human resources
War of Talent Heats Up; Employers Unprepared
The war for talent is heating up and despite nearly two decades of warnings, employers are woefully unprepared. I’m not just talking about not being ready. I’m talking…
What You Need to Know Before Hiring Top Performers
As a follow-up to my article Why We Need to Hire Fewer and Fewer People, employers must first understand what it takes for a candidate or employee to become…
What’s the “Next Big Thing” in the Job Market?
forecasting the fastest growing occupations over 10 years has proven to be an inexact science. Many job seekers who took the advice of career planners have found themselves stuck in…
Tattoos and Piercings Still Get Under Manager’s Skin
Today’s hiring managers tend to be from a generation when tattoos were limited to Marines, bikers, and gypsies. But that still doesn’t stop candidates from getting under the…
High Energy Employees: Prey for Poaching?
A recent study has called at-risk employees the “neglected warriors.”It’s the poaching of these employees that employers need to fear the most…
Podcast: Managing a Multi-Generation Workforce
How can business owners and managers meet the challenges of managing and working in a multi-generational workforce…
The Pros and Cons of Rehiring Employees Who Quit
Just a few years ago, using the axiom “time heals all wounds” and boomerang worker in the same sentence would seem so…contradictory. This shift in attitude has thrown a…
U.S. Productivity Gains Come at a Price
38% of more than 29,000 employees said they had experienced “low levels of energy, poor sleep, or a feeling of fatigue” during the past two weeks, a problem that…
The Big Lesson for All Managers in ‘Tonight Show’ Feud
The unsuccessful hand-off of a business from one owner to another is so common these days that its mere mention likely brings an extended yawn to most people. …
Job Market of the Future: Startups With Zero Employees?
When writing my monthly column for Business2Business, I included a statistic from a previous post about my prediction for jobs growth in 2010. “Unlike the economic…