A graduating student recently asked me, “What is the main difference between people who advance and people who don’t?” In thinking about … Read more
New Survey Highlights the Hardest Jobs to Fill in 2013
One of the paradoxes of the current economic recovery is this: despite a national employment rate at 7.6 percent and nearly 12 million Americans out of … Read more
Are You a Really That Big of a Deal?
I have a pin in my office I picked up a couple of years ago at the SHRM National Conference from the Baudville booth (no this isn’t a paid post! But I love … Read more
3 Lessons for Creating a Workplace Culture of Innovation
There’s a lot of bad advice in the business world, and even worse aphorisms. One I particularly abhor is “Failure is not an option.” Of course, in some … Read more
Hiring for Both Attitude and Aptitude
Lately there has been a push to hire based on cultural fit, over skill set. There are several reasons that this makes sense. When you hire for cultural fit … Read more
Another Salary Survey Shows 2014 Raises Are Stuck in the 3% Range
Closely following WorldatWork’s publication of top-line results from its salary increase budget survey, Mercer released findings this week from its … Read more
When Can You Discipline an Employee For What They Write Online?
By Howard Mavity I was fortunate last week to spend time in Denver with my buddies on the AGC (Associated General Contractors) National Safety Committee. … Read more
Want Your Employees to Speak Up? You Need to Give Them a Reason!
In a short piece titled The Cost of Neutral, writer Seth Godin posits that when a person is silent but had something important to say, his act is not … Read more
Should the City of San Francisco Mandate Flexible Workplaces?
While on business in San Francisco the last 10 days, I had the opportunity to join discussions about the city’s proposed flexibility ordinance. When San … Read more
A Key to Recruiting Success: Bridging the Gap Between Recruiting & Hiring
There is a growing disconnect in the world of talent acquisition these days. Though many business leaders track quantifiable metrics to measure efficiency … Read more