by Chris Schrader | Jul 15, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources
Trust, and its byproduct confidence, is an absolutely essential element in any organization. Loyalty is on the extreme spectrum of trust, yet many organizations tend to expect both of their employees. I have come to believe that asking loyalty is too much for...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources
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...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 10, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources
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...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 9, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
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...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 8, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Judging from the hyperventilated responses from certain quarters in the wake of the Hobby Lobby decision one could conclude the SCOTUS codified the right of a private employer to compel certain religious observations by their employees. This is false. Let’s...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 7, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
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...
