It’s time for leaders in all organizations (non-profit, for-profit, healthcare, government, education, etc.) to get serious about how culture is impacting … Read more
Deloitte’s Report Is Clear: Business Leaders Don’t Think HR is Up to Snuff
Deloitte’s annual Global Human Capital Trends Report for 2014 is out. Influenced by the work of Bersin by Deloitte, it examines 12 trends that represent … Read more
New York Attorney General Blasts Background Screening Process
Last week, a press release from the New York Attorney General’s office raised some eyebrows about background screening practices — not an uncommon headline … Read more
A Papal Lesson on How to Be a Successful Leader by Being Yourself
He was once a bouncer at a nightclub. He admits to accidental cursing. And drives an old car. How surprised are you that I’m talking about the Pope? … Read more
The 12 Attributes of a Strong Organizational Culture
An organization’s culture consists of the values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that employees share and use on a daily basis in their work. The … Read more
Curtailing “White Collar” Overtime Exemptions Will Take a Lot of Work
By John E. Thompson President Obama has instructed the U.S. Department of Labor to revise the federal Fair Labor Standards Act‘s so-called … Read more
Do You Want a Few Great Employees, or a Lot of Really Good Ones?
You know what I find really funny? That we take a really interesting concept like “Good is the enemy of great” from the 2001 book Good to Great, and we … Read more
Six Interview Questions You Really Need to Ask
Can you remember all of the questions to ask in an interview? Hey, nobody could blame you for missing one every now and then. After all, every interview … Read more
Is It Unreasonable to Tell Your Boss to Stop Sexually Harassing You?
By Eric B. Meyer I can actually feel the daggers that some of you are staring into me. So, please allow me to explain. How to demonstrate sexual harassment … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Will Raising Pay Get You Better Hourly Employees?
The following is my response to an item on Retail Wire concerning the fact that The Gap has announced they are going to raise the starting wage of … Read more