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They’re Not Warm Bodies, They’re Employees. Train Them.
‘Tis the season when everyone’s hiring temporary workers and contractors just to help them get through the holidays and the end of the year. The mentality seems to be that as long as they’ve got warm bodies, they don’t really have to go through all the hassle of...
Now is Not the Time to Jettison Your Health Insurance Plan
Taking a look at the escalating premium amounts for health insurance plans, a lot of employers got a bright idea: “I don’t want to mess with group insurance anymore, it’s a pain. I think I’ll just give my employees a stipend and let them go into the marketplace and...
Don’t Sue LinkedIn, Sue the Hiring Manager Who Jumped the Gun
In the brouhaha about four people suing LinkedIn for allegedly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act, people seem to be lining up either on the side of the plaintiffs--that LinkedIn has to be more careful of members’ privacy--or on the side of LinkedIn, that people...
In Managing Employees It’s About Balance
Every system that exists needs balance. For our bodies, balance keeps us upright and moving without falling. Our senses, skin, muscles and joints work together and are constantly communicating to keep in balance. It's the same for systems of people and that includes...
Want to Be a Best Place to Work? Really?
It’s that time of year when companies are self-nominating and some winning “Best Places to Work.” I was once in charge of a company HR department where the CEO wanted my job that month to include cajoling employees into filling out surveys in order to get recognition...
HR Should Be a Big Slice of Your Strategic Plan
It’s almost the New Year and time to stop and take stock. For businesses that means look at your strategic plan, including your human resources management. Sadly, many businesses haven’t created a strategic plan to look at. They’re so busy meeting deadlines, finding...
Five Key Ways to Evaluate a Candidate
There is one flaw I see most commonly among people interviewing candidates for a job: They don’t interview, they talk! They spend so much time talking at the candidate that by the end of the interview they’ve actually learned very little about him. The whole point of...
Does Your Virtual Workforce Have Abandonment Issues?
As anyone who has seen Cast Away, or any other desert island saga can attest, it is possible to create a culture all by yourself. All you need is some anthropomorphic sporting equipment and a set of rituals…like declaring Tuesday “Pajama Day” and serving yourself...
Before You Speak, Try A Little Diversity Training
Last week’s blog post received a big response. And with the repercussions of Microsoft CEO’s Satya Nadella’s comments still ricocheting around the corporate world so resoundingly, I wanted to spend a few more minutes this week to draw attention to the fact that...
Don’t Be a Nadella. Every CEO Could Stand a Little Sensitivity Training
It was quite a little hailstorm Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella set off, saying women should not ask for raises, but just let the system reward them when it was time. It got me thinking about the recent meeting I had with a tech entrepreneur hiring his first employees...
When it Comes to Services and Software, Startup Crawl
Startup Crawl is today. This week, of course, puts me in contact with a lot of startups and their issues and opportunities and the things I wish I could say that aren’t always welcome when you’re networking over beer. Like Startup Crawl reminds me of crawl, walk,...
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