In Fistful of Talent last week, Steve Gifford tackled the ever-present topic of (my take) “what metric should we use to measure employee … Read more
“Manager Knows Best?” It May Be Annoying, But It’s Not Going Away
In the future, nobody will be poor, everyone will be happy, and managers will never pull the old parental line at work: because I said so. That rose … Read more
Change Is a Dirty Job, But Somebody’s Got to Do It
They pushed the cleaning carts into the office hallway at the end of the day. They emptied trash cans, wiped down doorways and cleaned office windows, … Read more
Managing a “Helping” Relationship – Here Are 5 Things You Should Know
While I will never outgrow the need to expand and sharpen my technical knowledge, I think some of my biggest “opportunities for improvement” … Read more
The Wrong Way and the Right Way to Request FMLA Certification
By Eric B. Meyer The Family and Medical Leave Act allows an employer to require that a employee’s request for FMLA leave be supported by a … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Here’s Why You Should Keep a Decisions Log
Last month, for the fifth year in row, I did a program for Texas A&M University and, as often happens, I think I learned just as much from the … Read more
Office Romances: Millennials Feel They Have a Positive Impact on Performance
Here’s another reason why Millennials are so different from the other generations in the workplace: not only are they more open to office romances, … Read more
Do You Know “When” It’s Time to Go? Here Are 8 Tell-Tale Signs
How do you know “when?” When I went away to college, my father told me that if you are thinking of getting married, college is the perfect … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Would You Fare If the FBI Dug Into Your Life?
If there is a single story that intrigued and amused me this week, it had to be the one about the file the FBI kept on the late Steve Jobs. Yes, there was … Read more
Valentine’s Day Stat: 4 in 10 Workers Date Someone They Met on the Job
Walk into any workplace and what’s in the air? Besides the burnt popcorn. We mean that other thing. That sweet scent of romance. Yes dear reader, just in … Read more