“My first concert will be a special one; it will be in front of a private audience.” That was the response from the recently hired conductor of the L.A. … Read more
Like It Or Not, Zapoint May Profile You
Those seemingly sober-minded folks at Zapoint are cooking up a sales gimmick as clever as it is provocative. Over the next 12 months, Zapoint will compile … Read more
Reasons Why Managers Oppose Public Sector Unions
The controversy surrounding the State of Wisconsin’s move to partially limit public-sector collective bargaining rights is certainly a hot one. Arguments … Read more
Get Rid Of Performance Reviews? Sure, But What Do You Replace Them With?
Like many of my fellow HR professionals, I’ve had my fair share of time dealing with the headaches from performance reviews. Whether it is a supervisor who … Read more
Learning From Idol: The Most Brutal (and Effective) Interview I Ever Went Through
The other day, after a series of workshops on retiree health care for one of our clients, I decided I needed to unwind. It was time to rid my mind of HR … Read more
Whatever Happened to Jobster? Now It’s the Power of Career Development
When you think of Jobster, what comes to mind? Are you reminded of a company that reached its heyday in 2006 as a leading job referral site and then … Read more
Social Learning: Does Your Company Know Where Its Experts Are?
Quick Question: How easy is it to find another employee in your organization with a specific expertise? Let me ask the question again another way: is it … Read more
Disengaged at the Top: Leaders are Unrecognized Victims of the Recession
There’s a lot of talk about employee disengagement, with reports coming out on the high percent of workers who are disengaged and ready to leave when … Read more
Getting Down to Management Basics: 5 More Postulates of Employment Law
By Mark J. Neuberger Continuing the theme set forth in my earlier post on some guiding principles I have developed to deal with recurring … Read more
Are You Ready For War for Talent 2.0?
Get ready for the “New War for Talent.” Call it something else if you like – maybe the War for Talent 2.0 – but as Lou Adler and others have been warning … Read more