If I have learned anything at all in my HR/recruiting career, it’s that everyone has an opinion on what makes a good hire. If you ask 100 people to give … Read more
Inside HR: It’s a Wild Rush of Conferences in the Fall — Especially HR Tech
Editor’s Note: Inside HR will occasionally explore events and other interesting things happening in the world of talent management and HR. HR’s … Read more
Keeping Your Diverse Talent: Why They Leave and What You Can Do About It
By Jaffe Dickerson and Corinn Jackson Building a diverse workforce has become a business imperative. According to a recent article in U.S. News & World … Read more
A Successful Formula: Shorter Workdays, Happier Employees, Bigger Profits
In America, we take the fewest vacation days of any developed nation, work more than 40 hours a week on average, and 28 percent of that time is spent just … Read more
At Last, Here’s a Winning Answer for Managing Performance
Employers need a restart on performance management. Picture Sisyphus pushing that rock. A search on the question, “Do appraisals do more harm than … Read more
Flex Work and Telework: It’s About Time to Kick the Excuses to the Curb
Why does your entire workforce need to be seen in the flesh? Can you provide three reasons why you need to have your staff physically present themselves to … Read more
Are Annual Raises Dead? Only If You Don’t Want to Gain a Competitive Advantage
An article last week from CNBC, with data from Towers Watson and Aon Hewitt, showed that the annual pay raise is essentially dead (and in Towers Watson’s … Read more
Engagement is the Key, But Here’s How You Can Maximize Employee Retention
There are many factors that go in to an employee’s decision to leave their employer – the economy, compensation, work environment, personal aspirations, … Read more
More and More Employers Are Asking: Is That College Degree Really Necessary?
The recent stories about Ernst & Young de-emphasizing college performance as a hiring criterion, and the even-more-important case of CapGemini now … Read more
Fired For a Mouthful of Coffee? Court Says It Might Be Age Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer WWE great The Undertaker is 50 years old. He’s an eight-time Heavyweight Champion. But, his greatest feat is his streak of 21 consecutive … Read more