What drives someone to wear a t-shirt like this? Just lost his job? Wishes he could retire and play video games all day? Is he a rebel at work and proud of … Read more
Knocked Up: The Conversation Most Managers Don’t Want to Have
I have to stand up and applaud Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg today. No, not for leaning in, but for finally saying what every HR and Operations person in … Read more
The Three Things It Takes to Be Wildly Successful
Have you heard of Adam Grant? If not, you soon will. Not only is Dr. Grant the youngest tenured professor at The Wharton School of Business at the … Read more
Cultural DNA: Why Your Employees Must Live It in Their Daily Lives
Today, I’d like to share with you a case study on the importance of values and how you make them real. I’m using as my case study company Guidewire … Read more
The Workplace Ethics of Not Hiring Tobacco Users
As more employers consider how to reduce the percentage of tobacco users in their workforces, one policy in particular has raised eyebrows and hackles more … Read more
Four Ways to Successfully Defend a Claim Under the Equal Pay Act
By Eric B. Meyer In the 2 1/2 years of writing this blog, I’ve never had a post on the Equal Pay Act — until now. The Equal Pay Act requires … Read more
Swearing at Your Employee May Get You Sued By … OSHA??
By Howard Mavity Hopefully you are aware of the continuing escalation of all forms of whistleblower and retaliation claims, including under the 21 … Read more
Staying Relevant: Either We Continually Adapt, or We End Up Obsolete
The headline in USA Today blared Columbia flunks relevancy test. Columbia University’s Journalism School just appointed a new dean. The uproar was … Read more
Reducing Turnover? Yes, It’s Important, But It’s Not the Real Goal
“Our goal is to reduce turnover by 25 percent.” No, it isn’t. I hope not, at least. Having reduced turnover as a goal leads to all kinds of strange, … Read more
Corporate Coworking — Is It Calculated Brilliance, or Foolishness?
The concept of “corporate coworking” is among the boldest corporate people management concepts of the decade. If you’re not familiar with the concept, it … Read more