How Smart Companies Streamline Their HR
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Eric Swenson - On Leadership
Eric's "Letter to Leaders" (sent monthly), covers current leadership and workforce topics.
"Leadership Insights" focuses on techniques to become a more effective leader. It's posted whenever Eric is sufficiently motivated.
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
“It’s Never Going To Be The Same” – No Kidding.
I’m getting tired of hearing “it’s never going to be the same” as if the status quo and the way we’ve always done things has never...
- Nov 20, 2016
- 1 min
"Winning" An Employment Dispute?
“Wal-Mart Workers Win $62 Million” What is wrong with this headline and picture? Everything. “The Lotto Mentality” has officially...
- Jan 4, 2011
- 1 min
Employees First
Dave Berkus is an accomplished speaker, author and angel investor. He provides common sense advice to all businesses through his blog,...
- May 11, 2010
- 1 min
Firing an "At-Will" Employee
Gina Madsen is one of the really bright small business attorneys in Nevada. She recently asked me to write an article on a ‘real-life’...
- Nov 23, 2009
- 1 min
Independent Contractor or Employee? Better Be Sure, And Fast!
Many employers incorrectly classify an employee as an independent contractor. Some employers do it intentionally (to avoid workers’...
- Jul 18, 2009
- 1 min
Do References Matter?
Some people say yes, others say no. I’m in the latter category. First, unless the candidate is a complete moron, they’re not going to...
- Jun 27, 2009
- 1 min
Nevada Expands Parental Leave Requirements
AB 243 allows parents, guardians and custodians of children in private or public schools up to 4 hours of unpaid leave per school year...
- Jun 23, 2009
- 2 min
Can You Prevent Employees From Leaving?
Many employers ask us what they can do from preventing valued or critical employees from leaving (and taking their clients or proprietary...
- Jun 15, 2009
- 1 min
English Only In The Workplace? Bad Idea
It’s also – in most cases – very wrong. The EEOC provides some examples where English-only would be justified by business necessity: For...
- Mar 11, 2009
- 1 min
Tardiness on the Rise
In an era where jobs are becoming more and more precious (and conversely, layoffs are becoming more common) – it’s disturbing to think...
- Feb 23, 2009
- 1 min
When Employment Applications Go Bad
A California State Court of Appeal overturned a decision that would have made Starbucks liable for $26 million because of an improper...
- Feb 18, 2009
- 1 min
Alternatives To Employee Layoffs
It’s easy to make a rash decision to eliminate jobs, but the long-term consequences can be significant to a business. Now, the California...
- Feb 10, 2009
- 1 min
What’s The Best Way To Communicate In The Workplace?
Without the ability to communicate well, a manager is doomed to failure, no matter how well he or she does in every other required area....
- Dec 31, 2008
- 1 min
Love Contracts – Making Things Easier
Employers generally cannot prohibit employees from dating one another (although you can prohibit supervisors from dating subordinates) –...
- Dec 18, 2008
- 1 min
Common Sense
Jessica De Vault, a columnist for the Fayetteville Observer, went to a corporate holiday party as a guest of an employee. She’d never...
- Dec 14, 2008
- 1 min
Who Should Produce Your Employee Handbook?
It’s that time of year again – when businesses need to update their employee handbook – or begin to create one from scratch. There are 4...
- Nov 30, 2008
- 2 min
Managing A Moody Employee
It’s one of the reasons I counsel my clients on interviewing to focus solely on attitude and aptitude. Those are the two things you...
- Oct 4, 2008
- 1 min
Measuring The Best Hiring Manager
In fact, one of my partners now believes that employee turnover costs American businesses over $340 Billion dollars per year. So hiring...
- Sep 21, 2008
- 1 min
Your Job Application May Be Cause for Age Discrimination
While experts and consultants see these issues as relatively simple and inexpensive to correct – the fact remains that business owners...
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