In case you haven’t noticed yet, the way you react to the small group of employees who are unsatisfactory influences the behavior of most of the rest of … Read more
Leaders Need to Remember Childhood Lessons: Share, Play Nice, Say Thank You
“Black Friday is the perfect time to remind ourselves of the essential truth that life is richer, more connected and complete when you choose to spend it … Read more
Referrals From Job References — The Simplest and Cheapest Sourcing Tool
Almost everyone in recruiting agrees that employee referrals produce the highest quality of hire (i.e. superior on-the-job performance). But few are aware … Read more
The Last Word: Hate Performance Reviews? Millennials Hate Them Most of All
Editor’s Note: After five plus years, Weekly Wrap is changing to The Last Word because, well, it’s TLNT’s last word on what’s happening this week in … Read more
Let’s Uncheck All the Boxes
You won’t often find a policy question where the conservative Koch brothers and liberal legislators like U.S. Senator Cory Booker are in agreement. But … Read more
Want to Build a Fun Workplace? You Just Need to Let it Happen
Mark Manson is a brilliant writer, and one of my favorites. He recently wrote an article titled Screw Finding Your Passion, where he made a comment about … Read more
Want “A” Players? Here’s The One Interview Question You Need To Ask
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Finding B+ players is pretty easy. Finding … Read more
How an Intern Got Fired For an Offensive Tweet – Then Made Things a Lot Worse
By Eric B. Meyer On Tuesday, a Fox affiliate in Arizona reported that an intern at a health and wellness company was fired for an offensive tweet. … Read more
Employers: Pick Up the Pace
Chipotle Mexican Grill made news recently for announcing its hiring of 4,000 workers in a single day. Although fast-food companies might have an edge over … Read more
I Can’t Stand It When Snotty Recruiters Refer to Candidates as “Crapplicants”
Just last week, I heard several mature and qualified recruiters use the word crapplicant at a technology conference. (Jerks!) Crapplicant is an offensive … Read more