I’ve written before about the difference between recognition and incentives. This is an important distinction to understand, as is the distinction between … Read more
Survey Shows How Employers Are Dealing With Rising Health Care Costs
Employers expect health care costs to rise an average of 7 percent next year, forcing organizations to employ a variety of cost- control measures that … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Ten Commandments of Magnetic Managers
The #1 reason great employees quit is because of their managers. That’s why we often hear: “People join companies, but they leave their managers.” … Read more
Improving Performance: It’s All About Paying the Price to Get Better
“I don’t like average.” During a recent webinar, that statement was made by the CEO of a major company. When I heard it, my thought was that I know of so … Read more
A $413,000 Reason For HR to Avoid Inconsistent Discipline
By Eric B. Meyer Inconsistent discipline is bad. But, when an employee’s request for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act precedes the … Read more
July’s Unemployment? It’s a Little Better – a “Rare Non-Disappointment”
Non-farm payrolls rose more than most economists expected in July, adding 163,000 new jobs with most industry sectors in plus territory, including a strong … Read more
The Candidate Experience, and Other Stuff HR Wastes Time On
Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why every Friday, we’re republishing … Read more
Do You Know Where You’re Going? That’s Why You Need a Strategy
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a summer series in how to improve your organization’s performance. According to our marketing partner … Read more
Performance Reviews? How About Crowdsourced Feedback Instead?
The groundswell against the traditional annual performance review as the primary/sole means of employee feedback will soon bring an end to this approach, I … Read more
Illinois Now Restricts Access To Employees’ Social Networking Sites
By Peter Gillespie Last March, the Illinois legislature passed an amendment to the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. This bill was signed on … Read more