Who said that HR people don’t get a seat at the table? Libby Sartain, the former chief human resource officer for both Yahoo and Southwest Airlines, has … Read more
Thanks For Doing a Good Job, Now Here’s Your Pink Slip
The Miami Heat are at it again. After LeBron James’ controversial move to air his decision to go to the Heat on ESPN earlier this month, maybe you … Read more
Survey: Leadership Confidence is Down – Especially in HR
The results of the latest Leadership Confidence Pulse data show that while confidence in the economy is up, confidence in all internal aspects of … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Morale a Big Challenge, and Fired for Following a Police Order
Need a quick way to catch-up on workplace and HR-related stories you might have missed this past week? If that’s the case then you came to the right place … Read more
Sometimes, HR Should Plan the Office Party
Everyone loves talking about human resources getting a seat at the corporate table (2 million or so search results on Google alone). And whenever you hear … Read more
It Shouldn’t Take Congress to Get Employees to Stop Swearing in E-Mails
You know you have big workforce problems when you have to introduce screening software to make sure that your 30,000-plus employees don’t use profanity or … Read more
So Long and Farewell, Lon – You’re Simply Part of the CEO Trend
Ah, the perks of being a CEO. We have all heard of the compensation packages it takes to bring someone into this role. It takes months of working with a … Read more
SHRM CEO Lon O’Neil is Departing
SHRM is in the market for a new CEO — again. Laurence “Lon” O’Neil, the president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management since October … Read more
Unemployment Extension Is Signed – But Not Everyone Is Happy
CNN/Money is reporting that the unemployment benefits extension bill has been signed by President Obama. The signing capped off weeks of debate on the bill … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Malcontents at Work, Gossip in the Office, Jobs Gets a C+
If it’s Friday, it’s time for TLNT’s Weekly Wrap. It’s a way to quickly catch up on things that might have slipped by in the deluge of e-mails, tweets, and … Read more