Part Two: The Power of Employee Engagement
Monica Miller is currently writing a three part series over called The Power of Employee Engagement. Read the first part in the series on Blogging4Jobs. The organizations that will increase their workforce engagement percentages this year will clearly understand every individuals part in the piece of the engagement equation. A recent Gallup report defines each […]
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the HR Profession
As I have mentioned before, HR is my second career. My first was that of a polymer chemist where I spent my days working with chemical engineers, chemists, and other technical individuals at companies such as Unocal, BASF, and Union Carbide. I have quite a unique perspective on how a career in HR compares to […]
Labor Disputes On the Rise in the US
Strikes, Lockouts and Boycotts, Oh my! We’re going out on strike! There was a time in the history of our country that the mere mention of workers going on strike sent a chill down the spines of managers and workers alike. If you think that sounds like hyperbole, watch the video below, and then after […]
Transforming In-Office Jobs to Telecommuting & WHY?
Yesterday Mike Haberman wrote about the “Gig” Economy on Blogging4Jobs and gave some good points on why it could possibly be the future of the workforce. His reasoning was that companies like TaskRabbit are creating a marketplace for consultants and freelancers to pick up odd jobs to basically stay out of the 9-5 workforce. Companies like […]
19 Female Founders Working in #HRTech
This post is sponsored by SHRM’s HR Jobs, a job board dedicated to helping recruiters hire the best human resource professionals. Use promo code, ‘blog’ and click here to save 10% off your next posting. The field of human resources is a predominantly female one. Practitioners are most likely working in a human resources capacity are women. John […]
Reimagning the Employee Performance Review
I need to make a confession about performance reviews: I hate them. I have colleagues in HR who see them as a necessary evil and some who even find them valuable. As for all the supervisors I have worked with during my HR career, I have never heard a single one get excited about having […]
