By Eric B. Meyer More eagerly anticipated that the premiere of Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission yesterday released its … Read more
Poor Performance is Contagious, Especially If You Won’t Deal With It
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. As managers, at some point we all … Read more
How to Manage and Improve Inconsistent Employee Performance
We all have the expectation that we will give our best every day all day. But that’s not true. Leaders have off days, employees struggle with issues and … Read more
Workplace Inequality: Can We Talk About How We Treat Each Other?
The other day a friend asked me what I thought about the rape allegations against Bill Cosby, and I told her. She said she thought he was probably guilty, … Read more
HR’s Role in the Digital Workplace: It’s Time for Reinvention
Editor’s Note: This is the first of 12 essays from the new book, The Rise of HR; Wisdom From 73 Thoughts Leaders. It’s compiled by Dave Ulrich, … Read more
Push to Require “Predictable Scheduling” Is Gaining Momentum
By John E. Thompson In February, we reported on U.S. Wage and Hour Division Administrator David Weil‘s comments that the agency is considering … Read more
The ONE Question Managers Must Answer — Correctly
As a manager, you hear questions every day. Some are serious; some trivial. “What do you hear about the merger plans?” “Is our budget being cut?” “Can we … Read more
Three Phrases That Great Leaders Aren’t Afraid to Use
Here are some phrases that can pose difficulties to many of us when our ego gets in the way. Great leaders, however, understand their importance and master … Read more
Ethical Sourcing: If It’s Good For Coffee, It’s Good For Talent, Too
I read in the newspaper yesterday morning that Starbucks has achieved an incredible milestone for the ethical sourcing of virtually all its coffee – 99 … Read more
How to Lose a Job Candidate in 10 Easy Steps
It’s no secret that finding a great candidate can be difficult. A whopping 75 percent of companies are struggling to attract and recruit the top people … Read more