Take it from someone who has picked up and moved a few times for a better job: it ain’t easy, and it’s not always worth it. My experience has … Read more
Beyond the NLRB Scare: Why Your Workplace Needs Smart Social Media Policies
By Susan Keating Anderson Once considered to be something of a passing fad, social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter have become a regular part … Read more
Girl Power: The Victories and Challenges of the Working Woman
By John A. Gallagher It was 1963, and John F. Kennedy approved the Equal Pay Act, very first legislation to create equal rights for women in the workplace. … Read more
Supreme Court Defines When an Employee Complaint is a “Complaint”
Sometimes cases turn on a single word or phrase, whether those pivotal words are found in a statute, regulation, rule, handbook or an email. It’s a … Read more
FLSA and Lactation Breaks: Another Potential Legal Minefield for Employers
By John E. Thompson The period has now closed for submitting information and comments relating to the U.S. Labor Department’s “preliminary … Read more
Moments of Greatness: Shifting Into the 4 Dimensions of Leadership
Editor’s Note: Moments of Greatness by Robert E. Quinn is an excerpt from HBR’s 10 Must Reads “On Managing Yourself,” a compilation of … Read more
Weekly Wrap: A New Workplace Trend – Mandatory Tests for Smokers
The workplace push to get smokers to quit is starting to ruffle some feathers in Arizona. According to a story this week in the Arizona Republic, “Some … Read more
Surprising Economic Reports Help Lift U.S. Stocks
With the world’s investors worrying about Japan’s nuclear problems and rebellions of all sorts in the Mideast, the U.S. enjoyed a little good … Read more
Your Workers – And the Rest of America – Are Still Confused About Health Care
Hey HR Pro: Here’s one thing to keep in mind as you and your organization struggle to figure out the ramifications of the federal health care … Read more
What Leaders Really Do
Editor’s Note: What Leaders Really Do by John Kotter is an excerpt from HBR’s 10 Must Reads “On Leadership,” a compilation of Harvard … Read more