Blogs / 2014 / January

As the so-called “war for talent” rages on, company leaders have honed in on a few qualities in particular that matter to them in any employee. They want people who are decent, driven to get results and always willing to communicate. Of course, there... More...

For the past 4 1/2 years, Jobvite has called Burlingame our home base. I personally have many great memories of our time there—games with coworkers, lunches out, brainstorming sessions that resulted in some really innovative ideas for the company. A ... More...

Publication: Law360.com Law360.comTammy McCutchen and Bill Allen discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous affirmation of the Seventh Circuit’s judgment in favor of U.S. Steel Corp. in ... More...

Publication: Atlanta Business Chronicle Atlanta Business ChronicleIn this article discussing bullying in the workplace, Angelo Spinola provides insight.View Article (subscription require... More...

Publication: Forbes ForbesIn this article highlighting the legal industry’s growing interest in robotics, Garry Mathiason is mentioned.View Article http://www.littler.com/publication-pre... More...

The Seventh Circuit recently decided that a former employee's travel with her terminally ill mother to Las Vegas could be considered protected "family care" leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In Ballard v.read more http://www.littl... More...

If 47% of current jobs will be automated within the next 20 years, don't you think we should be taking steps to retrain the workforce now? Bob Dylan was right. More...

This blog post was originally published on the Catapult HR blog on 1/31/2014. http://catapulthr.blogspot.com/ I work in HR for a pro baseball team. I don’t typically tell people a lot about my job, other than the fact I work in HR. If th... More...

As corporate human resource departments set out to ensure employee retention and productivity, they should seek not to play favorites. Instead of focusing on a select few of their prized employees and merely keeping those individuals engaged, they sh... More...

I’ve been in Miami all week for the Net Promoter Conference. If you’re not familiar with the concept, net promoter is a way of thinking about, measuring and improving customer loyalty. Net promoters are those who’ll rate their likelihood to recommend... More...

This week’s feature is Comply Socially, Heather Bussing’s tour de force of advice and links on social media policies and training. Matt Charney joins our Editorial Advisory Board and gets right down to Tuning Out the Conversation on recruiting advice... More...

On January 27, 2014, in Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a former pilot’s $1.4 million defamation judgment against Air Wisconsin Airlines. The high court held that airlines are protected from defamation claim... More...

What if everything we’ve been told bout compromise is wrong? During the 2004 election – I was part of two groups in my community. One was conservative, the other was liberal. They both considered me as one of them, so I got to hear their unfiltered a... More...

We’ve all got that friend. The person who no matter what the situation will always find a way to turn it around to be about them instead of you. The symptoms manifest themselves differently, but the common denominator is self-absorption. Sadly, fam... More...

I confess; I crowbar things. If I find myself with 10 minutes free, I’ll crowbar in a phone call. If I see a blank spot on my calendar, I’ll crowbar in one more appointment. People often ask me how I get so much done. The truthful answer is, sometim... More...

Everyone has bad days at work. If you love, or at least like your job, the bad days aren’t many. But most, because most jobs involve people, including yourself, who make mistakes, get into moods and don’t always show up perfectly, even a dream job ha... More...

This is a story about how I ended up in a McDonald’s, in a bad part of LA eating a Happy Meal for Christmas lunch. It’s also a story about Facebook envy. Facebook Envy is a condition that causes you to see one single fabulous out of context moment o... More...

This is the point when it all starts to slide. It’s that wicked time of year when good intentions hit real life. Your New Year’s resolve to – lose weight, spend less, be more organized, eat healthier, be more patient, fill in your aspiration here – ... More...

We can report today on the settlement of an EEOC lawsuit which we announced was filed more than a year ago. On October 2, 2012, we commented that racial slurs and nooses had been the subjects of more than one of our recent blogs. (See also our pos... More...

Although telling an 80 year old employee that “you need to spend more time with your retired husband” is not in and of itself evidence of age discrimination, nonetheless it could very well be if the employee was, in fact, repeatedly “prodded” to leav... More...

This week employers in the Tri-State area have two new laws to contend with, the Jersey City sick leave ordinance and the New York City Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The Jersey City law went into effect on January 24, 2014 and the NYC law went into... More...

Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. Each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays pull some of the best together here on my blog. So in case you’ve missed them, here is this week’s round-u... More...

By Minda Zetlin - Originally posted on Profit It’s the kind of small inefficiency found in every business. One group of supply chain employees collects, breaks down, and disposes of wooden palettes—while another purchases palettes. But to... More...

Recognize This! – Recognition serves an important role of communicating what’s most important. Be sure the right message is being conveyed. Those in HR likely know the research that poor performers don’t actually know they are poor performers .... More...

Since most of us think about relationships during February due to Valentines day, I’m going to dedicate this article for the month to a four part series: The Four Reasons For Any Relationship Problem. No matter what your relationship, whether it b... More...

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5 key qualities for valuable team members

Jobvite is Moving!

High Court Finds Middle Ground On 'Clothes' Under FLSA

Workplace Bullying

Even (Some) Law Firms Think Robots Are The Next Big Thing

Viva [FMLA Family Care Leave in] Las Vegas

(BIG) changes coming.

2 Things that Surprised Me about HR in Baseball

Inclusion is an important part of workplace leadership

Getting Psyched for the Big Game in Miami

HRExaminer v5.04

Supreme Court Grounds Pilot's Defamation Claim

Why Comprise Is A Flawed Model

Five Friends Nobody Needs and How to Manage Them, If You Must

Three Ways to Leverage the Power of the Pause

Two Easy Ways to Make Yourself Happier at Work

How to get over Facebook Envy

Why Intentions Are More Fun Than Resolutions

Death Threat By White Employees – EEOC Suit Settles for $50,000

80-Year Old “Prodded” To Retire – “You Need To Spend More Time With Your Retired Husband”

HR Professionals: What to Do When New Laws Give You a Headache and You Simply Do Not Want to Go to Work

Weekly Round-Up: On Leadership, Public Speaking & Technology

The Power of Flat: How Organizations without Managers Succeed in the Real World

Not Everyone Is as Good as You Are * Why Recognizing Behaviors Matters

Four Reasons For Any Relationship Problem: Lesson #1

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