by Chris Schrader | May 31, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
Summertime at last! (even if the thermometer says differently) Baseball, cookouts, and …interns. Many employers utilize interns; more so than in the past as more and more university programs require internships as a condition of receiving their major. Former...
by Chris Schrader | May 30, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
If you thought FaceBook posts and Twitter feeds gave HR Departments hives, they are nothing compared to Vine. Not heard of it? I guarantee your employees have. Gen Y, in particular, loves this new app that make posting video from a cell phone a piece of cake. ...
by Chris Schrader | May 29, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
There is a fine line between holding subordinates accountable and punishing them. I spent much of my early career in leadership untroubled by this distinction, if not totally dismissive of it. Mercy has never come easily to me, and I was far too tardy in developing...
by Chris Schrader | May 28, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
Lifetime employment faded in the 70’s, and with it, the demand of unquestioned loyalty by the employee. We’ve been searching for a new employment compact ever since. Gen X saw their fathers laid off and swore they would never give unquestioned loyalty to an...
by Chris Schrader | May 27, 2013 | Blog, In The News
Today I give thanks and respect to all who ever wore the uniforms of service to our country and gave, in President Lincoln’s words, “the last full measure of devotion”. I never served, but relatives on both sides of my family have served in every...
