By Mark J. Neuberger Having worked in corporate human resources for 10 years and practiced management-side labor and employment law for over 20 years, I am … Read more
Want to Get Promoted? You Need a Dose of Executive Presence
My recent webinar on executive presence drew record breaking participation. Why are so many people interested in this topic? Here’s why: People want … Read more
Succession Planning: It’s Good to Do, So Why Do So Many Do it So Badly?
Succession planning is one of those activities that lots of organizations talk about but few seem to do very well. I was thinking about this last week when … Read more
What’s the Problem Accommodating Nursing Mothers Again?
I get it: running a business is tough. But we can accommodate new mothers in the workforce can’t we? Buried in the thousands of pages of the new … Read more
Workplace Privacy Wars: A Different Ruling on Use of Employer E-Mail
By Brent A. Cossrow In a widely discussed decision issued last year, Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that an employee had … Read more
The Top 50 Problems With Performance Appraisals
“(Some) 90 percent of performance appraisal processes are inadequate.” – Salary.com survey In conversations with HR leaders and employees, the … Read more
The Link Between High Performance and Employee Engagement
Employee engagement and profit can seem like difficult metrics to square. One is “soft,” having to do with people and their investment in their jobs and … Read more
A New Way to Engage: Are You Ready for an Organizational Pit Stop?
While sitting through a presentation by the Medici Group last Friday, one of the slides caught my eye. Franz Johanssen, an international management … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why CEOs Don’t Get Fired, Florida Worker Shortage, Being a Good Boss
Here’s a question I wish I had asked: Why aren’t more CEOs fired? Regular readers of this blog (and of that other popular blog I used to write over at … Read more
How Well Do You Know Your People? Here are 7 Things You SHOULD Know
By Linda Hill and Kent Lineback How well do you know your people? If you don’t know your people, you cannot make intelligent decisions about assignments … Read more