Colleges and universities will have fewer students this fall as enrollments are falling across the board. The reasons? It’s a number of factors – a decline … Read more
Managing Up: What the Heck Is It and Why Should You Care?
Regardless of what you do or where you do it, most likely, learning the fine art of managing up will help you do it better. But what does it mean to manage … Read more
“Borgata Babes” Case: Judge Doesn’t Buy Weight Discrimination Claim
By Eric B. Meyer Sex sells. So, when 22 female cocktail servers at an Atlantic City casino pursued claims of discrimination based on their appearance, it … Read more
6 Tips Towards a Smart Performance Review (With as Few Tears as Possible)
In my business, we move at hyper-speed on all fronts: taking care of customers, developing new software, and figuring out how to sell it. Things can change … Read more
When It Comes to Managing Millennials, Don’t Believe the Myths
One of the enduring myths about Millennials in the workplace (employees aged 18-30) is they are overly entitled, needing feedback and praise at every turn … Read more
What Have You Done for Me Lately? Entrance to the C-suite Requires Data on the Economic Impact of Job Performance
If I hear one more speech about how HR needs to be strategic, I may lose it. Of course, we all want and need to make a difference, get noticed, and help … Read more
5 Important Ways Social Media Can Go Mobile in the Workplace
The immense proliferation of mobile devices combined with the permanence of social media in our lives means that more social media users than ever before … Read more
The Key to a Successful Merger? You Gotta Get Better, Not Just Bigger
“By the power invested in me, I hearby pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride.” At my 5 am workout last week, I noticed on … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Unconsciously, We’re Recruiting the Wrong Kind of People
New recruiting message: “If you are unhappy or unemployed, don’t bother to apply” I don’t think anyone would seriously think about running an ad with the … Read more
Yes, Change IS Good For Us – It’s The Reality of Modern Leadership
“Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.” — John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist If there’s one … Read more