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...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 5, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources
If you are similar to me, you probably start your day checking your voicemail and email and then responding to those in order of importance. This can take 10 minutes or an hour, but it is a ritual. Ron Friedman, Ph.D., the founder of ignite80 has a different...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources
The short answer is “yes.” The “how” is the hard part. Most all managers have had the experience of supervising a poor performer. The typical response is to adopt a “wait and see” approach in the hope the individual will self-correct. This hardly ever...
