Paid leave is among the most prevalent benefits the American employer has to offer. Interested in knowing how your Paid Time Off (PTO) or allowed vacation days compare with others? ... Read More

Agile, nimble, resilient—these words describe the people you want to hire, retain, and develop in the future. They describe the organizations that will thrive in times of intensely competitive, rapidly ... Read More

"Picture this: a team of welfare workers on the front-lines of a poor neighborhood, serving difficult, high-needs clients. And if that’s not tough enough, each has a caseload of about ... Read More

FSB: Fortune Small Business and Winning Workplaces sponsor a competition, started in 2002, to name the best bosses in small and mid-sized companies. The bosses selected in the 2003 ... Read More

Powerpoint presentations can be deadly dull and boring, especially since they have become so widely used. Scott Allen, the Entrepreneur's Guide at About, features an article that tells you how ... Read More

Motivation is a perpetual concern of readers at the HR site. Hey, I'm in the same boat as you are with my work with a 160 person client company. Bosses ... Read More

Tired of reading about Carly Fiorina, the Chairman and CEO of the newly combined Hewlett-Packard and Compaq corporations? Fiorina and other successful women are the poster faces for the "you've ... Read More

Ever wonder how you can possibly keep up with, much less comply with all of the labor laws and regulations? In the United States, surely the most litigious society in ... Read More

Looking for a great job? If you're a job seeker, this article will help you rise above the pack - big time - so read it and follow the advice. ... Read More

Employee recognition is not just a nice thing to do for people. Employee recognition is a communication tool that reinforces and rewards the most important outcomes people create for your ... Read More

If you're still listing just your accomplishments on your executive resume, you are failing to maximize your chances for a desirable executive position. Organizations are seeking many hard-to-quantify characteristics in ... Read More

The chairman of one of the most powerful companies in the world appears to be underpaid in relation to many of his peers at other software corporations. (Yes, I also ... Read More

Are you working more, enjoying it less, and dreading the time you spend most days at your work place? If you answered "yes" to this question, take time this quarter ... Read More

Fraud costs the worker's compensation system millions of dollars every year. Want some ideas about how you can spot fraudulent claims? About's Darrell Zahorsky tells you how. Workers' Compensation ... Read More

"Claims of sex and race discrimination are on the rise nationally – in 2002 there were 29,910 race-based claims made, the highest number of claims since 1995, according to the ... Read More

Interested in breaking into an HR career? I get lots of email from people who want to join our field. Some of them have experience that would easily transfer to ... Read More

When I began my first job search in the business world, after managing educational programs and community college extension centers for years, I was clueless. The first thing I discovered ... Read More

I can tell from the website stats that not too many people make it down to the second or third page of a subject category of links. Therefore, I occasionally ... Read More

How about a link to one of your all-time favorite articles for the weekend? Great managers break every rule perceived as "conventional wisdom" in selecting, motivating, and developing staff. See ... Read More

You can hire the best and develop the rest of your employees. These seven practices will help you develop a high performance, superior workforce that is focused on continuous improvement. ... Read More

The 9/11 attack has caused organizations to make changes to emergency plans and employees to be more sensitive to global events. SHRM conducted a survey during the week of ... Read More

People in workplaces around the world will remember September 11 as a day of tragedy, sorrow, remembrance, honor, and celebration. No matter how you decide to commemorate September 11 ... Read More

Coming to the site from Auckland in New Zealand, consultant and coach, Robin Nitschke wrote an article for the site last year that had an immediate impact on one of ... Read More

Have you ever wondered what's new on this massive site? I keep a running list so you can easily stay in touch with new content. New Articles and Site Recommendations. While you're ... Read More

What's best for a gorgeous summer weekend? A chance to explore a site that looks great, but expensive. The Best Practices Database site costs $4,000. for unlimited access to a ... Read More

According to CBS MarketWatch, initial unemployment claims in the United States edged above 400,000 a week for the first time in a month. This is evidence that the job market ... Read More

Many of you have either been the target of a layoff or you have planned and carried out a layoff in recent years. Neither position is any fun. I also ... Read More

I'm in the process of developing a communication plan for a client company. Consequently, I've been looking at all aspects of communication from meetings, to newsletters, Intranets, email and more. ... Read More

Over the past week, I've been reviewing a disaster recovery plan for a client organization. A plan is necessary for almost every possible contingency. Organizations without plans had trouble addressing ... Read More

"What good is it to have love or power if it's not fun? Fun is easy. If we can't find fun, we can make fun. We all know how. With ... Read More