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
Why It’s Always Easier (and Better) to Motivate Without Money
Money is the easiest and least personal way to motivate people (if you have money). If you don’t, you need to get down to the real business of making … Read more
Is This a Game Changer in the Debate Over the Four-Day Work Week?
Get ready for another big push for the four-day work week. Last month when my colleague Lance Haun asked, “Whatever Happened to the Four-Day Work … Read more
How Zero Tolerance Policies Can Turn Into a Management Nightmare
I have dealt with zero-tolerance programs often, and they typically say something both profound and dramatic: We will tolerate no misconduct, and offenders … Read more
The Silent Call for Leadership Brings HR to the Top of the Pyramid
My daughter told me last year that she would be glad when she graduates because she is tired of the grind of studying. I politely told her that studying … Read more