For years, there have been worries that there was a big employee exodus coming — when the economy finally started to show some improvement and began … Read more
It’s Not Easy, But Here’s Where HR Can Add Value to the Business
We want a seat at the table? We want to add value? We want to positively influence the success of the business? OK, then let’s stop giving away one of our … Read more
Don Rumsfeld’s 8 Rules For Successful Meetings
Here’s a question I have heard repeated for years — does anyone out there actually like meetings? I ask because in the world of business we … Read more
Keynote by Hillary Clinton at SHRM Chicago Will Be Closed to Media
Just when I think I have seen just about everything happen when it comes to dealing with SHRM — the Society for Human Resource Management — … Read more
How Far Can Employers Go In Mandating What Employees Eat?
I’ve yet to talk with someone about employee wellness without hearing about how an employer allows — if not actually provides — donuts or cupcakes or … Read more
Colorado Now the 8th State With a Workplace Social Privacy Law
By Eric B. Meyer Over the weekend, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill making Colorado the eighth state to have a social media workplace privacy … Read more
OSHA’s New Enforcement Approach: Regulation by Shame
By Howard Mavity When Jordan Barab famously admitted that OSHA was utilizing large penalties accompanied by harsh press releases to “motivate” employers to … Read more
Tech Startups Worry They Won’t Be Able to Find the Talent They Need
More technology start-ups will be looking to hire than at any time in the last four years, says Silicon Valley Bank, but they worry they won’t be able to … Read more
Getting Onboarding Right: Another Reminder That It’s Not Rocket Science
As HR and other leaders grapple with high turnover rates among the Gen Y/Millennial cohort (see last week’s post here), all kinds of issues get raised. Is … Read more
Four States That Snubbed Health Reform Gaining Jobs From It
Four states that have snubbed the federal health law by defaulting to the federal government to build new online insurance marketplaces and not agreeing to … Read more