4 Reasons You Don’t Want to Hire a Rockstar

Your startup just secured a new wave of funding. Congratulations! You’ve outlined your plans for expansion, your cool new office and now you just need to bring on some new staff. I know what you’re thinking. You want a Rockstar. A superstar employee who has talent, charisma and loads of energy. Someone who will take your […]

Turns Out, There Is Political Discrimination and Harassment Too

There Is Political Discrimination and Harassment Too Seven or so years ago, I was asked to teach a course for a client regarding discrimination and harassment prevention. They had offices outside of  Alaska so I researched EEO issues in those states in order to update my workbook materials. My research quickly revealed an addition to my list […]

How Should Continuous Feedback Affect Compensation/Promotion Decisions?

How Should Continuous Feedback Affect Compensation/Promotion Decisions?   Once your company has started giving more frequent feedback, you may be wondering how this new system will impact compensation and promotion decisions. You may be inclined to directly use the information collected, as you did with your annual performance reviews. However, this could have consequences on your […]

Can Remote Control Robots Be an ADA Accommodation?

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We all know that under the American’s with Disabilities Act that employers have to make an effort to accommodate disabled employees in order to allow them to perform work they are capable of performing with or without an accommodation. What if that accommodation was a remote control robot that roamed the office in the employee’s […]