People often ask me if they should keep a work journal of some kind. I was encouraged to do this early in my career — I did it for awhile. Was it … Read more
The Three Secrets of Successful Organizations
Editor’s note: The TLNT Radio Show is a weekly podcast where we talk to the top minds in HR and talent management. New episodes are posted here every week. … Read more
Retaining Employees: Is it About Better Pay or Better Culture?
Have you ever quit a job to take less pay? Some scoff at the idea, but after the years of fear, anxiety and overwork post-recession, a good company culture … Read more
Reliability: Here’s Why It’s One of the Key Elements to a Strong Work Ethic
By Eric Chester “Capability doesn’t have anything to do with reliability. Some people don’t have as much capability as others have, but they make up for … Read more
Protecting an Employee’s Pre-Eligibility FMLA Request: What You Need to Do
By Eric B. Meyer Back in 2005, a Pennsylvania federal court recognized in this opinion that an employee’s FMLA rights become sacrosanct upon … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Is Your Screening Process Delivering the Best Potential Employees?
Here’s an interesting excerpt from an online forum: Do you use automated, electronic applicant screening programs? If you do, you are REQUIRING your … Read more
HR Roundtable: How Do You Handle Difficult Employees?
Why not start the year tackling a subject that’s near and dear to HR hearts? We decided to kick off 2012 for the HR Roundtable in Cincinnati by talking … Read more
Passion & Drive: They’re the Game Changers For Top Performers
“It would not be enough to keep you interested.” That statement was told to me by a dear friend who had interviewed with a non-profit and was told this was … Read more
Why Don’t Non-Compete Agreements Seem to Apply to Football Coaches?
By Michael P. Elkon In the realm of examining whether non-compete provisions should be used in particular professions, this article by Clay Travis asks an … Read more
Is Real Work Supposed to be Fun?
I’m a fan of reading leadership blogs and That’s Why They Call it Work recently got my attention. For the record, I really admire this author and her … Read more