The Best Way to Conduct a Minimum Wage Audit
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Poster Guard® Poster Compliance Service, the leading labor law poster service that gets your business up to date with all required federal, state, and local labor law postings, and then keeps it that way — for an entire year. […]
Organizations Should Identify Their Artificial Intelligence Goals
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I recently came across an interesting research paper titled “Technological Disruption in the Labor Market” from the National Bureau of Economic Research based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The paper was prepared for the 2024 Aspen Economic Study Group annual meeting, and it discusses the relationship between technological disruption and the labor […]
How to Create an Evening Routine
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I recently published an article on how to create a morning routine. It occurred to me afterward that having an evening routine is equally important. How we wind down at the end of the day can impact our sleep and subsequently how we start the next day. Good evening routines lead […]
Expectancy Theory Can Help Explain Employee Motivation
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I keep seeing these conversations about “employees just don’t want to work anymore” or “employees don’t work hard enough”. I thought we had moved past such comments but obviously we haven’t. So, it might be helpful to use a relatively well-known theory to help explain what might be happening. Expectancy theory (also […]
HR Pros: Here is a Single Site to Monitor Government Changes
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes When there’s a change in the presidency, there are government changes as well. This has been going on for centuries. However, I will admit, there are a lot of changes happening right now. I know I’ve said to myself more than once how it would be wonderful to have one […]
Think About the Right Way to Offer Advice at Work
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes I saw a post from a Facebook friend recently asking for advice. Several people weighed in on the friend’s question and gave recommendations. After the commenting quieted down, the friend announced that they were disregarding all the advice they received. Which is totally fine. It reminded me of a comment […]
Organizations Need to Have a Position and Policy on Employee Activism
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The one thing we’ve learned over the past few weeks is that managing change will be essential for success in 2025. Laws, policies, procedures, etc. are being changed every day. These changes will have an impact on our personal and professional lives. Organizations and individuals might be okay with some […]
6 Things to Remember When You’re Starting a New Job
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I’ve noticed several of my LinkedIn connections are announcing a new job. Great for them! It’s wonderful when people can achieve their career goals. It also means that you have to deal with being “new”. New company, new boss, new team members, new policies and procedures, etc. You get the point. We […]
How to Create a Morning Routine
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes During my human resources career, one thing I’ve become protective of is my morning routine. I’ve spent much of my career in 24/7/365 industries, so it was very likely that when I arrived at work, my schedule could be completely changed because of something happening while I wasn’t there. You […]
Organizations: 5 Things Artificial Intelligence Says Will be Prominent in 2025
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes I’ve been publishing a few articles recently about what to expect in 2025: How to Prepare for HR Compliance in 2025 Managing Change is an Essential Skill Update on Federal and State Labor Laws Taking Effect January 1, 2025 Employee Benefits: What to Expect in 2025 I thought it might […]