Although the real impact of health care reform may still be a few years away, companies are starting to jockey for position on exactly what they plan to … Read more
How Do You Identify and Develop the Leaders of Tomorrow?
Editor’s Note: Dr. John Sullivan has been a strategist in HR and talent management for over 30 years. His specialty is HR strategy and designing world … Read more
The Cold, Hard Truth: Sometimes, People Decide to Change Their Minds
I was pacing in my office. It was 9:45 am, but it felt much later. Every time a person walked past my door, I stood up expecting to see him. It wasn’t him, … Read more
Survey Finds America’s Tough Jobs Are Getting Even Tougher to Fill
With 25 million Americans out of work or underemployed, you’d think it wouldn’t be too hard to find a teacher, an administrative assistant, or … Read more
Life in a Cubicle: How the Way We Work Is Changing Dramatically
How many of your working hours have you spent, like me, stuck in a bland and impersonal cubicle in some bland and impersonal office somewhere? More to the … Read more
Employment Brand? Study Says Half of Companies Don’t Have One
Employment branding is one of the most talked about topics in the HR world. Yet, according to a new study from CareerBuilder, nearly half of HR managers … Read more
Want to Be More Productive At Work? Then Surf The Web (Really!)
I had a friend who swore by the idea that studies either confirm the obvious or are incorrect. He would have a field day with the study reported on by The … Read more
Study: Companies Have Opportunities As Workers Flock to Free Agency
The number of “free agent” workers has nearly exploded in the last three years, and now 44 percent of working Americans describe themselves … Read more
Company With “Best in Class” HR Settles $3 Million Discrimination Suit
Read these two statements and see if you can figure out which companies they refer to: “We believe our human resource practices are fair, comply with … Read more
Open Enrollment: 5 Tips to Help Employees Avoid “The Same Old Stuff”
Leave it to Jennifer Benz to drill down into why this year’s benefits open enrollment period is a little more critical than most. As founder and … Read more