How do you feel about performance reviews? Personally, I think the annual performance review (as most commonly implemented) is broken. It’s too infrequent, … Read more
5 Things That Demonstrate You Aren’t Getting Paid Enough
I was reading an article recently; it was one of those “Best Places To Work”-type of articles. Since I run a company, I’m always looking out for good ideas … Read more
Benefits Trends Survey Digs Deep Into What Employees Really Want
Every year, the Metlife Study of Employee Benefit Trends cracks open a window into what employees really want from their job and employer. The 2012 survey … Read more
A Carrot/Stick Approach? With Some Employees, Just the Carrot Will Do It
When it comes to motivating employees, save on your stick budget and just hit them with the carrot. That may sound glib, but I’m serious. Here’s a specific … Read more
Hitting a Home Run in Talent Management: The Key is HR Analytics
Billy Beane, the Oakland A’s General Manager, described in Moneyball the need to rethink his team’s business (baseball) and make a scientific investigation … Read more
How Can You Get the Best People on Your Team, and Keep Them?
In today’s post-recession environment, businesses are operating with pared-back workforces. Picked to the bone, the burden is placed more than ever on the … Read more
Re-Staffing With Retirees: One Way to Avoid a Talent Brain Drain
What’s old is new again, as companies rediscover retiree re-staffing as a way of retaining the experience and skills of their Baby Boomer workers. … Read more
Overusing Email: A Workplace Issue, But Not Something We Need to Ban
Email is the workhorse of the workplace. Despite the talk that Millennials and younger workers are moving away from it, email continues to be a powerful … Read more
Offering a Hand: Who in the Talent Pipeline Are You Helping to Pull Up?
“As she climbs up the ladder she has the other hand extended to bring someone else along.” I was watching Oprah’s Lifeclass the other day, and one of the … Read more
What’s Wrong With HR Metrics? Pretty Much Everything!
Or why HR metrics need to focus on helping managers to improve their people management decision-making For at least the last decade, HR departments around … Read more