By Ilyse Wolens Schuman The White House announced this week that President Obama will soon issue an Executive Order (EO) banning certain federal … Read more
Getting a Fix on Factors That Define a Healthy Workplace Culture
June is National Employee Wellness Month, so let’s focus on some current workplace health and wellness stats. We know that a workplace culture based on … Read more
HR Roundtable: The Many Challenges of Post-Recession Recruiting
The HR Roundtable in Cincinnati took on a different buzz than normal this month because we were jumping into a hot topic. The group gathered to tackle … Read more
The 10 Biggest Problems With Diversity Recruiting Today
First of two parts In case you missed it, there was a great deal of publicity generated recently when Google’s Laszlo Bock recently opened up and … Read more
Post-Recession, Will HR Still Embrace the Lean, Agile Approach?
Of all the professions put through the wringer of the Great Recession, few have emerged as different as human resources. While HR fared well on average … Read more
Tim Sackett’s Top 10 (Not Boring) Things to Catch at SHRM Orlando
The big annual SHRM National Conference happens starting Sunday in Orlando. I’ll be there. SHRM is letting me speak again this year, which is cool, and I’m … Read more
Want to Excel? It’s About Whether You Pick For Potential or Achievement
If you’re promoting employees, advocating for them, or hiring them, your natural instinct is to choose someone with a solid track record of accomplishment. … Read more
Confusion in the Great Northwest: Behind Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
Earlier this month, the Seattle City Council voted to approve a gradual increase in the minimum wage, ultimately requiring city employees to be paid $15 … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Times Change, But People Still Find Ways to Avoid Work
Ever since the dawn of time, when humans figured out that they needed to work, people have found an untold number of ways to goof off and waste time on the … Read more
How Do You Keep “That New Job Smell” as Long as Possible?
I was on the phone with a friend of mine last week talking about his new job. He had all that passion you hear from folks who just start a job! Everything … Read more