By Howard Mavity Should HR sit in on a termination? A senior human resources professional recently posed this good question on a LinkedIn forum. As with … Read more
Making Employees More Productive: 3 Steps to Breakthrough Performance
The business world has changed dramatically, and leaders can no longer rely on old management assumptions or paradigms to succeed. Generating the next … Read more
Heading Down the Slippery Slope With “Bridge” or Temporary Incentive Plans
When and where do we create temporary incentive plans, meant to bridge a short-term gap in our reward offerings? Let me lay out one particular (but not … Read more
Anyone Can Find a Job … If They’re Willing to Work Anywhere, Part-Time
Bob Funk, president and founder of Express Employment Professionals, says that “anyone who really wants a job in this country can have one.” Yup, you … Read more
Facebook’s Way: Transparency, Openness, and a Knack For Solving Problems
Last of four parts Here are the last of Facebook’s unique, amazing, and incredibly effective talent management practices. You need to read all four … Read more
Enough with Surveys! They Won’t Tell You What Makes Employees Tick
Those of us who have been in business long enough know all about surveys. We survey our people about benefits, their work/life, leadership, and about any … Read more
The 3 Common Hiring Practices That Are Completely and Totally Wrong
Common knowledge is that tempestuous term that doesn’t necessarily describe anything common or knowledgable. Common hiring practices have unfortunately … Read more
Worker Asks Court to Stop Company From Making Her Work Saturdays
By Eric B. Meyer Sounds like someone’s taken a page out of the Lionel Hutz playbook. Patrice Williams is a Seventh-Day Adventist. Seventh-Day … Read more
Accepting Credit and Blame, or How to Get Out of the “Employee” Mindset
Accountable people follow through on their promises, and they don’t blame others if unforeseen circumstances trip them up. They honor President Harry … Read more
Facebook’s Difference: A Unique Approach For Managing Employees
Third of four parts In the first two parts of this series you can find (Part 1 and Part 2 here), I covered the first 23 amazing (and incredibly effective) … Read more