A friend sent me this text the other day: Well, no news on my front. Can you believe this company? Early Friday, we agreed on a starting salary and a start … Read more
9 Ways to Tell When You Compensate and When You Reward
Everyone who manages people would love an answer to this question: “When do I compensate employees and when do I reward employees?” Most managers and HR … Read more
Why Aren’t Job Applicants Given Decent Feedback?
First of two parts One of the most powerful unanswered questions in recruiting is “Why are ‘not hired’ applicants and rejected candidates not provided with … Read more
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot: It’s Not an Effective Engagement Strategy
Recent headlines from Gallup proclaiming that college-educated Americans are less engaged on the job than other cohorts may have spurred some conversation … Read more
Armed & Dangerous: Handling Disgruntled Workers Packing Smartphones
Ever have a job where you felt picked-on, intimidated, harassed, and micro-managed by a tyrant boss? Most of us can recall working for a real jerk at some … Read more
5 Profound and Permanent Changes Happening to HR Right Now
As CEO of a marketing company, I have the opportunity to work with clients large and small to implement LinkedIn-based, employee-first social media … Read more
The Candidate Experience: It Can Make or Break Your Employer Brand
A positive candidate experience can do wonders for an employer brand. On the other hand, a negative experience can really do some damage. In a … Read more
How Crowdsourcing Can Improve Your Performance Review Process
Seth Godin sets the bar high for bloggers with short, pithy posts that drive home an important point. A post a few weeks ago honed in on this point with … Read more
Have You Asked How Much Revenue You’re Costing Your Organization?
Is everyone in your company valuable? Your CEO will say “Yes” publicly, but privately, we all know the deal — some employees are more valuable than … Read more
4 Good Reasons You Should Re-Think HR Outsourcing
As far as the new trend of outsourcing professional work goes, I’m not a big fan. I don’t believe HR should outsource strategic work such as … Read more