Open enrollment was a challenge. You used every tool you have — social media, posters, postcards, a website, managers, your sense of humor and patience—to … Read more
Are You Paid Fairly? And What Should You Do If You Aren’t?
What is the job worth? Many people ask me how to go about negotiating their compensation. They struggle to figure out “what they are worth.” Or sometimes … Read more
Respect: The Challenges Instilling It in Your Younger Employees
By Eric Chester Every relationship at every job needs to start with the employee giving respect rather than setting out to earn it immediately. As … Read more
Ignite HR: Why It’s Important to Build Talent Communities
I’ve been to lots of HR-related conferences in my time, and I have sat through far too many many presentations that literally bored me to tears. … Read more
The Only Sustainable Employee Engagement Tool That Really Works
I wrote a post last week (The Employee Engagement Trap: Why Giving More Eventually Gets You Less) that some people had some issues with about employee … Read more
Ignite HR: How You Can Turn Potential Into Productivity
Sometimes, you find great talent management insights and forward-looking HR thinking in unexpected places. That’s what happened to me back in late … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Telling If a Potential Employee Will Go the Extra Mile
Here’s a great interview question from one of our readers, Dan Criswell, Assistant Security Shift Supervisor & Security Department Recruiter for the … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Do Real Managers Really Resist the Urge to Fire?
As a long-time manager, I’ve written a lot about how firing an employee is one of the toughest and most difficult things a manager ever has to do. … Read more
Jerry Sandusky Denied Employment After 2010 Background Check
Philadelphia TV stations are reporting that former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was denied the opportunity to coach at a local college last … Read more
Tired of Poor Performance Appraisals? Survey Shows Most Workers Are, Too
You probably know about the current state of employee engagement today. Just about every survey you see says it’s pretty bad. We also see findings in … Read more