There is nothing worse in HR than having to terminate a high performer. If you’re in the game long enough you will eventually end up facing this situation: … Read more
4 Things You Should Do to Make Flexible Work Successful
You’ve heard that employees want flexible work. In fact, 30 percent of respondents to a FlexJobs survey said they would take a 10 or even 20 percent cut in … Read more
The Employee Happiness Fad … Doesn’t Make Me Happy
Ever since the Declaration of Independence, “the pursuit of happiness” has been a national goal. However, only recently has a more narrow focus on employee … Read more
Cuba May Be Opening, But There are Big Challenges Building a Business There
Cuba is awe-inspiring and timeless. I traveled to Havana over Thanksgiving with a team of HR and recruiting executives. Our goal was to learn more about … Read more
Winning the Talent War with Total Rewards
Total Rewards is among the most critical functions for a successful business. In today’s marketplace, where a highly educated and talented workforce is in … Read more
Stop Being An Order Taker! (Part 2 of a 5-part Series on Upping the Ante on Talent Acquisition)
This is the second article in a series (here’s part 1) on how to redefine recruitment. The author, a veteran recruiting leader within several global … Read more
Will Keeping SCORE Help You to Hang on to Top Employees?
An interesting article in the Huffington Post caught my eye this week. How do you measure impact of efforts to improve employee satisfaction, engagement … Read more
Workplace Self-Respect is Great, But What If It Turns Into Entitlement?
In the workplace and elsewhere, those in leadership a position should be thinking about self-respect — both their own and that of others. When everyone … Read more
It Will Take a Cultural Change to Really Deal With America’s Aging Workforce
The American labor force is getting older and will get smaller. Already, one in three American workers is over the age of 50. By 2019, every Baby Boomer — … Read more
Redefining Recruitment (Part 1 of a 5-part Series on Upping the Ante on Talent Acquisition)
CEOs aren’t sleeping. Consider this, from PwC: 63 percent of CEOs in the U.S. worry that the availability of key skills will undermine their … Read more