite Millennials is graduating from college next month, and it occurs to me that he, like millions of others from the so-called Godless … Read more
What Great Leaders Know: Sharing Power Builds Trust and Loyalty
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. This is not a deep psychology dive on ego … Read more
Can Too Much Teamwork Actually Damage Productivity?
Back in the 1890s, French researcher Max Ringelmann discovered what others later called the Ringelmann Effect: The larger a work group, the more likely … Read more
Job Prospects Have Improved For 2015 College Graduates
The job prospects for this year’s college seniors are better than they have been in years, say two different employer surveys. CareerBuilder’s survey of … Read more