When I was growing up and learning new things, I was always told “practice makes perfect.” As I struggled with everything from tying my shoes … Read more
An Employment Lawyer’s Version of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”
By Michael R. Greco Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the company; A disgruntled employee kept saying “please jump with me.” She was trying … Read more
Looking Back at 2010: Lots of People Predict, But Few Keep Score
Editor’s note: Mel Kleiman, who wrote the popular TLNT post “How to Find and Recruit the Best Hourly Employees,” recently reviewed his … Read more
The Secret of Management: Learning How to Manage More by Managing Less
By Thomas O. Davenport and Stephen D. Harding In one study of manager roles, a participant used an automotive metaphor to describe his job: “I try to keep … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Religious Holidays at Work, Tiny Pay Shock, and Bad Behaving Superstars
Is Christmas getting in the way of the holiday season? Miami Herald columnist and blogger Cindy Krischer Goodman – she’s one of the best writers on … Read more
When It Comes to Executives, What Do You Do When the Problem is You?
Using weasel words to deflect blame is a pretty common tactic and it is something that executives with their tail on the line have learned the fine art of … Read more
Looking to 2011: 10 HR Predictions and the Shift to a ‘Borderless Workplace’
There are year-end list and reports, and then there are Year-End List and Reports. You know the difference. The former are sort of like bubble gum — … Read more
Discharge is Upheld for Facebook Postings by Employees in France
By Celia Joseph Companies with employees in France should find interest in the recent decision of a French labor tribunal upholding the discharge of two … Read more
Don’t Be a Scrooge – Learning to Enjoy The Holidays As a Manager
Just call me Scrooge. While it wasn’t my official nickname, you could have called me that my first few Decembers as a manager and an HR practitioner. … Read more
Maxims of Management: Laws and Rules, From A to Z
By Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel Acheson’s Rule of the Bureaucracy: A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect … Read more