Meetings aren’t exactly the most popular workplace activity, as illustrated by this passage from the book jPod by Douglas Coupland:...

One of our big mantras to clients is that a manager's primary job is to hire and train their replacement. Managers shouldn’t be...

On March 7, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a proposed rule that would increase the salary threshold for...

Employees like time off. According to an article in Harvard Business Review, flexible hours and vacations are the two most popular...

On February 19, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill 3975, significantly changing New Jersey’s paid family leave...

Successful recruiters know what job seekers want – the most qualified candidates. And for job seekers, finding a job is increasingly...

Over the past two years or so, I've heard and talked about measurements like employee net promoter score (eNPS) to understand employee...

I ran across an article on the Association for Talent Development site titled “Financial Skills Every Manager Should Be Able to...

Fortunately or unfortunately, employee engagement is a hot topic. Don’t get me wrong, engagement is important. There’s a proven link...

It’s happened to us all: That person—that star—the one who absolutely nailed their interview ends up being a dud. New hires end up in...

Workplace lore has it that a manager who hires a millennial is facing a number of challenges. Among them: how to engage and retain a...

Higher education, known as continued education in the US and further education (FE) in the UK, is greatly in need of leaders. College,...

Why all of the confusion about what is assertive behavior versus aggressive behavior? Please allow me to share my thoughts, observations...

We’ve all watched (and some of us have helped) Social and Mobile (SM) rise to the forefront of the world of work. It’s applied a new...

Smile and set the stage. A smile can loosen up the entire tension in the room. Treat your candidates like a guest who has come to visit...

You know the old three-legged stool metaphor: you can’t sit down if one of those legs is off. In HR, that means culture, brand and...

According to Intuit, by 2020 40% of American Workers will be freelancers. Another study conducted by MBO partners found that today there...

This one may just get me in trouble with some of my clients and partners but I can't help myself. Just like professionals from other...

Earlier this year, Gallup issued a fascinating study that looked at why great managers are so rare. It concluded that while one of the...