By Howard Mavity An effective safety process requires consistent discipline to support other company safety efforts, but it doesn’t happen. OSHA is … Read more
Survey Says Employees Should Not Be “Friending” Their Bosses on Facebook
By Eric B. Meyer When I first began drafting social media policies and offering social media training for clients, I preached that “friending” … Read more
The Secret to Business and Workplace Success? It’s Getting Stuff Done
Sometimes, the most complicated questions have the simplest answers. This can be a little hard to comprehend because we’re conditioned to believe … Read more
Managing Millennials: How to Handle Their FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
With increased time spent on social media, the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is sweeping Gen Y/Millennial employees (including myself), as we are exposed to … Read more
Coping With Unlikeable Tasks: You Just Gotta Take Ownership
“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” — Mark Twain, American writer and lecturer. Have … Read more
Out-of-Office Messages: Self Manage, Micromanage, or Just Leave it to HR?
Every week in even the smallest organizations, countless automated messages are being sent to your employees, your partners, your customers, your sales … Read more
When Disaster Strikes: HR’s Critical Role in Helping Employees Manage
The unthinkable happens. A bomb explodes in a crowded business district. Your business is near ground zero. Some of your employees are injured in the … Read more
Knocked Up: The Conversation Most Managers Don’t Want to Have
I have to stand up and applaud Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg today. No, not for leaning in, but for finally saying what every HR and Operations person in … Read more
Four Ways to Successfully Defend a Claim Under the Equal Pay Act
By Eric B. Meyer In the 2 1/2 years of writing this blog, I’ve never had a post on the Equal Pay Act — until now. The Equal Pay Act requires … Read more
Reducing Turnover? Yes, It’s Important, But It’s Not the Real Goal
“Our goal is to reduce turnover by 25 percent.” No, it isn’t. I hope not, at least. Having reduced turnover as a goal leads to all kinds of strange, … Read more