One of the decisions that a HR department has to make is the office mentality. Traditionally, offices have been filled with cubicles and silence. However, as businesses are evolving...
Do you know what one thing all the companies out there have in common? They all have employees and they all have problems caused by poor organization. It’s understandable,...
John Anderson applies for a job and is a devout Morman. Although he has good qualifications he brings up his religion twice during the interview process, first when asked...
Telecommuting practices shot through the news this week as a memo was leaked regarding Yahoo’s CEO Marisa Meyers. She chose to make a difficult decision minimizing the existing telecommuting...
Q. I didn't realize my supervisor had linked to my Facebook profile. She made up an assumed name and profile and friended me and two other employees who she...
Conflict in the workplace takes a high toll. One research (Watson et al, ‘96 Leadership Quarterly) claims that 42% of a manager’s time goes to mediating conflicts. Chronic unresolved...
He sits in the next cubicle and downloads pornography. This grosses his co-worker out but the co-worker still has to work with him because the co-worker can’t risk blowing...
As a manager, how can I supervise employees at remote locations – particularly when I never see them? If I work remotely, how do I make sure I stay...
Some of the best lessons of my life have been from people I didn't necessarily like. I’ve had bosses who had no people skills and even an occasional friend...
You do it for the right reasons. You keep information from your boss because you're afraid he'll blow up. You let a non-performing employee get by with it because...