With the Fourth of July and other summer long weekends right around the corner, businesses the world over are expecting an increasing number of employee … Read more
Are You Talented Enough For HR?
I’ve been reading a lot this week about the job market and hiring practices and how to pick the best employees and avoid the worst. And all of this has got … Read more
5 Coaching Skills That Every Manager Needs to Have
Whether you’re a manager trying to develop your people or trying develop yourself and build a career, you need to know that one of the key ways you can … Read more
A Bad Work Environment Isn’t Always a Hostile Work Environment
By Eric B. Meyer Every so often, I get a call from an employee. The call goes something like this: “I need an employment lawyer. Are you an … Read more
The Future of HR? It’s Getting Back Into the People Business
I often get asked what are the big trends I see today in HR, and I found myself getting asked that question a lot at the 65th SHRM Annual Conference & … Read more
Chaos Theory and Quantum Physics in HR (Yes, You Read That Right)
I bet most people who read the headline think this relates to the chaos that HR teams face on a regular basis. Add up the number of people in an … Read more
Psych Counseling For Employees: How to Do It the ADA-Approved Way
By Eric B. Meyer The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) limits when an employer can require an employee to take a medical examination. Specifically, the … Read more
5 Surefire Ways to Successfully Disengage Your Workforce
We read a lot about how to engage employees. However, the reality is that engagement is a choice. The best we can do is create an environment in which … Read more
Can Being Short Be Considered a Disability Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer Barbara Joy McElmurry worked for the Arizona Department of Agriculture. In a Complaint she filed in federal court, she alleged that her … Read more
Just in Case You Were Wondering, Here’s Why HR Exists
HR gets a bad rap for being too administrative and too pro-employee. That’s a legitimate complaint, but I wonder: What the hell did you expect? The history … Read more