By Eric B. Meyer If you’re in a rush, I’ll hit you with the punchline and save you the trouble of reading a 1,000 plus word blog post: Telecommuting may be … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why You Must Make It Easy For Candidates to Apply
Pretty much everyone who wants to work and everyone you would want to hire is now employed — especially the best of the best, the candidates you … Read more
What Managers Need to Remember: By Your Pupils You’ll Be Taught
“Can you believe it? Now because of realignment, he works for me. We worked together for years and he was my boss. He was extremely mean and cruel during … Read more
EEOC: Bathroom Restriction on Transgender Employee Was Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Exactly one month ago, I addressed what many consider to be the elephant in the room when it comes to transgender employees: Bathroom use. … Read more
When It Comes Right Down to It, HR Doesn’t Care About Your Problems
HR doesn’t care about your work-life balance. Well, that’s harsh. They care, but they have problems of their own. Human resources departments have … Read more
The Two Most Important Decisions That a Manager Can Make
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. The first time I held a general management … Read more
4 Incredibly Common Hiring Mistakes — and How to Prevent Them
Hiring right is one of the most important decisions a company can make. Hire the right person and you increase productivity and retention. Hire the wrong … Read more
HR Basics: When Do You Have to Pay Your Employees For Travel Time?
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s start this post off with a disclaimer: I’m going to address travel time under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Many of you folks live … Read more
Is HR Simply Too Snooty for Its Own Good?
A friend (let’s call her Jeanine) phoned the other day with some great news and some not-so-great news. The great news: She applied for an HR consultancy … Read more
Simple Acts Can Have a Huge Impact — Especially in the Workplace
Have you heard of Edward Lorenz? If you don’t recognize his name, you probably have heard of his catch-phrase that described his work in the lab, which was … Read more