IBM picked Fang from Majestyk as a winning app for the mobile application of Watson. This caught my attention because Fang is an education app. It is aimed … Read more
Here’s How We Cope When Our Workplace Culture Is On Fire
“The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. We don’t need no water let the m-f burn.” – The Bloodhound Gang At least, that’s the melodic hip-hop mantra many … Read more
The HR Manager’s Guide to Hiring (and Retaining) Millennials
Millennials. That lazy, indolent, pleasure-seeking, mercurial generation. A group characterized as loving rewards but rejecting correction. The generation … Read more
Growing Debate Over Employer Health Plans With No Hospital Benefits
Lance Shnider is confident Obamacare regulators knew exactly what they were doing when they created an online calculator that gives a green light to new … Read more
It Pays to Hire People From Really Crappy Companies
As some of you may have realized from recent posts (like Wanted: People Who Aren’t Stupid), I’ve been interviewing candidates recently for the position of … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 3 Ways to Help You Ask Better Interview Questions
Often, it’s not about what you ask, but how. Here are three (3) tips for improving the way you ask interview questions of job candidates, and the responses … Read more
When It Comes to Good Management, It’s All About Just Walking Around
I can’t believe this guy. He did not show any concern as to why I was leaving. He is the CXX and he had three people leave within the past month, plus me. … Read more
Motivating People: It Takes the Four Roots of Engagement
Haven’t we talked about employee engagement enough? Nope! Despite the amount of time, energy and effort that organizations around the globe are investing … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Working All the Time From Everywhere? Just the New Normal
The new work life balance: We’re not working more, just differently I saw this today on Cindy Krischer Goodman‘s Work/Life Balancing Act blog, … Read more
When Misconduct at Home Turns Into Discipline at Work
By Jennifer B. Sandberg Domestic violence is wrong. So are many other actions such as driving while intoxicated, check fraud, soliciting for sex, speeding, … Read more