Many HR departments are at a crossroads with their recruiting effort, wondering how to improve staffing and wondering which technologies they should … Read more
The Real Test of a Manager? It’s Successfully Fighting for Your Team
“The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above average effort.” — Gen. Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State … Read more
Is a National Jobs Bank the Solution To Fair Employment in Singapore?
Following the latest developments affecting employment practices in Singapore, the launch of the national Jobs Bank marks the final stage of the Fair … Read more
The Real Value of Bad Bosses? They Make You Appreciate the Good Ones
Remember when you were younger and you wanted to be older? Remember how your mom/dad/aunt/grandma/trusted adult told you, “This is the best time of your … Read more
The Dark Side of Silicon Valley: A Tech Space-Driven Drug Culture
By now, many of you are familiar with the Google executive that was killed on his yacht last year by a call girl who is accused of injecting him with a … Read more
HR Neutrality: Everybody Seems to Hate It – Except, of Course, HR
There has been a ton of press around “Net Neutrality” lately. Net neutrality is the concept that Internet service providers and governments … Read more
Why It’s Good For You (and Your Company) When You’re an Energizer
Whether you affect people positively or negatively does not just influence what people think of you and their willingness to help you. It also profoundly … Read more
5 More Ways to Tell If an Employee Is Looking to Leave
Second of two parts As I noted yesterday (in 5 Ways to Identify an Employee Who Is Ready to Quit), employee turnover is always an important issue, but most … Read more
NLRB General Counsel Goes After McDonalds and Business Franchises
By Michael J. Lotito In a move that could have a dramatic impact on the franchise business model, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard … Read more
Friends at Work: The Younger You Are, the More Important They Become
Censuswide and LinkedIn recently partnered up to explore how friendships at work impact employees’ experiences and perspectives of their workplaces. Their … Read more