Many of you may be tired of hearing about this topic, especially if you are a supervisor or an HR professional. Flexible work schedules and company culture has been blogged to death. However, it remains the most highly sought after perk and as noted by the Telework Research Network in their [...]
Many employers in the country are aware of some of the changes that have already been put in place by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (PPACA) covering dependent children to age 26, free preventative care, no more lifetime maximums on benefits, no preexisting condition limits for children, small business tax credits and W2 reporting requirements. However, fewer people are aware of things that are still to come.
Businesses make decisions concerning where to invest their dollars based on either financial or resource areas. Sometimes these decisions are based on both. As always, it’s a difficult decision because you want to hire more people to do the work, but you don’t always have the work to hire the people right away. Consequently, decisions on where and when to invest can be daunting.
Over the last several years, many organizations have experienced downsizing, reduced benefits and deep budget cuts. This has left many organizations wondering how they can reward and retain key employees, without breaking the bank. In the current economy, many employers feel as if their hands are tied. While they want to retain talent to remain competitive, they are simply unable to offer employees raises, bonuses or better benefits.
I recently attended an HR Leadership Forum meeting in Arlington, VA on Friday October 5th where Dr. Craig Simpson, with ORTalent, Inc., spoke on “Unlocking the Hidden Psychological Drivers of Leadership Performance.” Dr. Simpson provided some interesting statistics showing that in the first 18 months 30% of internally promoted executives and [...]
If you’re like many Generation Xers today, you may be expecting the impending retirement of millions of Baby Boomers to boost the job market and open up a massive number of senior level opportunities. It seems like a natural progression of events and one which will fix today’s tight job market. [...]
Have you ever felt stressed when a hiring manager comes to your desk and tells you that you need to hire someone, like yesterday, for a position within your organization? If so, you are not alone. Hiring people can be time consuming, frustrating and a difficult period of time for a [...]
Should you command respect at work? Of course you should. Should your valued employees expect respect? Of course they should. But what about poor performing, soon-to-be former employees? As Misti Mukherjee, Partner for Jackson Lewis LLP pointed out on Sept. 19th at the Dulles SHRM chapter meeting on Powerful Management Training: [...]
Lisa Haneberg recently presented a free ASTD webinar, Five Earth Shattering Topics for Management Development That I Learned From My Friends. During her presentation she actually shared six really great ideas and insights from colleagues that she has worked with on how we can develop others and ourselves as leaders. [...]
Let’s face it: the majority of firm leaders today represent the Baby Boomer generation, and for many of us, retirement looms on the horizon. Who will replace us to lead our firms into the future, and what should we be doing in order to ensure that they are prepared to lead?