During this spooky time of year, we put up cobwebs, but let’s face it: Several HR practices need to be stomped out like that spider scuttling across the floor. (Note: No actual spiders were harmed in the writing of this article.) Sometimes, companies don’t follow “best practices”. They
AI is taking over recruiting and making everything better. Or AI is taking over recruiting and making everything worse. Note this recent post from Reddit’s r/recruitinghell: “Recruiter admitted today he cannot find anyone to hire because companies are rejecting all the qualified candidates based on AI “Had a call today with
A pre-employment physical exam is pretty standard at many companies, especially in a workplace as physical as a warehouse. So why did the EEOC just settle a lawsuit with Dollar General because of their pre-employment physical exam policy? Because Dollar General asked employees not just about their medical history, but about their family
It’s coming up on the most wonderful time of year … the time when already stressed-out bosses have to come up with presents for their direct reports. Or maybe a party! Or a bonus! It’s difficult to figure out the right approach. Handing out a bottle of wine isn’t
I am so excited to announce that I’ll be in the good old USA speaking at a conference next week! My topic is Improv Your Employment law! Yes, I’ll be talking about using improv comedy skills to help you handle legal issues as an HR person. I know,
Our new CEO has been at our nonprofit for approximately six months. As the director of HR, the vice presidents and I went to our board with concerns regarding our new leader and his memory issues. He can’t remember the decisions he makes. For instance, he will instruct
Everyone hates HR. Okay, not everyone. We love ourselves – most of the time. But sometimes, we say things that make people hate us, and it’s our own darn fault. Alan Collins, the author of The New HR Leader’s First 100 Days, wrote a post on LinkedIn where he
Presents only go one way in the office. Down. Managers can buy presents for their direct reports, and CEOs are free to hand out bonuses at any time. But employees don’t get presents for their bosses (except in very few cases which I will explain below). October 16 is
Suzanne Somers made a career playing ditzy blondes, but she was anything but dumb. Somers — who died on Sunday, one day short of her 77th birthday — was a household name for years, primarily for her work as an actress but later for her entrepreneurial endeavors as co-owner of the Somers Licensing Co.
Claudia Goldin is only the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in economics and was the first woman in economics to be offered tenure at Harvard. So it’s fitting that the Nobel Prize committee tapped her based on her research about women at work. Just what did Goldin study, and how
