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

3 Skills HR Leader Need In Today’s Workplace

Skills HR Leader Need In Today’s Workplace The future of the HR industry is bright. As long as people continue to work and interact with each other in the workplace and as the economy continues to improve, there will continue to be plenty for us to do. Talent, which is our domain, is the number […]

FLSA Changes and What #HR Needs to Know #SHRM15

Before reading this blog, you might want to take a look at Mike Haberman’s blog on Exempt vs. Non-Exempt employees to understand these proposed changes to exempt employees.  Earlier this week the Department of Labor officially proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in terms of the amount companies now must pay exempt […]

Ep 43 – What is Workplace Discrimination?

Last year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received nearly 90,000 (88,788) charges of workplace discrimination. Among them was the highest percentage of charges alleging retaliation ever received: 42.8 percent. Workplace discrimination claims are on the rise. What can and should employers do mitigate their risk for discrimination at work. Episode 43: What is Discrimination at […]

Podcasting Is Your Best Employee Communication Secret (Part 1)

Check out Part 2 in the employee communication podcast series.  We’re all busy with work, family and just living life. Employees, managers and HR are looking for ways to squeeze more hours, minutes and just things into the day. I think I’ve found the answer through podcasting. Podcasting As an Employee Communication Platform Podcasting is […]

15 Best Inspirational Tweets From @coachkwisdom #SHRM15 Keynote

The SHRM 2015 Conference officially kicked off a few moments ago with Coach Mike Krzyzewski discussing leading others, inspiration and developing talent to create a winning team. In his keynote, he talks more about relationships, setting rules or what he calls “setting standards.” He talks about how ownership creates community, ownership and ultimately engagement. 15 Best Inspirational […]

Attracting Millennials to Your Workforce Is Easier Than You Think

I’m no stranger to self-promotion. This year during SHRM I am going to be speaking on the SMART Stage and it’s almost my cherry popping experience speaking in front of a crowd with a presentation. I speak a lot during hackathons that I run, but the slide deck is not really knowledge dropping stuff, instead […]