Departing staffers can become a source of new networks and competitive intelligence. Given the effort and expense in recruiting, identifying and hiring … Read more
Purpose-Driven Leadership: It Casts a Long Shadow and Teaches Us a Lot
When the CEO of one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains announced that the company would stop selling tobacco products in its 7,700 drug stores, he … Read more
Addressing Manufacturing’s Unique Talent Management Challenges
In case you haven’t heard, manufacturing in the U.S. is making a comeback. Despite the old and outdated notion that most American manufacturing moved … Read more
“Subtle Bias” – What Employers Should Know Before It Becomes a Lawsuit
By Eric B. Meyer I recently read this CareerBuilder poll, which found that the majority of workers don’t aspire to leadership roles. Here are the … Read more
Software Flaw Lets Employers Offer Health Plans Without Hospital Benefits
A flaw in the federal calculator for certifying that insurance meets the health law’s toughest standard is leading dozens of large employers to offer plans … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Real Power Behind Job Titles
Job titles have power. Titles set expectations. Titles attract people and titles repel people. Job titles affect not only the employee, but the customer. … Read more
It Takes the Right Talent Mix to Get the Culture Thing Right
“No the manager was cool, it was just that I could not survive in that culture. I had to get out.” We have all heard the phrase that people don’t leave … Read more
How to Avoid Job Candidates Who Are “Just Not That Into You”
Have you ever come across a candidate who you thought was “just not that into you?” Maybe the candidate was not into your organization or the job, but it … Read more
Weekly Wrap: 6 Critical Workforce Issues Companies Face
Better get ready for all that “seat at the table” talk again. Global enterprise software developer recently SAP partnered with Oxford … Read more
How Swift Response to Racial Slurs Defused a Discrimination Claim
By Eric B. Meyer You have an employee handbook, an anti-harassment policy, training, the whole nine yards. But sometimes, notwithstanding your best efforts … Read more