Quality of hire is such a broad metric to quantify. There are certain metrics which provide a baseline talent and HR leaders can use to make decisions, add … Read more
Will 2015 Be the Year of Worrying About Employee Burnout?
After years of asking workers to do more with less, companies in 2015 will focus on employee burnout. “Developing policies and procedures that relieve … Read more
Companies Focus On Worker Stress as Talent Gets Harder to Keep
After years of asking workers to do more with less, companies in 2015 will focus on employee burnout. “Developing policies and procedures that … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Workplace Recognition = Better Employee Retention
As I’ve written here before, all of us are trained from childhood to be recognition-addicts (and we still are because we’re really those same little kids … Read more
How to Get Employees to Talk Before They Decide to Walk
It’s human behavior to want to move away from things that are not working or are starting to feel tough, or just too hard, because sometimes walking away … Read more
What’s a Lapel Pin? A Recognition Award That Millennials Just Don’t Get
I had coffee with a group of friends last Sunday morning. One friend is a 25-year-old who works at one of the well-known Silicon Valley high tech … Read more
3 Things to Help Hold on to Recent College Graduates
In many ways, recent college graduates are the perfect candidates to hire. They’re young, fresh, and willing to learn. However, they also come with a … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why You Need to Be Doing Retention Interviews
A retention interview is not a performance appraisal; it is not about how the person is doing his or her job. It is not a job satisfaction or employee … Read more
Five Critical Priorities HR Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2015
How employees get their work done has changed remarkably quickly; unsurprisingly HR needs to change, too Anyone who works in a global company doesn’t need … Read more
What’s Wrong With Retention Bonuses? Pretty Much Everything
In 30 years, I have yet to see a retention bonus retain, let alone motivate, anyone. — Kate D’ Camp, former VP of HR at Cisco Let’s face it: only a … Read more