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
Looking at Sourcing Through the Lens of Moneyball
In the middle of Moneyball, the movie, I thought to myself, the challenge that Brad Pitt’s character (Billy Beane) was facing reminded me of what we … Read more
Great Managers, Great Leadership; Think of Them as Engagement Maestros
A new VP rides into town for the holidays! This past week in New York, as in other cities, there were Christmas parties all over town. In this case, 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
Perseverance is Not Just Another Cheesy Motivational Poster
When I hear the term perseverance, it’s hard not to think of those “motivational” posters proudly displayed in so many offices. You know what I mean; the … Read more