One of the largest themes emerging from Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2016 report is the need for companies to be much more agile. In the face of … Read more
The New Overtime Rules Are in Final Review, But When Will They Take Effect?
By Eric B. Meyer I know when the new U.S. Department of Labor overtime rules are going to take effect. Well, I think I know… First, what is the Labor … Read more
Google’s Main Ingredient For Building Great Teams
In 2012, Google wanted to find out what made great teams great. Google’s People Operations group poured through 50 years of research, conducted hundreds of … Read more
One Good Reason Why You Never Want to Deal With a Retaliation Lawsuit
By Eric B. Meyer What happens when an employee’s national origin claim becomes a retaliation lawsuit? Late last week, Kurt Orzeck at Law360 wrote … Read more
Highest Paying Jobs in 2016: You Better be Good in Math or Science
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’ll be reposting each of the top … Read more
Why Job Rotation Can Drive Engagement – and Improve Your Workplace
You are great at your work, but wouldn’t you be superior if only the departments around you would perform better? Would it not be fantastic if the boss … Read more
It’s Time for Employers Go to the Next level In Preventing Workplace Violence
By Howard Mavity I recently met with an international company which has armed security responders at some facilities, guards at others, and nothing at … Read more
Federal Court Says That Title VII Does Not Prohibit Anti Gay Bias — Yet
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission made headlines by filing its first lawsuits against private-sector … Read more
How Employee Engagement Works in the Valley of the Unicorns
LinkedIn, the professional networking site that was valued at $4.35 billion for its 2011 IPO, has struggled to live up to that valuation lately, reporting … Read more
The Not-So-Secret Formula to Making Workplace Incentives Work
Whether or not incentive programs are effective has been a long standing question, spanning multiple academic disciplines. Some point to studies … Read more