Early in the development of the protest in Egypt, David Kirkpatrick, as part of his extensive reporting in The New York Times from Cairo wrote: A small … Read more
Weekly Wrap: What Happens When Your Employee Helps Lead a Rebellion?
Longtime managers probably know this all too well: sometimes, employees do the darnedest things. Yes, if you have spent much time managing people you … Read more
Jerry Sloan: Another Great Example of Why Managerial Longevity Matters
An employee of 23 years quits suddenly. What do you do? That’s the question the NBA’s Utah Jazz were faced with when their coach of 23 years, … Read more
Bookmobile HR, or Why Changing a Workplace Culture is so Terribly Hard
In HR we talk a lot about “hiring for culture” – it’s a nice, professional way to say, we want to hire people who “fit” in with the rest of us. We try and … Read more
HR Roundtable: On Creativity, Innovation, and Being a Change Agent
Mother Nature took her best shot to make it impossible for the February Cincinnati HR Roundtable to occur, but we forged on in spite of weather challenges! … Read more
The New Dietary Guidelines: What do They Mean for Employee Wellness?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released new dietary guidelines for Americans a few weeks ago. (We’ll skip the obvious snarky comments about … Read more
How to Create a Great Talent Pipeline
By Jennifer Prosek I rarely read a resume from the top down. Of course, I’ll look at the candidate’s most recent employment line and scan his … Read more
#SourceCon NYC: Going From Good to Great in Sourcing
Getting SourceCon NYC kicked off today, Megan Holte, Sourcing and Pipeline Manager at ADP, showed a video of TCU’s Amon G. Carter stadium demolition … Read more
Is Employee Loyalty and Longevity Really All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
Loyalty is a virtue until it stings you. If anything has changed more drastically in the last several decades, it’s the disappearance of employee and … Read more
Don’t Be a Sourcing Snob
Are You a Sourcing Snob? Ask yourself these questions: Is a candidate identified on LinkedIn intrinsically “better” than a candidate sourced from Monster? … Read more