HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Nobel Prize Winner Claudia Goldin Studied Why Women Earn Less. Her Work Shows How Businesses Can Help Women Succeed

The reasons why women earn less than men are complicated, but not insurmountable.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Every Working Woman Owes a Debt to Suzanne Somers

Actress and entrepreneur Suzanne Somers, who died on October 15, made a point of standing up for herself and all women.

HR/Benefits ROSE ELCOCK

Become a Talent Magnet

The true secrets of employee retention.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

What 'Quiet Cutting' Really Is and What It Looks Like Behind the Scenes

Moving someone to a new position rather than terminating them is a good thing. Let's not demonize it with a catchy name.

HR/Benefits JASON ATEN

Amazon Is Sending Email Warnings to Employees Over Returning to the Office. It's the 1 Thing No Company Should Ever Do

If you want people to come back to the office, give them a good reason.

HR/Benefits JEFF HADEN

Google's On-Campus Hotel Special Designed to Lure Employees Back to the Office Perfectly Describes Why Employees Don't Want to Return to the Office

Ninety-nine dollars a night for a hotel isn't a bad deal, but telling people who don't commute to the office they should imagine no commute to the office is a tone-deaf value proposition.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Yes, You Can Require Your Employees to Post on Social Media

Your employees probably don't want to, but you can certainly require it.

HR/Benefits ROBIN CAMAROTE

How to Identify Employees Ready to Step Up

Here's what to look for when you want to find your next generation of leaders.

HR/Benefits BRIT MORSE

How Companies Can Support Women Going Through Menopause

Businesses are finding ways to support women experiencing symptoms related to menopause, which costs US companies billions in productivity.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Supreme Court Ruling Sets Precedent for Religion at Work

When someone asks for an accommodation due to their religious beliefs your obligations just increased.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Dolly Parton's 9-to-5 Song Taught Us Everything We Need to Know About How to Have a Fair Workplace

Job sharing, flex time, fair pay? We knew the solutions 43 years ago and yet still we struggle.

HR/Benefits JESSICA STILLMAN

A CEO Says This 1 Question Can Replace Performance Reviews

A stack of studies show performance reviews are usually useless. Can a single question do better?

HR/Benefits ALISON GREEN

My Employee Keeps Pushing for a Promotion He Won't Get

And two other tricky workplace dilemmas.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Debunking the 'Don't Fall in Love' Hot Take

Men, getting married young won't damage your career.

HR/Benefits MINDA ZETLIN

Gallup Experts Say There's a Simple Way to Improve Employee Performance. Most Bosses Do the Opposite

It's time to rethink the performance review.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

50 Most Annoying Business Phrases of 2023 Revealed

Here is an 'idea shower' of phrases that maybe you should stop using if you don't want to be 'resprayed.'

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

A Business Leader Finds Out the Hard Way Not to Give Advice

Your cool and insightful interview question may be, well, questionable.

HR/Benefits MARCEL SCHWANTES

5 Clear Steps to Combating Ableism in the Workplace

Empowering employees with disabilities and eliminating ableism at work starts with having the right data.

HR/Benefits JESSICA STILLMAN

New Study: Commuting More Than 5 Hours a Week Is Linked With Weight and Sleep Problems

A new Swedish study offers ammunition to those fighting to keep working from home.

HR/Benefits BERNARD COLEMAN

Total Rewards: The Secret Weapon to Winning the Talent War

Maximize your employee value proposition so it can't be ignored.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

McDonald's Conducts Layoffs With a Weird McTwist

Companies have abandoned the in person layoff, but McDonald's takes it to the next level.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

I Installed an AI Bot on My Website and It Immediately Lied

I thought this would be a cool addition, but it not only didn't help, it made things worse.

HR/Benefits MANDY GILBERT

5 Job Perks That Will Keep Your Employees Happy and Loyal

What you should be providing for your team.

HR/Benefits MARCEL SCHWANTES

Study: More Than Half of Employees Say They Will Apply for a New Job Only if The Pay Is Listed

A shift towards pay transparency is only expected to continue to grow on a global scale.

HR/Benefits MARCEL SCHWANTES

New Report: Over Half of Americans Think Their Workplace Has a Gender Pay Gap Problem

Companies can build trust with their workers by adjusting pay for female employees, among other solutions.

HR/Benefits JESSICA STILLMAN

What's the Most Dangerous Job in America? Whatever You Answered, You're Probably Wrong

Business owners aren't paying enough attention to the biggest cause of workplace injuries, according to new data.

HR/Benefits DAVID FINKEL

How to Have an Adult Conversation With an Employee Who Isn't Meeting Expectations

Before you call them into your office, there are a few things that you need to think through.

HR/Benefits ALISON GREEN

Should Companies Offer Bonuses Instead of Raises?

It's unlikely to seem like a good deal to employees.

HR/Benefits ROY DEKEL

Retiring at 50 Is the Most Dangerous Decision You'll Ever Make

There are pros and cons to retiring early – here's what you should think about.

HR/Benefits MARCEL SCHWANTES

How Do You Know If You Work In a Toxic Workplace? You'll Find 6 Types of Employees

A workplace's most valuable asset – its people – is rendered incapable to perform at a high level because of these six types of toxic employees.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Study: Women in the Corner Office Did This to Get There

Men still outnumber women in leadership positions, but the women use this one trick to beat men to the top.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Tesla Just Laid Off Workers Who Voted to Unionize. Can Elon Musk Do That?

You can't retaliate when your employees organize a union, but it's not a get-out-of-jail free card for them.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Layoffs Via Email: The Best Way to Say Goodbye?

Google, Twitter, and other tech companies chose to terminate via email. I hate it. Maybe I'm wrong.

HR/Benefits BILL MURPHY JR.

All Great Employees Need 1 Key Thing at Work. (But, Only 20 Percent Say They Have It)

It's crucial, but also "controversial".

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Dear Sundar Pichai, Here Is How You Lay off Employees

Hey, Google, if you can hire one by one, you can fire one by one.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

When a ChatGPT Bot Interviews a ChatGPT Bot

There's nothing new under the sun, and there's no follow through.

HR/Benefits MINDA ZETLIN

Is This the Real Reason Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft Are Having Layoffs?

Are 51,000 people losing their jobs because their employers want to shift the balance of power?

HR/Benefits LARRY ALTON

How to Affordably Support Employee Mental Health

Improve the health of your employees and your business with these methods.

HR/Benefits KELLY MAIN

The Brilliant Reason Google Doesn't Require Cover Letters

What a cover letter really says about an applicant's candidacy.

HR/Benefits ALI DONALDSON

7 Benefits You Should Offer Your Employees in 2023

Here are some of the perks your workers might expect to receive this year and beyond.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

The 10 Most Terrible LinkedIn Posts of 2022

LinkedIn is supposed to be about networking. Sometimes, it goes off the rails.

HR/Benefits SHARNÉ MCDONALD

Why Authentic Conversations Are Important at Work

Because an open atmosphere encourages and inspires trust, it is a critical enabler of productivity and growth.

HR/Benefits NICK HOBSON

Google's Plan to Lay Off 10,000 'Poor Performing' Employees Is Based on a Big Lie

Can performance reviews really do the trick?

HR/Benefits JESSICA STILLMAN

Remote Workers Gained 777 Hours of Free Time This Year (and Spent a Lot of It Sleeping)

A pair of new studies shows the crazy amounts of time people save working from home, and what they use it for.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

5 Holiday Party Disasters that Could Have Been Prevented

There's just one weird trick that will keep your holiday party fun and in control.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Elon Musk Was Right to Let People Go at Twitter. How He Conducted the Layoffs Was All Wrong

Employees needed to go, but it's worth it to slow down and choose carefully.

HR/Benefits JESSICA STILLMAN

Microsoft Hired 50,000 People During the Pandemic. Here's the No. 1 Lesson CEO Satya Nadella Learned About Remote Onboarding

Integrating new members into a remote team? Microsoft's CEO says one factor matters most for successful remote onboarding.

HR/Benefits MINDA ZETLIN

Need to Fire Someone? Here's the Most Important Thing You Must Get Right

There's one thing the employee is sure to remember about your conversation.

HR/Benefits ALISON DAVIS

Make This Change to Dramatically Improve Employee Communication

You don't need fancy technology. Or a complicated program. Just do this.

HR/Benefits ERIK SHERMAN

You Might Be Boring Your Employees and Killing Your Business

Engaged and interested people do better work. Why make it harder for them?

HR/Benefits KELLY MAIN

Amazon's New Employee Benefit Is Oddly Genius. It's a Master Class in How to Keep Entry-Level Staff Happy

It's not about increasing salary or offering gimmicky perks.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Why You Secretly Love Dress Codes

Spaghetti straps and bare feet? Is that what you want in your office and on your airplane?

HR/Benefits MINDA ZETLIN

TikTok Star Goes Viral Asking Strangers About Their Salaries. (Here's Why That's a Good Thing)

Hannah Williams' Salary Transparent Street has more than 15 million likes.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Shopify Does Something No Business Should Ever Do: Fire via Email

Layoffs are part of business, but that doesn't mean you can treat them casually.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

The Truth Behind 'No One Wants to Work Anymore'

Is it just that Gen Z is lazy? Well, great-great grandpa said that in 1894 too, so it's probably not a new phenomenon.

HR/Benefits JESSICA STILLMAN

A VC Firm Created More Than 50 Free Guides to All Aspects of Startup HR

It's Christmas in July for founders looking for free expert advice on hiring and managing talent.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Why You Should Let Your Employees Take Three-Week Vacations

American vacation culture is terrible and people are burning out.

HR/Benefits MARCEL SCHWANTES

3 Strategies for Supporting Family Caregivers at Work

More than 6 million people who were not working in March 2022 said it was because they were caring for someone else.

HR/Benefits ENTREPRENEURS' ORGANIZATION

3 Mistakes That Could Cost You Your Top Talent

As the hiring crisis drags on, it's time to consider what business owners might be doing wrong – and make it right.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

The Candidate Walked Out: Why You Need Salary Ranges Upfront

Candidates are bolder now and you better be prepared.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Why DoorDash Asks for Sexual Orientation on Applications

You can't report on what you don't know.

HR/Benefits MANDY GILBERT

5 Non-Financial Employee Perks That Make a Difference

Can't afford to give your all-star employees raises and bonuses? Here's why benefits directed at company culture can have an impact on morale and retention.

HR/Benefits ROXANNE PETRAEUS

How to Protect Your Company From Layoff Misconduct

In times of stress, employees feel pressured to bend the rules. Here's how to protect them--and your business.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

Elon Musk's 40 Hours in Office Requirement Is Brilliant

Will he lose some employees? Of course. Is the right thing? Yes.

HR/Benefits SUZANNE LUCAS

The NLRB Attacks Activision's Social Media Policy

Activision has had a lot of negative press, but this seems to go too far.

HR/Benefits CAREY SMITH

Why Stock Options Aren't Actually Beneficial to Employees (and What to Offer Instead)

Startups get enamored of stock options and neglect their risks for employees. There's a better choice.


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