By Shannon Stevenson Your company just signed a lucrative contract to start a project in Canada next week. Your company, however, does not have operations … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Employers Aren’t Dropping Health Care, But Cost Is a Concern
You don’t hear a lot about health care reform these days, and that’s probably because a number of the provisions don’t kick in for a few … Read more
The Power of Positive Words: How They Can Inspire a Workplace Culture
One of my favorite blogs is Respectful Workplace. Posts are always thoughtful, well considered and inspiring. A recent post on The Power of Wordsstruck a … Read more
Passion in the Workplace: A Great Concept, But It Won’t Pay Your Bills
I am a long-time follower of Laurie Ruettimann, formerly of the famous (some might say infamous) Punk Rock HR blog, and current author of The Cynical Girl. … Read more
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Businesses Are Making Today: Focusing on the Wrong Things
Editor’s Note: Humetrics CEO Mel Kleiman has been helping employers recruit, select, and retain front-line employees & managers for over 30 years. He … Read more
California Non-Compete Agreements: Are They Still Legal After All?
By Michael R. Greco In an eye opening decision, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently granted a temporary … Read more
The Trick Getting People Who Don’t Work For You to Do Work For You
One of the questions I get most frequently is how to get people who don’t work for you to do work for you. So many people are in matrixed situations, or … Read more
Employee Leaving? How About We Not Let Them Send an Email to Everyone?
What’s the right way to exit an organization? More importantly, is there anything an HR pro can do about it before it happens? Those are the things that … Read more
How Recognition Can Help Reinforce Your Changing Company Strategy
Does your organization operate under a 3-5 year strategic plan? Do you or your leadership team periodically sit through days-long meetings to update your … Read more
Seven Employee Impacts That Could Result From the Debt Ceiling Turmoil
By Dr. John Sullivan You might think it’s a stretch to connect the debt ceiling-related turmoil in Washington with HR, but that could be a … Read more