by Caroline | Aug 6, 2014 | Company Culture, Management, teamwork, Training
We’ve all heard the expression of someone being “promoted to the level of his incompetence.” It’s a truism that lots of employees find very frustrating. But most companies have no idea how very, very expensive it can be to promote someone over other people without...
by Caroline | Jul 16, 2014 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, Management, People Evaluation, Recruiting
There was the case in which Silicon Valley’s CEOs conspired to keep pay artificially low for the area’s engineers, so the companies wouldn’t have to deal with supply and demand—basic tenets of a free economic system. Then there was the fact that GM and the National...
by Caroline | Jul 9, 2014 | Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, Management, Recruiting, Training
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. Seneca said it first, then everyone from Oprah to Mary Engelbreit quoted it. Luck is what happens when you get yourself ready for opportunity. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, with respect to leaders and...
by Caroline | Jun 11, 2014 | Company Culture, Hiring, Management, People Evaluation, Recruiting
So, have you heard of the Ban the Box movement? It’s the unofficial name of the movement to expand the Fair Criminal Record Screening Act and it’s gaining momentum around the country. The idea behind Ban the Box is that a lot of employers have a box on their...
by Caroline | May 28, 2014 | Company Culture, Management, teamwork, Training
Change happens. Some people dive into change with abandon but for most of us, any change can really flip the needle on our stress meters. Even good change, like getting married or moving to a new place you’re excited about can be stressful. In companies, change takes...
by Caroline | May 21, 2014 | Hiring, HRCompliance, Management, Recruiting, Training
I recently read an article about a bunch of Conde Nast interns suing the company for underpaying them because they did menial tasks that didn’t help their careers and could have been done by employees. The article wondered: Is this the end of internships? No!...
