Recently, I have found myself retelling a story I read a long time ago, in a leadership book, that really stuck with me. It was about a boy who had a … Read more
Merger Not Going So Hot? Maybe It’s Time To Look at Your HR Policy
A friend of mine is going through a merger at work. Or, I guess it is an acquisition (since they are much smaller than the other company). And I know this … Read more
Are We Short of Skilled Workers, or Is it Just a Training Problem?
There’s been a little debate going on in the comments here on TLNT about this post from a couple of days ago titled Starting Salaries to Rise Next … Read more
10 Things That Your Employee Incentive Program Says About You
You probably don’t think about it too much. When you start a recruitment effort you look at your benefits package and whether or not you offer a … Read more
Self-Aware Manager: What Do You Do When You Stress Employees Out?
I’ve managed people for a long time, and although I have pretty good instincts, I really learned how to do it the old-fashioned way: by just getting … Read more
The Key to a Strong Staffing Function: It’s Having a Strong CEO Behind Them
A couple of weeks ago, I was able to attend Microsoft’s Global Staffing Summit. Now, I’ll tell you that, traditionally, people like me … Read more
The Leadership Formula, Courtesy of That New Guy Over at Wendy’s
If you hear anyone talking or writing about leadership and the formula for leadership success, you would do well to pause and take a listen. That’s … Read more
The Six Steps For Dealing With an Angry Employee
Occasionally, into each life, a little rain must fall. In this case, the “rain” is an unhappy employee; this isn’t an “if,” it’s a “when” because, when you … Read more
Why Employers Need to Help Revive Our Emerging Workforce’s Work Ethic
By Eric Chester Imagine that you are walking alone across a vacant parking lot on a breezy day, when out of the corner of your eye you notice a crumpled-up … Read more
Employee Ideas: A Good Source of Innovation – If Companies Will Listen
Call me jaded, but hearing that companies are now mining their employees for innovative ideas makes me chuckle. That’s not because it’s a funny … Read more