Out Now: Episode 415: Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Clean Energy Sector With Dr. Janell Hills

You Should Tear Up Your Employee Handbook and Start Over #SHRM14

You Should Tear Up Your Employee Handbook and Start Over #SHRM14 I’m coming to you from sunny (and hot, even for a Texan) Orlando, FL where I’m #SHRM14. First off, the national SHRM conferences is probably my favorite HR conference — so I look forward to it every year. I love the speakers, the exhibit […]

Are You Ready for the Evolution of HR? #IHRIM2014

I just came back from this year’s IHRIM (International HR Information Management) conference and my head is buzzing with ideas. I’ve got small notebooks full of notes and lists — complete with unchecked boxes and action items. One thing that continues to resonate with me is “change” and HR’s need to evolve. Jason Averbook primed […]

Does Your Succession Plan Include Robots?

My blog is inspired by a couple of articles that I read about robots taking on new “jobs.” One story was related to Amazon.com “Army of robots to invade Amazon warehouses” and the another one that caught my attention was “Robots will replace fast-food workers.” Now I love tech. I love scifi. I love robots. […]

Mobile HR Not Just for Recruiting #mobilerecruit

Mobile HR Not Just for Recruiting #mobilerecruit Mobile Recruiting week is sponsored by our friends, RXInsider and their new mobile app tool, CEAppCEnter. Learn more about mobile recruiting by registering for our webinar on 5/22 at 11 AM EST. Click here. Don’t forget to follow the Twitter hashtag, #mobilerecruit. When I think about mobile and HR — I don’t […]

How to Help Your Virtual & Remote Workers Be More Efficient

Saving money on travel and face to face meetings is nothing new. Getting creative about how to hire talent in new markets in the “war for talent,” not new. Workers working from the road, remote, or a home office, also not new. So why are we still so bad at working with remote workers? How […]

Why Salary Reviews Are Important for Workplace Equal Pay

There was a lot of buzz last week with regarding the 2014 Paycheck Fairness Act (and Equal Pay Day). The act was put to a vote in the Senate — and failed. It was six votes short of passing. This is the third time it has failed. Even though the Equal Pay Act of 1963 […]