After weeks or months are trying to find the “perfect candidate,” you finally hired that new employee! On Day 1: they came in, did their paperwork and you whisked them off to their new department to become familiar with their new position and new employees. Your job is done, right? Sure, if all you wanted […]
Training – The internet changes everything
Through customized online learning courses, members can now transcend the four walls of a traditional classroom and learn at any time and any place, effectively redefining the landscape of education.
The Power of Integrative Thinking
In her classic book, The Change Masters, Harvard Business School Professor, Rosabeth Kanter, found that the key difference between truly innovative change leaders and those who focused only on incremental change came down to two different mindsets. The innovative leaders – those who succeeded in leading change projects that crossed boundaries and addressed formerly unseen […]
How to respond to an inappropriate request for acess to personal social media
The Employer’s Issue: “You can’t ask that.” Fourteen states have passed legislation that “prohibits an employer from requesting or requiring an employee or applicant to disclose a user name or password for a personal social media account.” Employment lawyers and social media consultants have spent the last year hammering home the message, “You can’t ask […]
The employee lifecycle
The employee life cycle continues to shorten with each generation. The current expected tenure for junior roles is 18 months to 3 years. For intermediate roles the average tenure is 3-5 years, and for VP or C-Level executives the average tenure is only 3 years. It is important for job seekers and hiring managers to […]
Exit management: steps in handling employee resignations
“What do you do when someone resigns?” For someone who has been in HR for a long time you just don’t think about that anymore, you just do it.
Performance management: 33 unwritten rules of management
These rules are credited to Bill Swanson. In a news story several years ago, it was revealed not all the rules are original. Whatever the source, they are useful aphorisms for life management.
Claiming disability benefits based on cognitive disability? Show me your brain
Two federal cases underscore the importance of neuroimaging technology in disability benefits cases. Two relatively federal cases should put benefits attorneys on notice that courts may require plaintiffs who claim disability benefits based on cognitive impairment to present objective evidence of brain function using neuroimaging technology.
5 tips for interviewing job candidates – the hiring process requires employer preparation
Making the most out of an interview can save you time and money, as well as bring a valuable new member to your team. Here are five tips to help you use your interview time wisely and make the best hiring decisions.
Social Media – It Rocks the Working World
We all know how social media has impacted our personal lives. How has this impacted the way that people work? Has it made employees more or less productive? How do employees value social media relative to other time alternatives? I had the opportunity to review an early copy of a two-hundred page study released today […]