Most of the innovation we have seen in HR technology has been aimed at professional and managerial employees. Take recruitment: the typical recruitment … Read more
Reddit Pulls Back Remote Workers Despite New San Francisco Law
More than 1,200 high tech start-ups and household names from Yelp to Salesforce call San Francisco home. Web phenom Reddit, the self-styled “front page of … Read more
What “The Voice” Teaches Us About Feedback and Coaching Done Right
I like watching the TV show The Voice. It’s singing competition show that has four famous singer judges who compete against each other by picking teams of … Read more
Workplace Values: It Ain’t What You Do, It’s the Way That You Do It
In the last 12 months, the topic of values has caught the imagination. Putting values at the center of everything your organization does can make all the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How Great Managers Deal With Boredom and Burnout
In one of his blogs, Seth Godin talks about the Levy Law which describes the way animals forage for food and how that law applies to the Internet. The more … Read more
It Takes a Workforce “Posse” to Help Make the Stars Shine
I’ve found yet another good executive interview featured in the New York Times Corner Office column. This one is with Deborah Bial, president of the Posse … Read more
When Performance Reviews Simply Aren’t Enough
So, performance reviews aren’t enough? Performance reviews are slow feedback, as they only occur once a year. Most employees do not want to wait 51 weeks … Read more
Appeals Court Foils the Age Discrimination Claims of “Superman”
By Eric B. Meyer General Zod is not impressed. Carlyn Johnson was diligent and hard-working. As a security guard, he had a reputation of never refusing an … Read more
3 Good Reasons You Should Re-Hire Someone You Fired
Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. There is an unwritten HR law that … Read more
When You Tell an Employee That “Family Comes First,” Do You Mean It?
“At this organization, family comes first.” This phrase is used so commonly by companies recruiting employees that its weight and meaning have … Read more