How Managers Can Support Working Parents
Working parents have their hands full like never before.
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‘CEO’ Simplifies Dress Code; Wins Best Dressed Award
While CEOs are often known to wear expensive attire to project the correct power image, one international “CEO” decided not to dress like his predecessors but to continue on with his own simple personal style. In the process, he won the 2013 Best Dressed Man of the Year award from Esquire magazine—and sent a message […]
How to Use Myers Briggs for Successful Recruiting Practices
Yesterday’s post covered how to use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® assessment for leadership development programs, and today’s post will highlight how you should use this tool for successful recruiting practices.
Incentive Pay for Non-Exempts? Sure, But …
Cherry and Green, both of whom are principals at HR consultant Hay Group, offer the table below to show how incentives fit into the total rewards picture. They offered their remarks at a recent webinar hosted by BLR/HR Hero. Compensation type Comment Value of being a member of the organization Benefits/ Perquisites Little flexibility, […]
“Boss Baby”—an adorable film about leading others to succeed
My kids are begging me to take them to see the new movie “Boss Baby,” an animated film about a baby (who is actually a savvy business leader) who leads other babies in an uprising against puppies, who are encroaching on the babies’ long-held monopoly on love and attention. The movie exemplifies, in a fun […]
Workforce Planning: How to Choose the Right Goal for Your Company
If you have been long looking for ways to optimize workflow and still haven’t implemented workforce planning, you are missing out on plenty of opportunities. It is a key element in every business’s success formula.
Top 10 Employment Handbook Mistakes
Although most employers at least have an employment handbook, few companies treat it as a priority item. That’s a shame because a handbook presents a wonderful opportunity to communicate with your workforce about your organization’s philosophy, mission, and culture. Companies like Netflix and Nordstrom have demonstrated that handbooks can be effective without being dry and […]
DOL Takes Critical View of Santa’s Workshop
After a long day, an employment lawyer has just settled his brain for a brief winter’s nap. Suddenly, he hears from his waiting room such a clatter that he rose from his adjustable ergonomic office chair to see what was the matter. As he throws open the door, he sees a plump old elf, who […]
Workplace Words of Wisdom from Ted Lasso
They got me. I resisted as long as I could. Over the past year, numerous friends told me I should be watching Ted Lasso, extolling the virtues of this new show airing on Apple® TV+. I wasn’t interested. Frankly, I’m not big into soccer. (Sorry to all the soccer fans out there.) Also, while I […]
Never Let Others Ruin Your Future, Says Kevin Sheridan, HRDA Keynote Speaker
One day, as a small child, Thomas Edison came home from school and gave a paper to his mother. He said to her, “Mom, my teacher gave this paper to me and told me only you are to read it. What does it say?”