Rehiring Retirees as Consultants Is Bad Business You’re paying experts to hoard their knowledge; they should be passing it on instead.
The End of "Results Only" at Best Buy Is Bad News Why the demise of the original "Results-Only Work Environment" is worse news than Yahoo’s remote-worker roundup.
Company Wellness Programs Don’t Really Save Money Three questions to help you figure out the ROI on that health initiative.
Crowdsource Your Performance Reviews Forty-five percent of human resources (HR) leaders don’t think annual performance reviews are an accurate appraisal for employees’ work. And…
Workforce Analytics Isn’t as Scary as It Sounds When faced with a major investment decision, how many organizations would bet their success on a gut feeling? How many…
U.S. Companies Versus the U.S. Economy It’s obvious to anyone paying attention that the United States needs well-educated, technically skilled workers if it’s to remain competitive…
The Market that Needs a Market Maker Do you wonder why there were an average of 8 million jobs posted online in the U.S. every month of…
How Employers Can Help Solve the Skills Gap In my consulting work with large, multinational companies, I see a pervasive anxiety among managers who have trouble finding people…
Why Doesn’t HR Lead Change? It’s hard to find leaders of the human resources (HR) function who are active in helping their organization improve the…
Let’s Abolish Self-Appraisal Asking an employee to write a self-appraisal using the company’s appraisal form is a common performance management practice. It’s a…