As I paced back and forth, reviewing one last time what I wanted to say for my closing keynote,“The Hidden Gift Your Gen Y Employees Are Offering You,” my … Read more
Best Places To Live And Your Employment Brand
Money Magazine released their 100 Best Places to Live list for 2010 designating the best small cities around the country to live. Many of these small … Read more
George Steinbrenner: Remembering the Ultimate Demanding, Bullying Boss
Today, we should all pause a moment and salute the ultimate demanding, bullying, kick-in-the-rear boss: George Steinbrenner, the owner of the New York … Read more
Mega-Merger in HR Consulting World: Aon Acquires Hewitt Associates
Another big shoe dropped today in the world of HR consulting as Aon Corporation announced it was acquiring Hewitt Associates in a nearly $5 billion cash … Read more
A Persuasive Argument for Getting Rid of Employee Performance Reviews
UCLA business professor Samuel Culbert is a man after my own heart. Culbert, to put it mildly, is NOT a fan of employee performance reviews. They should be … Read more
LeBron James? He’s Just a Glimpse at Your Employee of the Future
By now, most of us have come up for air after being submerged in LeBron James fever over the past few days. I, for one, could really care less since I’m … Read more
A Lesson on Employee Loyalty from LeBron James
The NBA’s LeBron James is done in Cleveland. One of the biggest stars in the NBA didn’t just reject his hometown team that he has been with for … Read more
How Smart Employers are Dealing With Employee Stress
I attended the annual WorldatWork conference outside Dallas in May, but for the life of me I don’t recall the people from Buck Consultants taking a survey … Read more
Two Views of How Employees (and their Managers) Are Feeling Right Now
With the summer finally in full gear (and those of you living in the Eastern Time Zone know what I’m talking about), it’s time to step back and ask a … Read more
Five Tips To Onboard The Right Way
I have a good friend who is starting a new job this week. Being the interested HR person that I am, I always inquire about the onboarding process. In the … Read more
How to Communicate with Employees When You Don’t Know Everything
Too many companies delay communicating with employees until they have “all” the answers or have decided every last detail of a big change. This is the … Read more
How to Keep from Being Poached in the Upcoming War for Talent
The upcoming war for talent is different because the people pipeline has changed. Instead of an outright war, smaller, less conspicuous battles will be … Read more
The Top 5 Myths about SaaS — Software as a Service
As SaaS (Software as a Service) continues to grow, so do the misunderstandings. Anyone in HR or management considering a SaaS deployment model has likely … Read more
Quality of Hire: Why It’s the Top Recruiting Metric
We talk about “top” talent and “top” performers, but how do you know you’ve reached the “top”? Is there some kind of altitude marker? A sign that reads … Read more
Budget Cuts in 2010? Maybe, But Really Not in Talent Management Systems
You know that a lot of things have changed because of the recession, but here’s another one you may not have thought of — how talent management … Read more
The 2020 Leadership Model for Tomorrow’s Workplace
By Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd There are five leadership areas that seem to be emerging as requirements for the leader of the future. The process … Read more
You’re Fired – Now Go Out and Make That Big Decision for Us
For those of you who don’t know, I am a big sports fan. And even more so, I am a big fan of the National Basketball Association and the Portland … Read more
Business Analytics: 4 Ways They Can Help – Now and In the Future
As an HR professional you’re asked to make decisions everyday to ensure compliance, improve your workforce and your company’s bottom line. But to make an … Read more
The Top 6 Myths About Talent: Must Knows for Your Employment Brand
By Mary Delaney and Sanja Licina As the nation’s economy begins to stabilize following one of the deepest recessions felt across the globe, employers are … Read more
The Case for Building a Culture of Coaching
By Paul J. Gorrell and John Hoover As business coaches, we are always on the new frontier looking to help our coaching clients add value to the … Read more