EVP—Enron’s Was Chiseled in Marble
Many EVPs (employee value propositions) have nice-sounding platitudes that don’t represent how the organization behaves, says consultant Stephanie Tarant, PhD. Take Enron, for example, she says.
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6 Design Considerations for Executive Pay Plans
Designing your executive pay plan can be daunting—you need to consider a whole host of factors, such as the company's goals and the competitive environment. Let's take a look at some design considerations for effective executive pay plans.
Can Creativity Be Taught?
In an effort to understand the top skills companies are looking for in prospective candidates this year, LinkedIn conducted a massive analysis of hundreds of thousands of job posts. As it turns out, employers are looking far beyond soft and technical skills when searching for new talent.
Time Management Tips for the Disorganized
We all know people who seem to simply be naturally disorganized. Maybe some of us consider ourselves to be in that group as well. But time management is crucial to success in one’s career.
Social Learning in the Workplace
If you’re a learning and development professional, the term “social learning” is probably one you’ve been using for so long that you can’t remember the first time you heard it. But for the rest of us, it’s an idea we’ve only more recently come around to. While the idea of social learning—learning from what other […]
Faces of HR: For Kimberly Nerpouni, Connecting Teams and the Employee Experience Leads to Success
Before Kimberly Nerpouni got her start in the HR industry, she worked in the IT industry as an analyst. By 2001, she was working at Macromedia building and managing a 35-person IT and Engineering Support team. During this time, Nerpouni realized developing teams was her passion, not information technology. “I made the leap to human […]
How HR Can Take Advantage of Its Family-Building Benefits
Family-building benefits are among the most sought-after benefits being offered in 2021. In our new work-from-home climate, COVID has not deterred employees from pursuing family-building but rather has created more demand on employers for this robust benefit. More than ever, the responsibility is on employers to create an environment conducive to the sustainability of work/life […]
Skills Matter: Why We Need to Build Higher Level Basic Skills
By Ryan M. Frischmann In a recent survey, The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) asked the question: “Is it time for the U.S. to Reskill?” and the answer was a resounding:“Yes.”
Case Study: Bad Job Description Dooms Employer
Job descriptions aren’t just part of your internal recordkeeping—they’re an invaluable tool in your battle against lawsuits. But if they’re not up to snuff, they can be your very worst enemy. Unfortunately, too many employers don’t realize this until it’s too late.
Do You Think You Could Possibly Read This? If It’s not a Problem?
By way of introduction, my name is Elizabeth Petersen, and I’m the executive vice president of BLR’s healthcare division.