Is “making teams better” the new holy grail of performance analytics? Fresh from the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, HBR blogger … Read more
Working Like a Dog: How Much Do You Know About Your Employees?
My wife and I have three lazy dogs. Given the choice, I know Ozzy, Olivia and Toby would like to be out chasing the deer, elk, and fox that run free in the … Read more
The EEOC Has Been Busy; Here’s How To Avoid Being Another Statistic
By David N. Goldman Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently updated its charge statistics (the total number of discrimination … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Three Little Words That Are Interview Game-Changers
Here are some commonplace interview questions: What attracted you to this job? What did you like best and least about your last job? What do you know about … Read more
Weekly Wrap: It’s Sad We Don’t Send Out Rejection Letters Anymore
Everyone should have the experience of getting a few rejection letters sometime in their lives. I was thinking about this today because, a) I have gotten … Read more
Using an Employee’s Personal Social Media Account May Violate the Law
By Eric B. Meyer Back in 2011, when you were all Tebowing, planking and “winning,” I was blogging about this case where an employer allegedly … Read more
Companies That Share Information Build the Culture They Want
By Howard Mavity Leadership lessons from the military do not necessarily translate to the private sector. I am uncomfortable with business books which … Read more
What Do You Do When a Leader Doesn’t Want to Hear the Truth?
There is a discussion on LinkedIn titled As a Leader, do you hear less of the truth from your team? As I am writing this, there are 105 responses. I have … Read more
Survey: Employers Not So Sure They’ll Continue Offering Health Benefits
Big employers are pretty sure they’ll keep offering workers health care coverage. But they seem a lot less sure than they used to be, according to a survey … Read more
A Sad Workplace Truth: People Don’t Just Become More Strategic
Editor’s Note: Sometimes readers ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday As I am preparing for a session … Read more