It was only a couple of weeks ago that the Hay Group weighed in with their forecast on salary increases for 2011 – 3 percent, and slightly better than … Read more
Best Places To Live And Your Employment Brand
Money Magazine released their 100 Best Places to Live list for 2010 designating the best small cities around the country to live. Many of these small … Read more
George Steinbrenner: Remembering the Ultimate Demanding, Bullying Boss
Today, we should all pause a moment and salute the ultimate demanding, bullying, kick-in-the-rear boss: George Steinbrenner, the owner of the New York … Read more
Health Care Reform: How it Will Impact Your 2011 Benefits Enrollment
The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and our new National Prevention Council have been busy! As you and your team develop … Read more
Mega-Merger in HR Consulting World: Aon Acquires Hewitt Associates
Another big shoe dropped today in the world of HR consulting as Aon Corporation announced it was acquiring Hewitt Associates in a nearly $5 billion cash … Read more
A Persuasive Argument for Getting Rid of Employee Performance Reviews
UCLA business professor Samuel Culbert is a man after my own heart. Culbert, to put it mildly, is NOT a fan of employee performance reviews. They should be … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Bias Verdict at LucasFilms, and No Jobs for Smokers
If you’re anything like me, you hope that Friday is a nice, quiet day without any drama or problems popping up. When that happens, it makes Friday an ideal … Read more
A Lesson on Employee Loyalty from LeBron James
The NBA’s LeBron James is done in Cleveland. One of the biggest stars in the NBA didn’t just reject his hometown team that he has been with for … Read more
Should an Employee Get Punished or Lose Their Job for This Video?
Here’s the latest in the battle over whether you can control what your employees say about their company on social media – even if they don’t mention the … Read more
How Smart Employers are Dealing With Employee Stress
I attended the annual WorldatWork conference outside Dallas in May, but for the life of me I don’t recall the people from Buck Consultants taking a survey … Read more