Don’t be shocked, but Dr. John Sullivan has some strong opinions about what leadership means to HR. He says he’s frequently asked, “is … Read more
Taking Money Off the Table: What We Can Learn From Netflix
In my last few posts about Taking Money Off The Table survey (Part 1 and Part 2), we’ve been looking at the particular pay philosophy which holds that the … Read more
People Matter — Especially When You Get Set to Hire Your First Employee
By Susan Wilson Solovic People can make or break your business. That includes your professional advisers, suppliers, customers and clients, employees, … Read more
Here’s to the 53% Who Pay Taxes and Want You to Occupy a Job
My BFF, who is a girl, who is in HR and who loves cats – yep – that Cynical Girl, Laurie Ruettimann – wrote a post this week about an article I sent her … Read more
Female Wal-Mart Employees File Another Discrimination Lawsuit
Remember that class action discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart — attorneys writing here at TLNT called it “the largest employment … Read more
10 Questions to Test Your IQ (your HR International Quotient)
Did you know? 1. Traditional incentives do not work well in some cultures? Most incentive plans implemented in the U.S. are based on individual … Read more
Are Your Arbitration Agreements With Employees Really Enforceable?
By Eric B. Meyer Courts have blessed written agreements between employer and employee to submit federal discrimination claims to arbitration. Here is an … Read more
What HR Is Measuring: Employee Satisfaction and … Retention?
I always find studies and surveys that talk exclusively to HR people to be especially fascinating. I start scanning through the pretty graphs and data and … Read more
Survey: Companies Spend on Technology Instead of Training – or Talent
“Technology — rather than hiring — is on the minds of most executives of mid-market companies.” So says Mid-Market Perspectives: America‘s … Read more
Are We Short of Skilled Workers, or Is it Just a Training Problem?
There’s been a little debate going on in the comments here on TLNT about this post from a couple of days ago titled Starting Salaries to Rise Next … Read more