Question Four months ago, my boss asked me to help train a new employee. She was personable, and we hit it off. Soon we were exchanging details of our...
Confusion, fury, and speculation erupted when a recent announcement from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) that they are developing a new certification. The announcement from SHRM encouraged...
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-PFH9mfANA&w=560&h=315[/tube] Our intuition that recognition, delivered effectively, builds employee engagement, organization performance and employee retention is supported by survey after survey. A recent survey conducted by Globoforce with SHRM...
Almost immediately after the gas alarms sounded, there were two explosions. Flames roared into the night sky as an inferno swallowed the rig. Dozens of dazed, injured people converged...
Question We had an office lunch yesterday. These used to be fun events held to celebrate birthdays. Yesterday's ended abruptly. Another employee pulled me aside and told me she...
Question: I'm an accountant. I recently joined the board of directors of an Alaska nonprofit. The organization recruited me for the board to help straighten out the organization's finances....
Question: I moved into this state five months ago and I've been looking for a job ever since. Before I moved here, several employers expressed strong interest in hiring...
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A company is the sum total of its people and its culture. This is why it is impossible to separate the two without affecting both entities. Similarly, it is important...
Question: I was fired for doing my best. I worked for my company for 18 years. I was promoted to a senior position because my managers trusted me to...