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
Conventional Leadership Wisdom is Wrong – and Why We Need to Change
Last Friday, I was interviewed as part of the Executive Conversation Series at the Human Capital Institute where I serve as a member of the Expert Advisory … Read more
The Health Care ROI Debate: Do I Really Need to Sell You on Wellness?
I frequently interview non-client companies to hear what they’re doing to build health-supporting cultures. One question I always ask is: … Read more
The Importance of Measuring Quality of Hire (and 4 Big Reasons Why)
By Lou Adler “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning Not being Valentine’s Day, nor the 24/7 romantic, some of you might … Read more
The Office Dress Code Debate: How Would You Deal With Katy Perry?
Who would have thought that pop singer Katy Perry would have kicked open a debate about what is appropriate dress in the workplace? If you have been awake … Read more
Tech Firms Settle Case, Admit Secret Agreements to Not Poach Employees
* See update below Six leading high-tech companies have agreed to settle an antitrust claim arising from an arrangement among them not to poach each … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Muslim Discrimination, Fired in Philly, and HR Issues at QB
It’s been a busy week here at TLNT, and we seem to have picked up a lot of new readers recently. So that makes me wonder: are you getting anything … Read more
Gaining Respect in Business: If Snooki Can Be Political, So Can HR
I was at the SMA Staffing Symposium in Seattle this week, and Laurie Ruettimann (former PunkRockHR blogger, current New Media Services founder) spoke to … Read more