* See updates below Bullying in the workplace, sadly enough, is one of those topics that never seems to go away. The latest incident is one that took place … Read more
Managing Millennials: How to Cope With a Generation of Multitaskers
By Neil Howe with Reena Nadler Millennials are the first generation in history to grow up, from their earliest childhood, immersed in interactive digital … Read more
Minimizing Risks of Employee Defection After a Merger or Acquisition
A merger that looks good on paper can lose value when too many employees in the target company get nervous about what life will be like after the deal … Read more
Think Employers Have It Easy? Try Sorting Through 65,000 Applications
We know employers sometimes get a bad wrap in this economy. Look at the backlash revolving around Mott’s and their decision to cut pay even as they … Read more
The SHRM CEO Search: More Questions Than Answers So Far
Think you have what it takes to be the next CEO of SHRM? Feel you have the skills to replace the recently departed Lon O’Neil? Maybe you do, but before you … Read more
How to Measure Your Value in HR: You Gotta Show Your Executive Team
I kind of have a couple of creeds or philosophies I live my life by: Make decisions quickly. Gives you time to adjust if the decision was wrong – if you … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Top HR Concerns, Pay Cuts Despite Big Profits, and Meetings in the Shower
Tired of vacation season? Well, school is starting and the fall football season will be here soon enough, but there’s still a little summer left to play … Read more
Training and Social Networking Policies: Essential Elements in Protecting Your Company Secrets
Any business that does not have a social networking policy or does not train its employees on the do’s and don’ts of social networking may have a critical … Read more
What’s Hard About Making Benefits Communications Easy to Understand?
A couple of months ago I was, just like many of your employees, trying to make sense of a benefits annual enrollment guide. This one was from my husband’s … Read more
Hiring Damaged Goods, or Why Mark Hurd Doesn’t Deserve Another Chance
Let me be perfectly clear about this: Everyone deserves a second-chance. Sometimes, people even deserve a third or fourth chance. That’s why the notion … Read more