Project management allows companies to oversee and forecast completion dates for each phase a project or initiative so they end on time, within budget, and … Read more
LinkedIn Lawsuit Puts Background Screening Function in Question
Have you ever used LinkedIn to check up on someone? An employee or a prospective new hire? I know I for one am guilty of this. And while I’ve never … Read more
New Survey Shows That the Leadership Gap Is Wider Than Ever
OMGoodness! A recent survey by SuccessFactors, an SAP company, found that 34 percent of executives say “a lack of adequate leadership is among the major … Read more
Hiring People Is Like Buying a Car: Do You Go With Flashy or Reliable?
I’m going to put this into a car analogy. Reliable is a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry. Flashy is a Chevy Camaro or a Dodge Charger. You really can’t be … Read more
Want Lasting Change? It’s All About Making Waves at Work
It seems that the only constant these days is change. We all have to navigate the changes that happen around us, but sometimes we also want to initiate … Read more
What Do You Do When an Employee Says They’re Quarantined With Ebola?
By Eric B. Meyer Five minutes ago, after taking the obligatory selfies and between games of Candy Crush, one of your employees texted from an Ebola … Read more
What You and Your Business Need to Know About Obamacare, Year 2
For business owners, two things in life are certain: taxes and rising health care costs. The two become nearly interchangeable when new IRS Health Care … Read more
How to Create a Workplace You Would Love To Work In
“My vision is to create a world I want to live in.” — Peter Bregman Peter Bregman, founder of the Bregman Leadership Institute said this at a recent … Read more
Is There Really a War For Talent, or Are We Just Paying Lip Service to That?
Accenture’s 2014 College Graduate Employment Survey compares the expectations and perceptions of 2014’s university graduates with the realities of the … Read more
A Social Media Blunder Can Cost an Employee of Any Rank Their Job
By Eric B. Meyer Here’s more proof that both entry-level employees and C-Suite executives can do dumb stuff. When I go out to eat, I’m not that … Read more