It was only a couple of weeks ago that the Hay Group weighed in with their forecast on salary increases for 2011 – 3 percent, and slightly better than … Read more
Is Your Employees’ Health Their Own Private Matter?
My health is my affair, right? If I decide to stuff my face, never get off the couch, and chew tobacco until the cows come home, whose business is that but … Read more
Are Your Managers Prepared for the Seismic Shift in the Workplace?
As I paced back and forth, reviewing one last time what I wanted to say for my closing keynote,“The Hidden Gift Your Gen Y Employees Are Offering You,” my … Read more
George Steinbrenner: Remembering the Ultimate Demanding, Bullying Boss
Today, we should all pause a moment and salute the ultimate demanding, bullying, kick-in-the-rear boss: George Steinbrenner, the owner of the New York … Read more
A Persuasive Argument for Getting Rid of Employee Performance Reviews
UCLA business professor Samuel Culbert is a man after my own heart. Culbert, to put it mildly, is NOT a fan of employee performance reviews. They should be … Read more
LeBron James? He’s Just a Glimpse at Your Employee of the Future
By now, most of us have come up for air after being submerged in LeBron James fever over the past few days. I, for one, could really care less since I’m … Read more
A Lesson on Employee Loyalty from LeBron James
The NBA’s LeBron James is done in Cleveland. One of the biggest stars in the NBA didn’t just reject his hometown team that he has been with for … Read more
How to Communicate with Employees When You Don’t Know Everything
Too many companies delay communicating with employees until they have “all” the answers or have decided every last detail of a big change. This is the … Read more
How to Keep from Being Poached in the Upcoming War for Talent
The upcoming war for talent is different because the people pipeline has changed. Instead of an outright war, smaller, less conspicuous battles will be … Read more
SHRM Membership Numbers Raise Mixed Concerns
When John Hollon reported from the 2010 Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference that membership held steady in 2009, I was admittedly a bit … Read more