Most cell phones are not appropriate for conducting business — especially if you’re selling something! This may come as a surprise to many of you, but part … Read more
5 Reasons Why You Aren’t Getting the Results You Want From Others
Do you want better results from any or all of the following: your team, your co-workers, your board, or just other people in general? Hopefully the answer … Read more
Working Virtually: It Takes Support & Management to Do It the Right Way
Working virtually is a a mutually beneficial option for both employer and employee. It can be cost-effective, save time and has been shown to raise … Read more
We Need the Young to Help Eliminate Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Discrimination has been with us for a long, long time, based on one characteristic or another that allows one group to identify another as less worthy, … Read more
Stop Fooling With Candidates and Respond to Their Applications
Applying for a job and never hearing back from the company is like asking someone to marry you and having the person simply look over your shoulder, as if … Read more
5 Things HR Pros Say I’d Give Money To Never, Ever Hear Again
Are these simply pet peeves or hindrances to the growth of the profession? You decide. “HR is everyone’s business” Well, sure. In the same sense that … Read more
How Performance Reviews Go Wrong
By Cy Wakeman Anyone who has ever been through a performance review knows that it is far from the clean and straightforward process it is meant to be. But … Read more
Believe It or Not, Even Al Qaeda Has HR and People Management Problems
If you ever needed proof that human resources is an incredibly important function that transcends every organization and workplace, this is it. This week, … Read more
Employee’s Goofing Off? Just a Good Time For HR to Step Up and Lead
You’re the head of HR for your company, and your CEO walks unannounced into the office and says, “I just walked through the accounting, customer service … Read more
Want More Engaged Workers? You Just Need to Help People Flourish
Last month, I wrote a post on 3 Good Reasons Why Employee Engagement Surveys Fail. I talked about the reality of your most disengaged employees being so … Read more