I was able to catch part of the recent webinar put on by the Corporate Executive Board’s Corporate Leadership Council on Benefits (that’s a … Read more
From the Energy Files: The Power of Fast and Frequent Coaching
The majority of employee survey work is done once a year, or in fact, every two years. This is an odd cycle given that financial data, sales data, and … Read more
Stretching the Boundaries: How an HR Roundtable Tackled Delicate Issues in the Workplace
One of the great things about the monthly HR Roundtable in Cincinnati is that we use the forum to STRETCH the boundaries at times — and October’s … Read more
Don’t Manage Me Like a Millennial
If there is one thing that will get me going early in the morning, it’s this whole idea of a multi-generational workforce issue being presented as … Read more
How Do You Handle a Company With HR-Challenged Senior Management?
* See five (5) updates below, including Abrams’ resignation. What do you say when a senior executive of your company – the chief innovation officer, … Read more
Survey: Pay Freezes Slowly Thawing, but 2011 Raises are Going to be Modest
Here’s a bit of good news (emphasis on “bit”) that workplace trends are slowly (emphasis on “slowly”) starting to stabilize. According to a new survey by … Read more
Starting Them Off On the Right Foot: Why Onboarding is Important
By Autumn D. Krauss While holding an orientation for new employees is a well- established human resources practice, “onboarding” is a more comprehensive … Read more
National Boss Day? Is That Why 70% of Workers Don’t Want to be a Boss?
I’m all for the notion of better employee-boss relations, and by extension, that means that I’m also in favor of a new study released this week by Adecco … Read more
The Critical Need for Passion in the Workplace
By Kurt Mortensen “One person with passion is better than 40 people merely interested.” — E. M. Forster People who know where they are going … Read more
Navigating Health Care Reform: What Are You Telling YOUR Employees?
I was absolutely thrilled with the turnout at a webinar I recently presented for Human Resource Executive: “Navigating the changes: strategically … Read more