How to Reduce the Salary of Exempt Level Employees
Times have been tough, everyone knows that. Fortunately they seem to be improving for some companies, but unfortunately not for all companies. Some smaller companies have had to “bite the bullet” and reduce the salaries of their exempt level employees. Doing so is an alternative to common corporate payroll and wage expense reductions like furlough, […]
5 Powerful Leadership Lessons
Jon Gordon & the Energy Bus I had the opportunity to hear speaker Jon Gordon. I was not familiar with him, but an acquaintance told me I needed to listen to him. I was happy I did. He has an uplifting message. Based upon his talk I bought his book called The Energy Bus which […]
It’s All About Work Expertise, Not Experience
Work Expertise Trumps Experience I have written about the changing nature of work several times (See Changing Nature of Work and the Difficulty of Government Regulation) so it is something I find interesting. So I was happy to run across Josh Bersin’s blog post The End of a Job as We Know It written on […]
5 Steps to Better Wage & Hour Law Compliance
The Official Disclaimer First off let me get the disclaimer out of the way. I am NOT an attorney. I am NOT providing legal advice. I am making these statements from the perspective of an HR professional, consultant and HR instructor that has dealt with Wage & Hour issues for a long time. With that […]
Five Networking Rules of Engagement
Business Networking Rules of Engagement There is a no lack of networking advice or tips out there in the blogsphere today. Additionally, you can buy any number of great books by authors such at Keith Ferrazzi and Harvey Mckay. But I have been networking for a long time as well, plus I have read all […]
Average is No Longer Good Enough
The Average Employee at Work Is Just Average Thomas Friedman wrote about the effect that the ever increasing use of technology and the increasing global competition is having on unemployment in the U.S. His conclusion is that average is no longer good enough for American workers. Friedman says “In the past, workers with average skills […]
