During his many years of working with groups around the world, Stephen R. Covey (best-selling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People) had the … Read more
Independent Contractor Compliance: What Employers Need to Consider
Independent workers – whether they’re called independent contractors, freelancers or the self-employed – continue to be a significant factor in the … Read more
How Not to Get Sued For April Foolishness in the Workplace
Editor’s note: This popular post from 2013 seemed appropriate to bring back today. There’s a distinct possibility that some of your employees will do … Read more
The Unintended Consequences When Workers Bring Their Devices to Work
By Paul Starkman At the top of the list of risks guaranteed to give HR a headache this year is employee use of personal technology for work. It was only a … Read more
Spreading the Peanut Butter: Across-the-Board Pay Hikes Are a Bad Idea
“Spreading the peanut butter” is a term used by one of my international clients to describe a general increase, the granting of an … Read more
The Manager Training Gap: Why Aren’t They Getting Help They Need?
The American Society for Training & Development recently found that 26 percent of new managers felt unprepared to transition to a leadership role, with … Read more
BLS Minimum Wage Report: Is There Anything Worthwhile In it?
By John E. Thompson The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released a report entitled Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers, 2013 which claims that … Read more
Tim Sackett’s HR 101: What Do You Do If an Employee is Carrying a Gun?
Okay, HR fans, here’s the game — I give you a real-life HR scenario and you tell me how you would handle it if your were the HR person in charge of … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why Is It a Problem to Hire the Over Qualified?
It’s a commonly held belief that it’s a mistake to hire the over-qualified. The reason most folks give me is it’s because they think over-qualified … Read more
Yes, It’s Time to Finally Bid the HR Generalist Goodbye
“I do not have time for LinkedIn or any of that, but I DO make time for my pedicures. Super serious HR lady at #gbrshrm.” This was one that I saw … Read more