There are three words that no employee (and most managers) ever want to hear, words that will frighten the bejesus out of anyone who encounters them. … Read more
Rookie Hiring Mistakes: Holding on to Bad Hires Too Long
The New York Times recently had a good article titled “The Top 10 Rookie Mistakes for Entrepreneurs,” and it looks at the top reasons people usually fail … Read more
What a Baseball Manager Can Teach Us About Letting People Go
One of my leadership pet peeves is about wanna-be managers who take the title, the pay, and the goodies, but then go out of their way to avoid handling the … Read more
Different Severance Packages: They May Create Discrimination Claims
By Eric B. Meyer A severance agreement helps to allow businesses to ensure that former employees don’t sue. The concept is fairly simple: in exchange … Read more
Why You Need to Champion Your Organization’s “Must-Do” Moves
I spoke at the inaugural TLNT Transform event last week in Austin. My topic was What Your CEO Wished HR Would Do. One thing that came up during my … Read more
Navigating the Complexities (and Changes) in China’s Labor Laws
By Alice Wang As the world embarks into the Year of the Dragon, China is making every effort to draw in more and more international business to add to its … Read more
What Happens When a Whistleblower Gets Fired For Whistleblowing?
By Eric B. Meyer Is it whistleblowing when your job is to report violations of the law? That is the question that a former Starbucks employee is asking the … Read more
Holiday Terminations? Mr. Grinch Approves, But So Does Common Sense
When is the best time to do a termination or layoff? Other than never, most people wouldn’t likely choose November or December as optimal times to do … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Do Real Managers Really Resist the Urge to Fire?
As a long-time manager, I’ve written a lot about how firing an employee is one of the toughest and most difficult things a manager ever has to do. … Read more
The Top 11 Ways to Impress Your Boss(es)
When you see a “Top 10” list you can usually assume that either the writer is lazy, or he’s just read a book about how much people love “Top 10” lists. … Read more