By Peter D. Holbrook In 2000, a Court of Appeal held that an employer cannot lawfully make the signing of an employment agreement that contains an … Read more
Here’s Why You Don’t Really Need A Social Media Policy
By Lance Haun When it comes to employee policies, I’m a minimalist. As a matter of principle, I follow three guidelines: Don’t make a policy … Read more
What Managers and HR Leaders Can Learn From Sales Superstars
If you’re a manager or a senior level executive, a recent study conducted by Huthwaite Inc. should interest you. Their research on trust yields formation … Read more
Is Using LinkedIn a Violation of An Employee’s Non-Compete Agreement?
By Michael R. Greco A sales manager has signed a contract with his employer agreeing that client lists are confidential and agreeing not to solicit clients … Read more
Don’t Facebook Me: Why You Shouldn’t Google During the Recruiting Process
By Laurie Ruettimann Last week, I participated on a panel hosted by the HR Technology Conference and Exposition in Chicago. I joined fellow bloggers Kris … Read more
Reaching Your Hispanic Workforce: Is Your HR Strategy Keeping Up?
Your workforce is becoming more and more diverse — but are your assumptions about changing demographics keeping up with reality? The 2010 U.S. Census is … Read more
Waiting For Engagement: When to Debate and When to Just Get it Done
I have been writing a lot recently about the work I do in helping companies identify and deal with execution risks. One of the biggest issues companies are … Read more
You Still Have To Get The Little Things Right In HR
Earlier this week, Abercrombie & Fitch was fined a hefty sum ($1 million) for what amounted to be technical difficulties in their I-9 processing … Read more
The Eight Steps to Driving Successful Large Scale Change
By John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead One of us (Kotter) has been studying buy-in within the very specific context of large-scale change projects for … Read more
Ask the HR Pro: Should I Use Gimmick Questions in Job Interviews?
Want to know how other managers and HR Pros would deal with a sticky workplace issue? Well, this is an ongoing feature where we take a workplace or … Read more