Five Toxic Habits That Drive Talent Out of Organizations

    Far too many HR pros have had the experience of seeing a talented person leave the company, mouth non-committal platitudes during the exit interview and not speak to the real reasons for their departure.  Sure, it may have been the recruiter that called out of the...

Is HR Ready to Integrate Robot and Human Workers?

     We long ago became accustomed to robots replacing human workers in factories (GM introduced the first robots in manufacturing in 1961).  Although human workers were replaced, and some lost their jobs, the move was seen as a net gain since the work replaced was...

Can You Fire an Employee for Cursing You Out? Nope says NLRB

         Most HR pros and experienced managers are comfortable with terminations involving egregious insubordination, particularly if the company has standing policies or practices that direct employees to treat one another with mutual respect and professional...

July Jobs Report: Forest for the Trees

     We have all heard the happy talk since the July jobs report rolled out last week.  Job growth beat expectations! (As if expectations have been even halfway right for the last six years).  There were 288,000 new jobs created in June.  Unemployment fell to its...