President Obama threw down the gauntlet in January’s State of the Union address, challenging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $9/hour, … Read more
How to Build a Better Employer Brand (Like Top Employers Do)
The job market is changing, and job seekers are taking advantage of an improving market. According to a Jobvite survey conducted in November 2014, job … Read more
It Takes Thoughtful Leadership to Truly Build a Trust Culture
Imagine this … Imagine walking into your leadership team meeting wondering whether the same old politics was going to play out. Would the same people work … Read more
Why Your Employees Are Leaving (and How You Can Win Them Back)
Employee turnover is a fact of life. And as it turns out, not even the most in-demand employers are immune. Earlier this year, rumors were circulating that … Read more
The Open Office Trend Isn’t Wrong, But It Might Be For Your Company
Following the lead of Google, Yahoo, and eBay, the open-office plan has spread like a virus from Silicon Valley startups to city governments. And as the … Read more
What’s a Top-Rate Organization? One That Gives People Keys to the Culture
“They have a common goal and they have to get there together.” That was a recent comment made by the coach of an NFL team, Chip Kelly of the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Yes, There Really IS a Good Side of Turnover
The goal is not to eliminate turnover, but to manage it. Not all turnover is bad. Without turnover, an organization will stagnate. The challenge is to … Read more
It’s High Time We Stopped Generalizing About Millennials
Think about three or four co-workers that are the same general age as you are. Do all of you have the same points of view? Do all of you behave the same … Read more
The Future Of Predictive Analytics – The Next Generation of Talent Metrics to Consider (Part 1 of 2)
A comprehensive list of current and future predictive talent metrics The use of predictive analytics is a hot issue and a developing trend in talent … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Employee Appreciation? It’s Not As Good as You Might Think
Here’s a sobering statistic to ponder on Employee Appreciation Day: Nearly half (47 percent) of employees recently surveyed say they either … Read more