By Edward N. Boehm Jr. A recent Time magazine item by Dan Schawbel of Millennial Branding discusses what he sees as a growing trend to abandon the … Read more
A Look Ahead at Five Key Trends Impacting HR in 2012
The directives facing HR leaders in 2012 are clear: align with the business, engage employees, and remain flexible enough to tackle the unexpected. Today’s … Read more
Study: Facebook is the “Inadvertent” Business Network for Millennials
Millennials aren’t specifically using Facebook for business, but with an average of 700 “friends” and a propensity to change jobs after two years, the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why Dress For Success Really Matters on the Job
This research study summarized below concludes that good grooming offsets the pay disadvantage of being unattractive. How does it affect your perception … Read more
NLRB Rules That Employers Can’t Require Workers to Use Arbitration
The National Labor Relations Board continues to jump into controversial workplace issues, ruling late Friday that employers can’t force employees to … Read more
Can You Hear Me Now? The Impact of Social Media on Your Workforce
Can you hear me now? That ubiquitous phrase made famous by Verizon became quite apropos at the end of 2011. After the most embarrassing debacle in history … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Empathy Can Help Ease Employee Job Burnout
As a long-time member of the workforce, I understand first-hand how easy it is to get burned out on your job. In fact, the problem of job burnout has been … Read more
IBM’s Eat-to-Earn System Rewards Employees For Eating Right
Around the same time you were pondering a resolution to eat better in the new year, IBM was patenting an idea that might make that easier. Long known for … Read more
Upbeat End to 2011: “A Sign of Significant Improvement in the Job Market”
See update below Surprising economists and putting an upbeat end to 2011, the U.S. unemployment rate declined to 8.5 percent in December while the economy … Read more
Exit Interviews? Why Don’t We Focus on Stay Interviews Instead?
I got to thinking about exit interviews after I read the article here on TLNT by John Hollon titled Exit Interviews: How Can We Make Them More Than a Waste … Read more