Succession planning is one of those activities that lots of organizations talk about but few seem to do very well. I was thinking about this last week when … Read more
What’s the Problem Accommodating Nursing Mothers Again?
I get it: running a business is tough. But we can accommodate new mothers in the workforce can’t we? Buried in the thousands of pages of the new … Read more
Workplace Privacy Wars: A Different Ruling on Use of Employer E-Mail
By Brent A. Cossrow In a widely discussed decision issued last year, Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that an employee had … Read more
A New Way to Engage: Are You Ready for an Organizational Pit Stop?
While sitting through a presentation by the Medici Group last Friday, one of the slides caught my eye. Franz Johanssen, an international management … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why CEOs Don’t Get Fired, Florida Worker Shortage, Being a Good Boss
Here’s a question I wish I had asked: Why aren’t more CEOs fired? Regular readers of this blog (and of that other popular blog I used to write over at … Read more
How Well Do You Know Your People? Here are 7 Things You SHOULD Know
By Linda Hill and Kent Lineback How well do you know your people? If you don’t know your people, you cannot make intelligent decisions about assignments … Read more
When It Comes to Workplace Incentives, Just Show Me The Money
A couple of weeks ago, I was listening to the HR Happy Hour Internet radio show and the subject drew my attention. It was about rewards, motivation and … Read more
LinkedIn Makes It Official (Finally) and Files to Go Public
LinkedIn did the expected today. It announced it was going public. The privately held company filed a registration statement with the Securities and … Read more
What Discrimination Looks Like in 2011: It’s Older and Unemployed
Anyone who has been in the hiring game, or even just an active member of America’s workforce for more than a few years, knows this in their heart: job … Read more
Goodbye Color-Coded Threat System, Hello Better Communication?
Color me not-so-surprised that the current terror alert system is going away. As CNN reported yesterday, the color-coded terror alert system that has been … Read more