Human Resources

What Are You Doing for the "High Pros" in Your Organization?

Jon Younger | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

How is your organization attracting, developing, engaging and retaining its technical experts?

Do Your HR Professionals Know How to Make Change?

Jon Younger | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

HR professionals are uniquely positioned to help line managers identify and solve individual and team performance issues, but must have the skills to do so.

Are You Making the Most of the First Six Months?

Jon Younger | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

How do you make the most of the opportunity to bind new employees to the organization through the ways you induct, orient and initially support an employee's cultural integration?

Transformation Is About the Little Things

Jon Younger | Posted 10.10.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

It's the little things that make or break the ability to attract, develop and retain excellent performers. For example, it doesn't take much budget to hold lunch and learn sessions.

Action Learning to Build Skills and Contribute to the Bottom Line

Jon Younger | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

Incorporate project work with real corporate application into classroom education. Done well, it has the potential to transform workshops into true developmental interventions.

Are You Accelerating the Development of Your Talented Future Leaders?

Jon Younger | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

Over a five year period, we learned that a simple rule governs a company's ability to develop leaders quickly and effectively. RBL Group partner Dave Ulrich calls it the 70/20/10 rule.

Are Your Employees Stuck in the Bubble or Acting Like Owners?

Jon Younger | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

There's a mix of anxiety and low confidence that's been brought on by job reductions and a frequently negative attitude toward HR. It results in a bubble of fear that impedes real contribution

How Do Great Companies Make Sure People Are Living the Values?

Jon Younger | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

How do you want to be known by your employees, your customers and investors, and the communities in which you operate?

The Human Element: Implement Stay Interviews Before It's Too Late

Jon Younger | Posted 09.14.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

Taking employee loyalty for granted is naïve. At least some of your best employees have already started looking around for opportunities beyond what they believe is achievable with your company.

Peaceful Revolution: Thought Leadership from HR to Navigate the Global Financial Crisis

Juliet Bourke | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living


Juliet Bourke

It's not rocket science that is needed right now, but smarts and the courage of HR professionals to step up and demonstrate that we can help navigate this crisis with thought leadership.

Obama's Choice for OPM Director Faces Daunting Challenges

Max Stier | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics


Max Stier

President Obama has named National Zoo Director John Berry to lead the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Berry's new job will make getting giant pandas to reproduce look easy.

Microsofties

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.27.2009 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

As Microsoft transitioned a bunch of people out the door, the software giant paid some employees too much in severance. The company then sent out letters asking for the money back.

*&%# Obama or McCain: My Bulletproof Secrets to Insulate Your Small Business from Bankruptcy

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.14.2008 | Business


Stephen Viscusi

Bulletproofing one's job is built around four simple notions that will maximize your value and prospects for today and tomorrow.