3 Questions That Cut Through The Clutter
Whether you’re working with a colleague or a client, it’s important to understand exactly what that person wants and needs. Even just a few assumptions can lead to a lot…
15 Ways You Can Foster Change While Managing Employee Well-Being
Change is necessary, but not all employees welcome it. So what's a leader to do?
CMO Leadership Talk with Virgin Holiday's Claire Cronin: 'Be brave and visionary in a crisis'
What makes a successful leader in marketing? In this interview series, I’m exploring together with leading CMOs the secrets of marketing leadership, what works, and what doesn’t. This time, let’s…
Strategies For Managing Employees Who Resist Change
How do you encourage growth in someone who would be happy to continue operating as if it were 1999 instead of 2017?
The Demonetization Effect: Indian Startups Cutting Jobs Amid Uncertainty
After demonetization rocket jolted the Indian startup ecosystem, its effects are still being felt in terms of hiring of human resources and pink slips being handed out to employees. This…
Quick Shots for #HR and #Business Pros – Stop Distractions at Work Edition
I’ve seen quite a few articles lately about employees being distracted at work. And it’s more than the usual one-day “Superbowl Monday” -type distractions
In Focus: State Lawmakers Debate More Paid-Sick-Leave Bills
Federal law doesn't require employers to offer workers paid sick leave, but states and cities across the country have been approving—or at least considering—laws that obligate employers to provide such…
Appeals Court Rules Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Not Prohibited
An appeals court recently excluded sexual orientation discrimination from protection under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but employers should continue to investigate and not tolerate such…
Religion and Work: 'A Hot Topic and Getting Hotter Every Day'
Be diligent about addressing religious discrimination at work, especially at a time when Jewish community centers are being vandalized and receiving bomb threats and President Donald Trump seeks to restrict…
OSHA’s Drug-Testing Rules Raise Challenges for Employers
OSHA put controversial anti-retaliation provisions in its electronic record-keeping rule that some employers oppose. But whether the agency’s interpretation of these provisions will survive the new presidential administration is unknown