Has your company devised innovative solutions for challenges small business faces? Business.com, the parent company of my client, Work.com, has created a contest. For the contest, small business owners and ... Read More

Traditions are important in companies just as they are in families. And, Halloween is one of the best holiday traditions to establish and to celebrate at work. I have a ... Read More

October is National Work and Family Month. In another fall event that makes sense for employees and their families, my husband and I attended a tailgate party at the company ... Read More

Halloween celebrations in the office are motivational and fun for employees. I've written often about how Halloween and other celebrations are motivational and create an environment that is conducive to ... Read More

People spend so much time in meetings that turning meeting time into sustained results is a priority for successful organizations. Actions that make meetings successful occur before, during, and ... Read More

Are you interested in discovering your employees’ most serious complaints? Knowing what makes employees unhappy is half the battle when you think about employee work satisfaction, morale, positive motivation, and ... Read More

Your assistance with this reader's question is appreciated, as always. Reader Question: I'm sorry to write to your email, but I am very desperate for advice. One of my co-workers dictates to me ... Read More

Compensation for employees is a challenge. You want to stay within market and, if you value employees, try to pay above market. At the same time, you want to keep ... Read More

Periodically, I make podcasts for various radio stations. One of my favorites is BNET because I enjoy their approach to interviewing. My most recent is about employee negativity. I discuss the ... Read More

Talking to the wife of an employee who is job searching recently, I found myself emphasizing the importance of making the review of her application materials easy for the employer. ... Read More

Traditions are important in companies just as they are in families. And, Halloween is one of the best holiday traditions to establish and to celebrate at work. Halloween has climbed ... Read More

Do your coworkers drive you crazy sometimes? What Coworker Behavior Drives You Crazy? Most people have pet peeves about their coworkers. And, why not? Even relatively sane and likeable people do ... Read More

Teams from two different clients approached me about how to do damage control with their teams. Apparently, team members had communicated results to non-team members before the team felt they ... Read More

Recently, I presented sessions on how to interview effectively. I believe that interviews give you a good feel for the "cultural fit" of the candidate. They are not particularly ... Read More

William Raspberry, in his last syndicated column, reflected on why he was retiring from the column and what he wanted to do next with his life. Indeed, he retired from ... Read More

Maternity and paternity leaves with the Gen X and Gen Y employees are commonplace. For those workplaces that didn't offer these leaves already, the Family and Medical Leave Act makes ... Read More

October is National Reading Group month. Reading groups or book clubs at work are one of the least expensive, most motivating forms of employee development. For the price of a ... Read More