By Reyburn W. Lominack III So the former employee who walked out the door with your company’s “secret recipe” is not in the mob. Does that mean the … Read more
The Latest You Should Know About Managing Health Care Reform
Little by little we’re learning more about the complex piece of legislation called the PPACA (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). Over the … Read more
What I Learned From Rex Ryan, or Why Workplace Bragging is a Bad Idea
In my long career, I’ve noticed two things about people in the workplace who like to arrogantly brag, strut, and tout to anyone who will listen just how … Read more
Why Everything Communicates, Whether You Want it to or Not
An early lesson in my career was that everything communicates. That lesson rang loud and true recently as I listened to a good friend tell me she’d just … Read more
10 Ways You Can Really Motivate Employees – Without Using Money
Just because people work for you (and therefore are supposed to do what you tell them) doesn’t mean it’s not better to motivate them to actually want to do … Read more
Top 10 Mistakes Made by Departing Employees
By Michael R. Greco Yesterday, I wrote about the top 10 things a company should do when an employee resigns to join a competitor (click here to see that … Read more
What Can You Do to Create a Welcoming Work Environment?
By Jim Hasse A worker with a disability needs no more or no less respect (a sense of dignity) than does any other employee. Neither avoid him nor heap … Read more
Ask the HR Pro: Are Tattoos, Piercings, and Flip-Flops Acceptable in the Workplace?
Want to know how other managers and HR Pros would deal with a sticky workplace issue? This is an ongoing feature where we take a workplace or HR-related … Read more
It’s Time for Oracle to Update Its Code of Conduct and Values
Last week, Oracle announced that it had hired Mark Hurd as one of the software giant’s presidents and a member of its Board of Directors. The move came a … Read more
Top 10 Things to Do When an Employee Resigns to Join a Competitor
When an employee resigns to join a competitor, it is important to respond promptly. Odds are that the employee has been orchestrating his or her departure … Read more