If you ask a group of HR professionals whether they think HR should go faster, you get mixed results. Half the group is excited about the idea, and they … Read more
Do Your Employees Really Need a Smart Phone Health App?
I need a health app, so said a client. Why? I asked. Some employees are asking for them, the client said. Mobile health applications are the new sexy. … Read more
Beyond the Board Chair’s Memo: What Got SHRM so Hot and Bothered?
See two (2) updates below. Here’s a good question: Just what was it that got the Board of the Society for Human Resource Management so worked up? … Read more
Palace Intrigue at SHRM: What is Really Behind the Board Chair’s Memo?
Leave it to SHRM, the Society for Human Resource management, to never, ever do anything simple. Below is a memo from Robb Van Cleave, chairman of the SHRM … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Google Pay Raises, and Writing an Artful Resignation Letter
It doesn’t take a workplace savant to figure this out, but no place on the planet operates quite like Silicon Valley. Normal employer-employee practices … Read more
Disengaged Nation: Some 77.5 Million Employed Are Ready to Make a Move
There has been a lot written about how disengaged American workers are today given all that has happened – layoffs, furloughs, pay cuts and freezes – to … Read more
SHRM Debate: Does HR Really Have Much to Do With SHRM?
Sometimes, you stumble on to great information in some very unexpected places. That’s how it was this week for me at the annual KronosWorks … Read more
3 Ways That HR Can Help A Veteran – and Positively Impact Their Lives
Today is Veterans Day in the U.S., and while many of us are spending the day appreciating the service of those in the armed forces, I think it is also … Read more
Georgia’s New Non-Compete Law: Growing Questions Emerge
By Joseph P. Shelton As noted in an earlier post, in the election on November 2, 2010, Georgia voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment … Read more
How to Dramatically Increase Your Influence
Do you have a seat at the table? I am often asked to speak about how to have more influence. Executives often feel like they are getting blocked or ignored … Read more