If there’s one question that seems to get asked a lot about the group SHRM Members for Transparency it’s this: just what is it that they want the SHRM … Read more
Mystery Lady Behind Alleged Scam Was Hitting Up Vendors at HR Tech
About that Anna Rodriguez, HR head of the fictitious Magnus Group. She was a busy lady. Besides allegedly scamming SuccessFactors, she roamed the aisles of … Read more
Job Board Giant Monster Completes Long-Awaited Takeover of HotJobs
Note: This post has been updated below. Monster and HotJobs, betrothed last year, are now officially one. Fittingly, the integration of the two career … Read more
Tech Battle: SuccessFactors Alleges it Was Scammed by Halogen
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. That adage came to mind this weekend after the news broke that SuccessFactors is suing Halogen … Read more
What Do You Do When Sensitive Personal Information is Compromised?
By Michael Greco Employees take and misuse company information for a variety of reasons. Some do it because they want to document what they believe to be … Read more
Leadership Lessons From the Uproar in Egypt: The “Youth Bulge” at Work
Early in the development of the protest in Egypt, David Kirkpatrick, as part of his extensive reporting in The New York Times from Cairo wrote: A small … Read more
Weekly Wrap: What Happens When Your Employee Helps Lead a Rebellion?
Longtime managers probably know this all too well: sometimes, employees do the darnedest things. Yes, if you have spent much time managing people you … Read more
“Everybody Does It” is a Bad Bet When it Comes to Workplace Legal Issues
By John E. Thompson The boom in wage-hour complaints and lawsuits continues unabated. Long-held conventional wisdom that might be questionable or even … Read more
Jerry Sloan: Another Great Example of Why Managerial Longevity Matters
An employee of 23 years quits suddenly. What do you do? That’s the question the NBA’s Utah Jazz were faced with when their coach of 23 years, … Read more
Bookmobile HR, or Why Changing a Workplace Culture is so Terribly Hard
In HR we talk a lot about “hiring for culture” – it’s a nice, professional way to say, we want to hire people who “fit” in with the rest of us. We try and … Read more