I was traveling back from the HR Southwest conference this past week, and a conversation I had while there got me thinking of some of the better … Read more
California Supreme Court Tackles “Unspoken” Workplace Break Rules
Get ready for another workforce trend brewing in California. According to the San Jose Mercury News, today “the California Supreme Court … is … Read more
Survey: As Pay-For-Performance Goes Up, Forced Ranking Is Going Down
If you like cash money but not necessarily being forced ranked to get it, there’s some good news for you in the latest i4cp report on performance pay … Read more
Google+ Joins Facebook and LinkedIn, Launches Business Pages
Google+ went “Pages” this week, opening up its social network to brands and businesses, and others, the way Facebook and LinkedIn have. But one-upping … Read more
What Are the Latest Trends For Social Media and Litigation in the Workplace?
By Eric B. Meyer This week I plan to dedicate a few blog posts to highlighting some of the latest trends in social media and [fill in the blank]. Today, … Read more
Making Work More Meaningful: 3 Simple Things That Managers Can Do
With dismal news of widespread employee dissatisfaction and disengagement, and uncertainty in the American and global economies forcing CEOs/CFOs continued … Read more
Volunteering: How You Can Turn It Into the Ultimate Team-Building Event
My daughter decided to volunteer through a program at her job. Each employee has the opportunity to volunteer their services and receive a day off in … Read more
Weekly Wrap: When You Need Heads to Roll, Why Does HR Take the Fall?
See update below. Say what you will about whether HR should have a “seat at the table,” here’s a role that HR frequently gets, like it or … Read more
LinkedIn Is Hiring, Selling More Shares to Back Its Aggressive Expansion
LinkedIn lost money, but still beat analyst estimates, blowing through the most optimistic projections by millions and ending the quarter with $139.5 … Read more
The Powerful Influence of Bad Behavior at Work (and What to Do About it)
Do we need more evidence that it’s simply not worth it to justify the bullying bad behavior of high performing employees just because “they deliver?” (In … Read more