At a recent HR Roundtable I facilitate, an attendee gave the answer that “HR isn’t in the trenches to keep up the ‘Mystique of HR’ !!”  I doubled over in laughter and so did the room.  However, then he gave some background to...

Free Research Bulletin to A New Generation of Employee Rewards and Recognition Solutions: The Achievers Offering. In this research bulletin, some of the limitations of the traditional approach to rewards and recognition are...

Are you a CEO preparing to give a town hall state-of-the-union talk to your employees? Whether you're a new CEO or one who's been sitting in the chair for some time, keep reading. An awful lot of planning, time and resources go...

A readers asks about the requirements of her notice period after deciding to leave her job. If the company asks her to stay longer, does she have to?

Free White Paper to Driving Business Execution Through Integrated Talent Management. Discover how you can leverage talent management processes to drive business execution.

Want to get it right without running afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Six steps to success follow after the jump...

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In this guest post the authors write, "Did you know that a silent killer is lurking in your company? We’re talking about workplace frustration, which can undermine the energy, enthusiasm, and performance of your best...

HR compliance/Employment law at its best! Click through for a true story about a police officer - slash - ambulance driver who started a high-speed ambulance chase to serve a restraining order on a co-worker's ex-boyfriend and then...

Cisco just completed a study, which shows just how much social media, device freedom, and mobile work means to some employees. Thinking about banning social media at work? Before you flip the kill switch, read the rest of this post after the jump...

A revolving door of workers can take a toll on your company in surprising ways. Here are four that you might not notice.

For the second year in a row, of the nearly 100,000 Charges of Discrimination that employees filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2011, the number-one claim was (read more...)

After the jump, I'll offer some suggestions about how your company can safely run a social-media background check on individuals it is considering employing...

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The Associated Press reports that the National Football League will suspend its social media policy for one day -- Sunday -- to allow players who are participating in the Pro Bowl to tweet during the game. Click through for more on this story...