by Chris Schrader | Jul 24, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Justin Fox, editorial director of the Harvard Business Review Group and author of The Myth of the Rational Market, has written an interesting article offering an argument for higher wages. A fan of the Austrian School of Economics, I do not find his case that...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 23, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources
A recent survey by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found that the “future of the medical profession may be in jeopardy as it loses clinical autonomy and compensation.” Among the key findings: 55% expect physicians, primarily in private practice, intend to...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 22, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
France has long been known, and greatly admired in Progressive circles, for it’s astounding array of government benefits including it’s legendary mandatory five weeks of vacation, 35 hour work-week, and generous benefits for mothers. Here is an...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 19, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
Mina Kimes of Business Week has written an excellent article on the bizarre management style of the CEO of Sears Roebuck and Company. Sort of a “Lord of the Flies” meets venture banking. I once worked for a CEO similar to , but not as virulent at Eddie...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 18, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
HR Pros just love compliance work, right? The forms, the worries, and the head banging frustration of dealing with counter-intuitive laws and regulations. Didn’t we all go into the profession so we could spend quality time in the seventh circle of Hell? No...
