Dr. Stephen Covey, who passed away Monday three months after a bicycle accident, was brilliant. One of his best-selling books, The 7 Habits of Highly … Read more
I Don’t Mean to Be Offensive, But Your Employee Engagement Stinks
My husband likes to point out that every time I start out a conversation by saying “I don’t mean to be offensive…” I ultimately end up saying … Read more
Another Sure Sign You’ll Be Giving Out 3% Raises Next Year
Last week, WorldatWork weighed in with their forecast for salary increases in 2013. They said they expected them to be 3 percent, again. WorldatWork is … Read more
Pennsylvania Becomes the Latest State to Require E-Verify
By Kim Kiel Thompson The Public Works Employment Verification Act, signed into law on July 5, 2012, requires all contractors and subcontractors on … Read more
More on the Fired Lifeguard: Is It Simply a Parable About Outsourcing?
That story last week about the young Florida lifeguard who was fired for going to save someone out of his area seemed to get a lot of people talking. One … Read more
Updating Facebook Privacy Settings: Why Employees May Need a Reminder
By Eric B. Meyer A website called WeKnowWhatYoureDoing.com, which describes itself as a “social networking privacy experiment,” has begun … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Should You Worry About Training Your Competition?
By Mel Kleiman Many small business owners and managers worry about hiring and training someone who could later join the competition, or even compete with … Read more
Thank You, Steven Tyler: How to Know When It’s Time For You to Go
Rocker Steven Tyler announced last week that he is leaving American Idol after two years. His press release said, “I’ve decided it’s time for … Read more
Once Upon a Time: Remember When We Could Tell a Story Without Slides?
“Once upon a time …” You say those words to any child and they visually go into a trance. These were the words that were always used to tell a story. … Read more
Weekly Wrap: At Facebook, Job Board Is In, Tough Yoga Instructor Is Out
It’s been quite the week for Facebook. First, the word came out that they were jumping into the job board business — a prospect a lot of people … Read more