DETROIT — General Motors Corporation Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House. —Comcast.net … Read more
Does Your Firm Have a Plan to Respond to Employee Issues Related to the Swine Flu?
Most corporate executives and HR professionals might think that the impending swine flu pandemic is strictly a public health issue, but if you are thinking … Read more
Outliers and the True Secret to Success
For a number of reasons, Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, Outliers, is a good read for recruiters and managers, in fact, for anyone who wants to get ahead … Read more
Chief Talent Officer 2020
Over the past several years there have been a number of articles written about the role of a chief talent officer. Each of these articles has pointed out … Read more
Employee Free Choice Act: Who Wins, Who Loses
The first casualty when war comes is truth. – Sen. Hiram Johnson (R., CA), 1918 The looming passage of the Employee Free Choice Act has the business … Read more
Sustainable Talent Planning, and a New Role for Recruiters and HR
Past talent initiatives have generally not aimed at people, but at improving efficiency, managing work flows, and ensuring quality. Now, service, … Read more
The ROI of Cheap Training
Co-written by Shally, Maureen Sharib, and Glenn Gutmacher. Have you noticed a slew of emails lately for free or cheap training? Is it tempting, when … Read more
Managing Contingent Labor Strategically
by Dr. John Sullivan & Master Burnett For many in corporate staffing, contingent labor management is an unpleasant activity often relegated to the … Read more
Stop Passing the Buck!
It has been like shooting fish in a barrel. The HR profession has been under fire from all quarters lately for not being “strategic” or a … Read more
Don’t Trust HR, Professor Tells CFO Gathering
The stuff’s just now beginning to hit the fan over the incendiary comments of Rutgers University academic Richard Beatty to a conference of CFOs … Read more