Employee engagement seems to be the buzzword constantly reverberating throughout the global HR arena. But is it legitimate? I mean, really, does it matter … Read more
Big Data: Too Much Too Fast Can Get Too Creepy For Employees
The era of Big Data, and the technology and tools that accompany it, have opened the doors to new ways of designing and managing how we reward employees. … Read more
Are You Getting on Top of the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Debate?
Bring your own device (or BYOD) is all the rage. Device policy and administration is beyond my pay grade. For that, you can talk to Steve Boese. What I can … Read more
Following Your Career GPS: Recalculating to Keep Yourself on Track
Recalculating, make a right at the next light. Recalculating, make a left at the next intersection. With GPS in a car, there is no need to get lost … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How Performance Reviews Help With Structured Interviews
If you have a performance review form, you have a structured interview form And, if you have a GREAT performance review form, you also have a GREAT … Read more
What the IRS Spending Mess Shows: Nobody Gives a Hoot About Training
The IRS saga continues, with the latest news being that two IRS administrators have been suspended for accepting free food and other gifts during a 2010 … Read more
Want Business Impact? Just Balance Employee Happiness and Performance
Last week I shared insight from Eventbrite Co-Founder and President Julia Hartz on the importance of helping employees understand how they personally and … Read more
How to Be Superb at What You Do
“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” — Theodore Roosevelt, 26th … Read more
Virginia Cab Company Gets a $10 Million Employment Screening Lesson
Here’s a real head-scratcher: Imagine that you are an employer (LOL, if you’re reading this blog, you probably are), and you get the following criminal rap … Read more
The No. 1 Reason Why Summer Interns Suck
I get pimped constantly to write about companies and their products and I rarely do. It’s not that I don’t like the companies, products or people – but … Read more