I’ve been to lots of HR-related conferences in my time, and I have sat through far too many many presentations that literally bored me to tears. … Read more
Survey Shows That 2012 Hiring Plans Are (Finally) Starting to Look Up
Manpower says the U.S. hiring outlook for the first part of next year is the most positive since 2008. That’s not saying much, though. The quarterly … Read more
Twitter in the Workplace: 4 Lose Their Jobs, 1 Saved From Death Row
By Eric B. Meyer Is there anything that Twitter can’t do? Twitter, make me a sandwich! Anyway, today I have the news of three congressional aides who … Read more
The Only Sustainable Employee Engagement Tool That Really Works
I wrote a post last week (The Employee Engagement Trap: Why Giving More Eventually Gets You Less) that some people had some issues with about employee … Read more
Holiday Bonuses: Great If You Get One, But Don’t Get Your Hopes Up
In the movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Chevy Chase’s character Clark Griswold puts a down payment on a swimming pool for his … Read more
Use It or Lose It: 5 Things Employees Can Still Do With FSA’s This Year
As the year comes to a close, many people are decorating their homes for the holidays and stocking up their pantries for company. But others who have … Read more
Ignite HR: How You Can Turn Potential Into Productivity
Sometimes, you find great talent management insights and forward-looking HR thinking in unexpected places. That’s what happened to me back in late … Read more
Can An Employer Really Discriminate Against an Obese Employee?
By Eric B. Meyer There is no federal law that specifically prohibits obesity discrimination. But is the Americans with Disabilities Act broad enough to … Read more
Bad Equation: No Recognition = Lost Productivity & Lowered Performance
In a guest post on the Great Leadership Blog, Dr. Paul White (coauthor of The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace), offered these statistics (I … Read more
Great Managers, Great Leadership; Think of Them as Engagement Maestros
A new VP rides into town for the holidays! This past week in New York, as in other cities, there were Christmas parties all over town. In this case, the … Read more