Last of three parts By Dr. Tim Elmore Generation iY (I call them this because of the intense impact iTunes, iPhones, iPods, iMacs and the Internet has had … Read more
Assessing Employees Ready to Leave: Here Are 2 Questions You Need to Ask
All over the news and blogs last week were reports about the latest Mercer What’s Working survey. Shock and alarm were expressed at statistics such as 32 … Read more
How HR Speak Hurts HR – And Some HR Words That Should Be Banned
By Dr. John Sullivan If you worked in a business function where a majority of those you served were unclear about exactly what you do, wouldn’t you … Read more
Gen iY: They’re Expecting Change, Amusement, and Immediate Feedback
Second of three parts By Dr. Tim Elmore Companies across the U.S. are grappling with the complexities of employing Generation iY (so called because of the … Read more
Hard to Refuse: $2,495 For a $100k Job in 6 Months – Guaranteed
Here’s an offer that’s going to be hard to refuse: For $2,495 TheLadders will guarantee you a job offer in six months. And not just any job, but one paying … Read more
Men are from Mars, Women from Venus, but Gen iY is from Another System
By Dr. Tim Elmore I had an unforgettable conversation with a friend recently. He employs hundreds of people and just hired some recent college graduates. … Read more
Lessons From My Brother On Life, Career, and Taking a Different Path
Last week, I lost my best friend, my college roommate, my mentor, my mentee, my confidant, my consigliere, and most of all, my twin brother. He passed away … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Work/Life Balance? How About a Family-Friendly Workplace?
Work/life balance? This popular phrase gets a lot of press, but I find it inaccurate at best. Now that technology allows many of us to work 24/7 from … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Survey Finds First Decline in Number of Remote Workers
As someone who has joined the millions of remote workers who do what they do in a virtual environment, I always perk up when I see data about telework … Read more
The Future of Pay for Performance: Can the Membership Model Work?
In their session on the next generation of pay for performance at last month’s WorldatWork Total Rewards conference in San Diego, Mercer consultants … Read more