workplace issues Archive
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The RFP as report card. What you see is not always what you get (or want).
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 2 CommentsMy kids brought their most recent report cards home last week. Altogether, a great showing. My daughter got straight A’s but was less than stellar in the “Learning Related/Self-Directed Learning”... -
Did you shop at work this Cyber Monday?
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsThe online version of Black Friday – Cyber Monday – came and went this week. For those Americans who decided to bring a bunch of coupon codes to their laptops... -
I know the secret to creating jobs in this down economy.
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsYou may think all I do is dream about iced tea and carp about the darker side of today’s technology. However, I do know the secret to saving the economy... -
Looking for Feedback on LinkedIn HR Groups
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsMy post today is really less a blog post and more a call for help. I’d like to get our readers’ feedback on LinkedIn groups that focus on Human Resources... -
How “Undercover Boss” really has changed thinking
Posted on October 24, 2011 | No CommentsAn article posted on Inc.com titled, “Sheldon Yellen: Why I Went on Undercover Boss” follows Sheldon Yellen’s experience when he decided to go undercover to gain more insight on his... -
Office Pet Peeves: What’s Yours?
Posted on October 19, 2011 | 1 CommentThe team over at LinkedIn (who are enjoying their second annual customer conference – Talent Connect – in Las Vegas this week) recently polled 17,000 professionals across the globe on... -
Is working from home right for everyone?
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsWhile some enjoy the so-called perks of working from home, many employees never get this opportunity or option. At some point we all roll out of bed in the morning... -
Using Twitter? Have a seat on the couch and tell us how you feel.
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No CommentsAccording to a Wired Science article titled, “Twitter-Mining Captures Global Mood Patterns,” social scientists have discovered that individuals tend to display mood patterns throughout the day using tweets and other... -
Putting America Back to Work
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsOn Monday, I joined thousands of Americans to watch President Obama discuss his Jobs Plan during a LinkedIn sponsored town hall meeting. If you missed it you can watch the... -
How Job Hopping Can Sometimes Be Helpful
Posted on September 26, 2011 | No CommentsWhile many companies are looking to retain their talent, sometimes a job just doesn’t fit. Whether it is because of a lack of recognition, lack of pay or the job... -
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Posted on September 23, 2011 | No CommentsI don’t want to brag, but I feel I should tell you that the CEO of Netflix and I are pals. In fact, he wrote to me this week and... -
Can’t seem to get a social media budget? Here’s how to convince that it’s necessary.
Posted on September 12, 2011 | No CommentsSocial media in the workplace is still, unfortunately, not entirely accepted in all companies and organizations. Some don’t see the value, others don’t want to take the time to learn... -
Getting a hold of yourself in the workplace
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsStressed at your job? Taking on too much than you can handle? Tired of the office politics that seem inescapable and detrimental? An article recently posted to the Atlanta Business... -
Pessimists Beware: Reports of Death Are Greatly Exaggerated.
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsUpon hearing that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal, Mark Twain famously said, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” I’ve been thinking about his... -
The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Cubicle.
Posted on August 26, 2011 | No CommentsSure, it’s a cliché, but it’s a cliché that can be so intoxicating! If you work in an office environment, you dream of ditching it all and working construction (fresh... -
Retaining Talent- How to keep your employees happy
Posted on August 22, 2011 | No CommentsSHRM.org recently posted an article titled, “Benefits, Advancement Key to Worker Happiness, Report Says” revealing results from a study on employee satisfaction. While this might come as a surprise to... -
Getting control in the workplace
Posted on July 21, 2011 | No CommentsAre you feeling irritated at work lately? Easily annoyed, perhaps? Maybe a little bit too anxious, or even like you’re drowning with a never-ending stream of tasks? While this might... -
Now Your Online Fingerprint Will Last For 7 Whole Years
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsSo that crazy picture from the 4th of July BBQ was definitely Facebook worthy…or not. I remember the days (actually, not that long ago) when we were warned about the... -
When a customer isn’t a good fit
Posted on July 6, 2011 | No CommentsWhile some businesses are starting to get busy and struggling to keep up with old clients providing new work, it’s important to remember that not every customer is a good... -
An Open Letter of Apology from the Economy?
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsWhile traveling last week on business, I grabbed a New York Times. On the back page of the Arts Section was a full page (don’t see those much anymore!)... -
Swallowing Your Pride and Hiring Real Talent
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsLet’s face it: a hiring manager’s job is tough. It’s not easy to find someone out there in a pool of thousands of applicants who “fits.” And we don’t just... -
How to tell when it’s time to move on
Posted on June 20, 2011 | No CommentsWhether you’re an experienced vet in the workplace or a recent grad looking to make a name for yourself, there is one issue that employees likely experience at least once... -
Business cards a way of the past?
Posted on June 13, 2011 | 1 CommentYou hand them out at interviews, lunches, meetings, trade shows and networking events, but considering the technology available today are business cards becoming a way of the past? In a... -
Think you’re short-staffed? Here’s how to tell.
Posted on May 31, 2011 | No CommentsIn light of the recent recession that much of the country is still recuperating from it’s a fact that many companies cut back in order to stay afloat and weather... -
From the mouths of employees: What makes a company a best place to work?
Posted on May 25, 2011 | No CommentsWhat employees say about the organization they work for holds plenty of weight. From being ”brand ambassadors” through their (good or bad) word of mouth advertising, to seeking out employee referrals or to... -
Breaking Down Problems in the Workplace
Posted on May 16, 2011 | No CommentsAn article recently posted to the Harvard Business Review blog titled, “Small Wins and Feeling Good” establishes one of the best ways to help tackle obstacles by dissecting them into... -
Solutions for Lessening the Workplace Burden
Posted on May 2, 2011 | No CommentsDuring the recession several companies, in an effort to stay afloat, went through the unfortunate and painful process of lay-offs, which isn’t easy for the employer or employees. That being... -
All is fair in Internet Reputation
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsA few months ago we posted a blog about Honestly.com, a website that allows employers to rate employees and potentially rate them poorly on a public forum. But let’s be... -
Coping with the workload
Posted on April 11, 2011 | No CommentsWhile there are signs that the economy is improving and that companies are beginning to hire again, if you happened to be one of the lucky ones able to hold... -
The Perfect Boss
Posted on March 14, 2011 | No CommentsA New York Times article titled, “Google’s Quest to Build a Better Boss” by Adam Bryant explains how Google decided to try to analyze “performance reviews, feedback surveys and nominations... -
If you don’t have anything nice to say…
Posted on February 21, 2011 | No CommentsIn case you missed it- early this month a Pennsylvania high school English teacher became so frustrated with issues she was experiencing with her students, that she decided to publicly... -
Does Paid Family Leave Pay Off?
Posted on February 16, 2011 | No CommentsA little over four years ago, the big work/life issue facing me was my looming maternity leave. Did I save up enough money? How long could I reasonably take off... -
Improving and Maintaining Employer-Employee Relationships
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No CommentsThinking about your sweetheart all day? Anticipating that special, romantic candlelit dinner after work? Ah, yes- it’s February 14th, which means for many that love is in the air and... -
Communication Breakdown
Posted on January 24, 2011 | No CommentsAs communication in the workplace is essential in all industries, FastCompany.com posted an article last week about a solution to workplace miscommunication titled, “Too Much Miscommunication at Work? A Simple... -
“Blue Ocean” Strategy: Corporate-speak or the wave of the future?
Posted on January 7, 2011 | 2 CommentsAround the office, we always have a laugh poking fun at clichéd corporate-speak. Utter the phrases “new paradigm,” “think outside the box,” “value added” or “synergy” around here and you’ll... -
Saving Face, On Facebook
Posted on November 22, 2010 | No CommentsWe all know that anything posted online stays there virtually forever. All of those colorful Facebook comments, MySpace photos and inappropriate Tweets left by you or your friends can come... -
Dear Mr. President: Monster.com Uses Facebook to Deliver Messages From Job Seekers To The White House
Posted on November 9, 2010 | No CommentsFinally. A good jobs report came through last Friday. Businesses added a better-than-expected 151,000 jobs to their payrolls last month and the U.S. has now demonstrated four months of private... -
Jobless Discrimination: Sorry, you’re just too unemployed for employment?
Posted on November 3, 2010 | 1 CommentI’ve been hearing and reading a lot lately about jobless discrimination, a disturbing new trend in recruiting where employers are reluctant to hire unemployed workers thinking the best candidates are... -
Honestly.com can honestly make or break your reputation
Posted on November 1, 2010 | 2 CommentsAccording to a recent article posted by ABC News, Honestly.com is a new website that allows users to connect and sign up via Facebook to rate their co-workers. The article... -
Show me the money! Where the highest-paying jobs are for women in the U.S.
Posted on October 4, 2010 | No CommentsA while back I used this blog to spotlight a recent lawsuit related to the wage gap that’s still a fact of “work life” for women across America. I concluded that... -
The Candidate Experience: A New Focus in Recruiting or an Empty Buzzword?
Posted on September 16, 2010 | 1 CommentSpend just a bit of time on HR industry sites like ERE.net, SHRM.org, Staffing.org and you’ll see that the “candidate experience” is a red-hot topic these days. Here’s just some... -
Will limiting access to the Internet limit the productivity of employees?
Posted on August 2, 2010 | 2 CommentsWith social media and other forms of Internet usage being integral to our daily recruiting and sourcing work lives, it got me to thinking about workers’ personal use of the... -
Does Your Organization Need an Ombudsman?
Posted on July 30, 2010 | No CommentsIn the “that-happened-yesterday-who-cares-about-it-now” age we live in, I was really glad this article caught my eye. I’m referring to a detailed, even-handed and informed criticism of ESPN’s handling of the... -
CNN Fires Senior Employee Over a Tweet. Personally, I think …
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsSocial media has been a game changer. It’s made us rethink how we like our news delivered. How we prefer to communicate with each other. And how we portray ourselves... -
Employment-at-Will: What it means, fairness and new complications.
Posted on July 9, 2010 | No CommentsEmployment-at-will, the HR law of the land in most states, is often cited as follows: “The employer is free to discharge individuals for good cause, or bad cause, or no... -
Facebook Privacy Settings: Who said what, when, about who? (And why didn’t they use some common sense!)
Posted on June 30, 2010 | No Comments“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” - Gertrude Stein I had a conversation that I (almost) can’t believe I am still having... -
How NOT to Interview: What HR Can Learn from Jiminy Glick
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsFor those that don’t remember, Primetime Glick was a short-lived comedy show featuring Martin Short as the rude, clueless Hollywood reporter, Jiminy Glick (if you don’t recognize Martin, don’t worry,... -
Smart Technology: Don’t Play Dumb
Posted on June 14, 2010 | No CommentsLaptops. Netbooks. iPhones. Blackberrys. Smart Phones. Mobile Devices. WiFi. Broadband. 3G. 4G. Mobile Broadband. The list of technological advances of the past 10 years is mind-boggling. It also means most... -
If The Copy Machine Could Talk.
Posted on May 5, 2010 | 1 CommentThe office copy machine: A wonder of efficiency that we all pretty much take for granted. A pit stop for office gossip. A real threat to your personal identity. Wait...
