Job boards are far from dead. For the second consecutive year, internal transfers and promotions were the primary source of hire. A quarter of the … Read more
If a Boss Has to Go Undercover, They Aren’t Much of a Boss at All
Here’s the only big surprise about the big flap erupting this week over the television “reality” show Undercover Boss: that it took so long for a flap to … Read more
Internship Crackdown: Did L.A. Miss the Memo on Paying Interns?
Remember when we talked about how the U.S. Department of Labor was going to start cracking down on unpaid internships? The city of Los Angeles must have … Read more
Can an Employee Be Terminated for Simply Surfing the Internet?
By John A Gallagher We are seeing a major, major uptick in employees being terminated because they surfed the Internet at work. Indeed, as this article … Read more
How Much Time do You Spend Dealing With Employee Disputes at Work?
I’ve worked as a manager for a long time and sometimes feel there is nothing I might encounter anymore that would surprise me — until, of … Read more
85% of Companies Offer Flex Time, But Does it Really Mean They’re Flexible?
Do you feel like you’ve got more flexibility at work? A recent report from virtual and executive office space leader Regus has indicated that 85 … Read more
The Power of an Alumni Network, and 3 Reasons You Need to Consider One
What typically happens when an employee leaves an organization? The employer and employee share a few laughs, celebrate the good memories and begin to … Read more
Get a Grip: It’s Madness Worrying About Workers and March Madness
How do I know it’s March? People are talking about productivity lost because of the NCAA basketball tournament and gambling in the workplace. I can … Read more
Building a Better Boss? As Google Found, It’s Simpler Than You Think
Leave it to Google to be the company that believed they could figure out how to build a better boss. According to a story in Sunday’s New York Times, … Read more
Inside the Charlie Sheen Lawsuit: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
By John A. Gallagher We have examined both Warner Brothers’ March 7, 2011 termination letter and Charlie Sheen’s March 10, 2011 lawsuit, and have come to … Read more