Several years ago, I spent a lot of time doing predictions about the future of employment in my blog at the end of the calendar year. In retrospect, the … Read more
Royal Wedding? It’s Also a Legal Issue For Employers and Workers in the U.K.
Editor’s Note: This week’s Royal Wedding is provoking interest around the world, but it’s also a management issue in the U.K. because … Read more
3 Management Suggestions For HR (From Someone Who is NOT in HR)
Last week’s TLNT post by my colleague Lance Haun on how to handle an employee in a funk brought back all sorts of memories of the curious conversations I … Read more
What HR is Doing Right (But There Are Things it Could Still Do Better)
Editor’s Note: Dr. John Sullivan has been a provocateur and strategist in the field of human resources and talent management for over 30 years. His … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Bet Your Company Wouldn’t Let You Get Away With This
In the private sector business world, virtually every company has a policy covering travel advances to employees. I’ve dealt with a number of different … Read more
Want Better Employee Performance? Here’s My Management Tip For That
My only tip for HR managers? Don’t suck! Oh wait, that really isn’t a tip, it’s more of a mantra I try to give my hiring managers (how’s that for … Read more
College Recruiters Come Bearing Best Hiring Projections in Years
College hiring is looking up, which is good news for this year’s graduating seniors who have had to endure three years of warnings about their future job … Read more
Five Things To Do When An Employee Goes Into a Funk
We’ve all been there. An otherwise well-performing employee is in a slump. They may be missing deadlines that they used to hit or perhaps they are … Read more
Building a Strategic HR Plan: The Best Time You’ll Ever Invest in Your Team
When historians write about the great battles throughout human history, invariably one of the keys to victory is a military leader with a brilliant … Read more
Study: Only 1 in 3 Employees Say They Are Engaged in Their Job
Here’s a sobering but not all that surprising stat: only a third of workers (31 percent) say they are engaged in their job, and 17 percent admit that … Read more