I am always talking about “adding more value” or “working at a higher level of value.” How do you know if what you are working on is valuable? Are some … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Top HR Concerns, Pay Cuts Despite Big Profits, and Meetings in the Shower
Tired of vacation season? Well, school is starting and the fall football season will be here soon enough, but there’s still a little summer left to play … Read more
Training and Social Networking Policies: Essential Elements in Protecting Your Company Secrets
Any business that does not have a social networking policy or does not train its employees on the do’s and don’ts of social networking may have a critical … Read more
Retooling HR: How to Focus on the Right Performance
Everyone in an organization must decide where improving work performance makes the greatest difference to success. Every day, managers, supervisors, … Read more
Short Term Cash vs. Long Term Wealth Through Your Recruiting
As in any business, the world of Recruiters, “Headhunters”, “Executive Search Professionals”, etc. includes the good, the bad, and the ugly. There are … Read more
Making Your Case to Attend #SourceCon Fall 2010: Proving the Value to Your Organization
Many of you have shared with us that while you would love to attend SourceCon in September, you’re not quite sure how to pitch it to your boss. … Read more
Implementing Change: A Costly Lesson from the U.S. Mint
We all know people have a resistance to change but who would have guessed that the folks producing change (the currency that is) would encounter those … Read more
Overcoming Sink or Swim Management Initiations
I love reading books and sometimes, I like to re-read books that I read a while ago. So when I saw The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins on my library … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Morale a Big Challenge, and Fired for Following a Police Order
Need a quick way to catch-up on workplace and HR-related stories you might have missed this past week? If that’s the case then you came to the right place … Read more
How Will Employee Training Change In a Free Agent Nation?
A concept that still gets quite a bit talk is this idea of a free agent nation. I remember reading about it in college but the concept was dated even then. … Read more