Would You Enforce Workplace Policy If You Had to Follow Them?
If you’ve been in Human Resources long enough you have likely found yourself shaking your head at the stunning lack of compassion coming from those around us. And I’m not necessarily talking about your business line manager that wants to give everyone a 1% raise…we’ve seen the penny rich pound poor HR people to. You […]
What Melissa Fairman Is Thankful For: Taking Things for Granted
There are plenty of things I am thankful for: job, home, family, and all the usual. We spend a lot of timing being thankful for all the above but I don’t think we spend enough time being thankful for the miracles of modern life. There are a ton of things we take for granted and […]
This Is How Lawsuits Begin…
I received a call from a friend the other day who asked me a question about the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). First I was surprised that he even knew what the FLSA was, most people don’t realize that the law that governs over time, independent contractors, etc is called FLSA. So my friend had […]
Where the Wizard of Oz Went Wrong
This is the continuation to a previous post I wrote for PIC: Are you the Wizard of Oz? The man behind the curtain? Would you know? What is so wrong with sitting in a castle issuing orders to your loyal legions of munchkins? Nothing if you are the Wizard of Oz. But if you are […]
Are you the Wizard of Oz? The man behind the curtain? Would you know?
You wouldn’t think there would be a leadership lesson in The Wizard of Oz but watching it the other day I was reminded of a senior leader, at a previous company, that was rarely seen or heard from but his presence was felt everywhere. His direct reports routinely used his name at will to bully […]
