Nearly 20 million called in sick after Super Bowl An estimated 18.8 million people called in sick this Monday morning – the day after the biggest night in … Read more
Have you got a coaching mindset? Take this test to find out
In HR the words ‘coaching’ and ‘managing’ are often (and wrongly) used interchangeably. Yet the fact is, there are some very big differences between these … Read more
Clean slate legislation: Are you ready for it?
In a couple of months time, any ex-offender living in Michigan with a ten year conviction-free record and a seven year clean slate for certain misdemeanors … Read more
Case Study: Why having more skills (not working more hours) boosts productivity
When it comes to describing what employers are trying to get out of their staff, perhaps the phrase ‘trying to get a quart into a pint glass’ needs to be … Read more
Revealed: States and cities with the most toxic co-workers
Let’s be honest. Workplaces have been, are, and will always be ‘toxic’ to some degree. Whether it’s the playing out of top-level office politics or the … Read more
Delegation: Why the simplest leadership skill is often the hardest to do
When you break it down, the task of leadership is essentially the pursuit of the mastery of hundreds of different skills. But as we all know, plenty of … Read more
Recruiting is the new marketing
However much we read about 2023 being a recessionary year, the fact remains that there are still approximately two open jobs for every job seeker. We can … Read more
Covid cost employers $213 billion; downturn will force workers to accept lower quality job…
Covid-19 cost employers $213 billion The cost to US employers of the Covid-19 pandemic has been priced at a whopping $213 billion in terms of lost work … Read more
Don’t expect layoffs will improve employee productivity
If 2022 was all about people resigning from their jobs, 2023 is lining up to be about people being laid off from them. But former American Express CEO, Ken … Read more
Collaboration analytics tell you the here and now
If there’s one thing most managers will agree on, it’s the fact that they are not typically interested in analytics around things that happened in the … Read more