These days, roles in most white-collar teams have become so specialized that no single person can learn everything needed to keep the team’s work processes … Read more
Last Word: Jack Welch Says Micromanagement Is Good – and I Believe Him
Leave it to Jack Welch, father of the famous rank-and-yank system, to defend micromanagement. The former General Electric CEO is known for a lot of things, … Read more
With the Big Storm Hitting, How Do You Handle FMLA and FLSA for a Snow Day?
By Eric B. Meyer Back when I had three kids — I took some liberties with snow days and the Fair Labor Standards Act. I’m exempt of course (Executive … Read more
No Workplace Policy Can Prevent People From Doing Something Really Stupid
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. By Eric B. Meyer On Martin Luther King … Read more
The One Thing That Will Drive More Workplace Innovation
It can be difficult to measure innovation, but researchers at Monash University and LaTrobe University in Australia have taken a novel approach by … Read more
More Reasons Why the Employee Happiness Doesn’t Drive Productivity
Second of two parts Yesterday, I gave you A Dozen Good Reasons You Should Be Cautious About Employee Happiness. My point was that the current focus on … Read more
What a Few Handshakes Told Me About HR’s Ability to Drive Change
My dad wanted a boy. He had me, and only me: a girl. It took me a while to figure that dynamic out. I guess it finally hit as I headed off to Marine Corps … Read more
HR Roundtable: What Would Happen If HR Just Quit Being So …. ?
There is always new energy when a New Year begins, and 2016 is no different. It was cool to be able to have the first HR Roundtable in Cincinnati this year … Read more
You Can Take This to the Bank: Candidates LOVE to Get Calls About Jobs
If I hear one more person tell me that candidates don’t like phone calls, I’m going to shove a phone up your … I’m not the smartest cat, but I know a … Read more
10 Strange Ways That Applicants Botch Their Job Interview
By Eric B. Meyer Flushing the toilet during an interview? Well, at least it was a phone interview. Hey, one thing you guys know about me is that I’m all … Read more