By Richard Meneghello Earlier this month, football powerhouse USC (the University of Southern California) fired head football coach Steve Sarkisian after … Read more
Your Organization Must Make It Crystal Clear: Bullying Simply Won’t be Tolerated
“I just got the offer. I am so excited.” Then there was a pause. I said congratulations but the silence was deafening, especially after getting a higher … Read more
Here’s Why You Need to Develop a Fear of Missing Out Culture
Indeed.com just released a survey with a fascinating finding: About 45 percent of workers miss their co-workers or aspects of their job when they’re … Read more
Appeals Court Upholds Right of Employees to Curse Their Boss On Facebook
By Eric B. Meyer Last year at about this time, I blogged about a case involving some employees who thought that their employer had underpaid them. So, they … Read more
Building a Great Workplace Culture? It’s a No Brainer For These Nerds
Just about every company in existence was started by someone (or several people) who saw an opportunity to make money in the marketplace. Ain’t nothin’ … Read more
The Top 5 Reasons Why Employees Sue Their Boss
Why do people sue their boss? Most people would guess “money,” but that is dead wrong. I’m a plaintiff’s employment lawyer and over the last few years I’ve … Read more
Can Millennials Be Productive When the Power Goes Out?
One of the benefits of writing a blog that is focused on bringing interesting research analysis to the HR community is that people (vendors, academics, … Read more
It Takes Skills (and Patience) to Get Buy-In on Team Goals
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” ― Jim Rohn, American business speaker In a near-perfect world — the type most people … Read more
Employee Handbooks Can Create Risk For the Company – Unless You Do Them Right
Many companies, especially smaller businesses, do not get the chance to update their employee handbook on a regular basis. That introduces risk to the … Read more
Are You Exhibiting the Value That You Place in Your Employees?
“I am successful because of my employees, they are the ones that made my business successful.” That was a quote I heard the other day from Danny Meyer, … Read more