We often hear about the, “helicopter parents.” You know, the style of parenting in which an overprotective mom or dad discourages a child’s independence by … Read more
Can You Reject an Applicant For Falsifying Their Job Application?
Most job candidates know that falsifying a job application is grounds for being denied employment. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always stop them from doing … Read more
Should It Be Candidates First, Employees Second and Customers Third?
The candidate experience is a growing priority. Between 2013 and 2014, organizations increased their amount of focus on building strong relationships with … Read more
Renaming HR: Maybe We Should Simply Call It Employee Engagement
If your company is like most, you have a Human Resource department, and you may still call it HR. For the traditional roles of Human Resources such as … Read more
Do You Have to Pay an Employee for Mandatory Alcohol Treatment?
By Eric B. Meyer Are you required to pay an employee for mandatory alcohol treatment? More specifically, as posed in this recent federal court decision, … Read more
Power of Core Values: Your Culture Determines Your Company’s Fate
In the first chapter of The Power of Thanks, Eric Mosley and I introduce a very important concept that is a foundational principle of the book: At the … Read more
Improving Performance: You Can Help Employees Without Going to a PIP
You have an employee that is not meeting performance expectations and you need them to either step up their game or move on. There are a few routes you can … Read more
What Your Employees Really Want (And How You Can Give It To Them)
With all the research and literature on employee engagement, it’s amazing that so many companies still get it wrong. Employee engagement can’t be an … Read more
The Next Frontier for Human Resources? It’s People Analytics
A new way of managing talent is beginning to emerge within the human resources world called “people analytics.” It attempts to remove gut instinct, … Read more
A Lesson in Why You Can Never Tolerate a Supervisor’s Racial Slurs
By Eric B. Meyer Even a few stray remarks can land your business in hot water…as one employer recently learned. A cashier at a store in Mississippi … Read more