By Eric B. Meyer I’ve blogged before about how grilling a medical marijuana user about her disability, just before firing the employee, could give rise to … Read more
New Year’s Trends Are Captivating, But It Takes a Vision to Make Them Work
If you are anything like me, you enjoy the articles of trends to watch in 2016, what HR should look like in 2020, and what the blue chips are up to. There … Read more
Is Quality of Hire a Vaguely Valid Business Metric?
In November I wrote about Linkedin’s 2016 Global Recruiting Trends Report (you can re-read it here) and took them to task about their methodology. Turns … Read more
OK, You’re an HR Leader and Have HR Data. Now What?
It’s no secret that HR organizations traditionally have lagged their finance and sales brethren in their use of data analytics. According to analyst Josh … Read more
Study Finds a $550 Incentive Doesn’t Motivate Workers to Lose Weight
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Promising workers lower health insurance premiums for losing weight did nothing to help them take off the pounds, a … Read more
Would Your Employees Keep Working If They Won the Powerball?
You and I didn’t win the Powerball jackpot on Saturday. Now we’re back at work and the Lotto officials are estimating Wednesday’s drawing to be worth $1.3 … Read more
The Challenges in Creating Truly Authentic Employee Engagement
I was reading a recent Forbes article that discussed the distinction between employees’ authentic engagement versus scripted service in creating an … Read more
6 Ways to Cultivate Corporate Culture to Sharpen Your Competitive Edge
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’ll be reposting each of the top … Read more
Inconsistent Discipline Can Create Legal issues You Would Rather Avoid
By Eric B. Meyer Over the weekend, I read a FMLA retaliation opinion (Wheat v. Florida Parish Juvenile Justice Commission) from the Fifth U.S. Circuit … Read more
What Workforce Changes Will Shape Your Business in 2016?
If there’s one constant in every business, it’s change. And as we head into 2016, now is the time for HR and talent management leaders to assess how they … Read more