Black Friday may soon be named Black Thursday given how many retailers across the country are opting to open a day earlier. But that’s got retail employees … Read more
Survey: Top HR Challenges? Culture, Engagement, Succession Planning
Yesterday, in a broader post on how to get more value out of your core values, I alluded to the SHRM/Globoforce Fall 2012 Report. A bi-annual report, this … Read more
Paid to Think: The Big Benefits of Winning by a Nose
First in a series By David Goldsmith with Lorrie Goldsmith Many decision makers put a lot of pressure on themselves to come up with the next killer idea, … Read more
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: Engagement & Company Performance
Earlier this year, John Hollon wrote an article here on TLNT titled Getting to the Bottom Line Impact of Employee Engagement. In it, he recognizes that … Read more
Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Company Values?
Does your company have core values defined? If so, why? What’s the expectation for those values? I would hope that it’s so employees will live by them. And … Read more
Want More Job Referrals? Just Give Employees Permission to Give Them
It’s pretty widely accepted that referral hires are the best hires that most companies make. Pretty easy math equation on why: Good Employee + wanting to … Read more
The “New” Engaged Leader: Why Everyone You Touch Really Does Matter
” ‘Where did you get that coffee?’ I got it from Steve, the coffee guy downstairs, I said. ‘Steve, the coffee guy?, you even know … Read more
4 Talent Management and Big Data Lessons from the Presidential Election
Whether you follow politics or not, there are many important lessons that leaders in talent management and HR can learn from the recent presidential … Read more
Recruiting/HR Lessons Learned in the Superstorm’s Aftermath
Three weeks after Sandy, life is getting back to normal … or is it? Walking the dog this weekend morning around a relatively unscathed block of homes in … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Women Get More Raises, Still Get Less $$$ Than Men
There’s good news and bad news on the workplace gender gap front. Here’s the good news, according to a new Pay Raise Index from “social … Read more