In business, you need to be ready for anything: unexpected delays, unmet expectations, problems with customers. Sometimes, your employees can become … Read more
What Do Employees Really Think About Performance Reviews?
Here’s a secret – employees don’t hate having their performance appraised. No, indeed! They want to know how they are doing, if their efforts are meeting … Read more
If I Had A Hammer, I’d Hammer Out Ready-Made Workplace Solutions
Remember Peter, Paul and Mary’s version of the song “If I Had a Hammer?” The song goes “If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning, I’d hammer in the … Read more
Honoring Our Work: Why We Should Celebrate More on Labor Day
Editor’s Note: With Labor Day in the U.S. coming on Monday, we thought it made sense to republish this Classic TLNT post from Derek Irvine, an … Read more
IRS Ruling on Health Care Law Has Implications For Same Sex Employees
This week’s announcement that the federal government will give the same tax treatment to legally married same-sex couples as they do to heterosexual … Read more
Smokers in the Workplace: Why Do We Make Them Into Modern-Day Lepers?
Editor’s Note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles they may have missed. That’s why on Fridays we republish a Classic TLNT post that some of … Read more
Five Things to Ask Before You Finally Kick That Employee to the Curb
Firing an employee is a task that no manager enjoys, but one that often appears inevitable. Yet it’s a proven fact that hiring a replacement employee will … Read more
Are You Sitting Down? Well, It’s Important You Stand Up to Read This
Are you sitting down? As if the news isn’t bad enough these days, now your office chair may be trying to kill you. Sitting all day long has been linked to … Read more
That New Post-College SAT? Just Another Way to Hire by the Numbers
As long as I have been in business, hiring managers have been trying to pin a magic number on job candidates in the hope it will indicate future job … Read more
Want Better Middle Managers? Then Redefine What It is to Be a Good One
In her recent Wall Street Journal article, Rachel Feintzeig quotes an AT&T executive on the importance of middle managers. “Who runs this company?” the … Read more