Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. Pinterest. Tumblr. The time has come for companies to embrace them instead of push them away. I’m not talking about using them for business purposes, I’m...
When female tech developer Adria Richards heard a group of men sitting behind her at a conference make sexist comments, it grossed her out. She tweeted their picture to...
“I’m good at multitasking” is a phrase we hear often, but what does it really mean? Multitasking is not only the ability to juggle different things at once, but...
When “Jim” accepted a job with an oil services company, he didn’t realize he was putting his career at risk. He’d heard stories that his new boss “Bill” was...
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...