Editor’s Note: Humetrics CEO Mel Kleiman has been helping employers recruit, select, and retain front-line employees & managers for over 30 years. He … Read more
The Trick Getting People Who Don’t Work For You to Do Work For You
One of the questions I get most frequently is how to get people who don’t work for you to do work for you. So many people are in matrixed situations, or … Read more
How to Get Strategic: Lessons from the Coming Post Office Shakeout
One of the problems I had, especially as a newer HR professional, is how to support the business when decisions revolve around non-staffing issues. Take … Read more
The Netflix Backlash: Will Angry Customers Impact Company Culture?
I’ll admit it: I’m a Netflix fan. I haven’t been a big movie guy since my days of wearing tuxedo shirts while working at a Hollywood … Read more
How a Game Can Educate Employees About High Deductible Health Plans
I’m working with an employer who’ll offer only high-deductible health plans in 2013. They’ve been offering this type of plan with a health reimbursement … Read more
Are Your Employees Really Cut Out For Virtual Work?
Telecommuting can attract and retain employees. It can even save you money. But not all employees or companies are cut out for virtual work. Providing the … Read more
The Gap Between Committed and Done: It’s About Managing the Process
This is the second article in my series, What Good General Managers DO I opened the series with a note that a Good General manager makes sure s/he has the … Read more
What We Still Don’t Get in HR: You Can’t Turn Fish Into Monkeys
Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” — Albert … Read more
Where Health Care Benefits Are Going: Some Insights – and Challenges
There’s been a lot of coverage of Aon Hewitt’s 2011 Health Care Survey. You can find great summaries and analyses by TLNT and Jane Sarasohn-Kahn at Health … Read more
Learning What Great Executives and General Managers Do
Last week I kicked off a series of articles about what good general managers do. I keep finding myself talking to CEOs who are concerned that their new … Read more