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The Daunting Challenge of Buying Career Management Software
Software meant to help employees manage their careers is perhaps the most complex HR technology to buy. This segment of technology is now the fastest-growing HR software, and, unfortunately, it's…
Your Career Q&A: Taking Responsibility for Sub-Par Performance
In HR, we deal with such performance deficits all the time. But it feels different when it is in your own department--and you are the performance problem
NLRB’s Decision to Vacate Joint Employer Ruling Challenged
In a further twist in the saga over how to define "joint employer," the National Labor Relations Board's reversal of a December 2017 decision overturning an "indirect control" standard is…
Keeping Up with the Trump Administration Is a Full-Time Job
The ups and downs in a day in the life of a reporter covering a president could rival that of an HR professional's, Gloria Borger, chief political analyst for CNN,…
How to Revamp Your Harassment Prevention Program
Workplace sexual harassment has been a serious issue since long before the recent national dialogue—but the spotlight on the issue has caused many organizations to take a fresh look at…
ADA Accommodations Are Kind of Like Dating: Communication Is Key
Think of it like speed dating, but with employers and court cases: In 90 minutes, attorney Eric B. Meyer, a partner at FisherBroyles law firm in Atlanta, presented overviews of…
Find Common Ground by Listening to Each Other
Political strategists Donna Brazile and Sean Spicer stress the importance of civil discourse
HR Should Take on Tough Issues to Elevate Profession
Be bold and aim for monumental impact, not mere incremental change, urged Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr
Why United Airlines’ Lottery-Based Bonus Idea Fell Flat
United Airlines' idea to replace merit-based bonuses with a lottery system enrages employees
The Miserable Middle Managers
Research finds that middle managers are the unhappiest employees at