Unless you’re a creative genius suffering for your art, Gandhi, or Dr. Gregory House, it would seem that people expect you to be happy all the time. What … Read more
A Close Look at What CEOs Really Think About Employee Engagement
Have you ever wondered what your CEO really thinks about employee engagement? Many of us have, and new research from the UK’s Ashridge Business … Read more
Management 101: Never Fire Someone Publicly, Even if You Are CEO of AOL
See update below Here’s a question that every manager and HR professional should ask themselves: Is it ever right to fire someone publicly? If you … Read more
Vacation Over? Here’s How to Put That Renewed Energy to Work
How was your summer vacation? Whether you were roughing it or lying on a beach with a cool drink and a hot book, returning to your desk can be quite the … Read more
One of the Very Best Things HR Can Ever Do For Employees
By random circumstance, I’ve had three of the most boring HR-ish types of conversations in the past month about 401(k)s! Can you imagine me talking about … Read more
The Performance Review Problem: Maybe More Frequency Is the Answer
By now, regular readers know my position on the traditional annual performance review — it serves a function to provide formal, documented … Read more
See You in a Month: Why Americans Need to Get Serious About Vacations
“See you in a month!” I was told that by one of our executives as he stopped by HR to complete paperwork for his impending 30-day vacation. My … Read more
Weekly Wrap: What Costco Can Teach About Treating Employees Right
Know what I like about Costco, besides the prices? The employees ALWAYS seem to be perky and happy. Maybe that seems like a pretty low performance bar to … Read more
Want to Be Depressed? Hear How the NLRB Views Your Employee Policies
I joined my fellow Florida HR People & Strategy members this week at a session on current news about the National Labor Relations Board, and how they … Read more
The Future of Resumes: Would You Believe We’ll Use a Digital Backpack?
What do Mozilla, the Clinton Global Initiative, and the Obama Administration all have in common? If you said, “This sounds like the set up for an unfunny … Read more