Beware bias peril built into applicant tests

  • November 09, 2012

Do you use off-the-shelf pre-employment tests to screen applicants? Watch out! You could be setting yourself up for years of litigation if a disappointed applicant...

Robert E. Lee: anatomy of a bad decision

  • November 08, 2012

Most historians say that Robert E. Lee’s decision to head the Confederate army was inevitable. Not true. Lee was almost equally devoted to the United States and to...

Take your employee handbook online: 8 tips

  • November 07, 2012

Turning your handbook into an electronic document can cut costs, make updating easier and give employees a convenient place to access policies. Going electronic...

8 ways to put out entrepreneurial fires

  • November 06, 2012

Entrepreneurs spend much of their day putting out fires related to customers, employees and money. But the smartest companies work hard to prevent the same problems from...

Pump up productivity with your iPad

  • November 05, 2012

The iPad can be a great tool for getting things done at work, especially if you move from place to place and operate on the go all day, Jill Duffy writes in PC...

Sleeping on the job? No unemployment benefits

  • November 04, 2012

Employers that fire a worker for being caught sleeping on the job may not be liable for unemployment compensation benefits. On-the-job snoozing can be considered...

Innovate by using ‘frugal engineering’

  • November 02, 2012

“Frugal engineering,” coined by Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, describes the way Indian engineers innovate under resource...

Tout your successes in an annual HR report

  • November 02, 2012

Midsize employers can benefit by following the lead of large HR departments, colleges and government agencies that create annual reports detailing HR’s goals and...

4 common company policy writing mistakes

  • October 31, 2012

Company policies lay the foundation on which employment expectations are formed, and thus, workplace actions are taken. A missing phrase here, an undefined term there...

Outlook’s out-of-the box Quick Steps

  • October 31, 2012

You may have had Outlook 2010 for a while and wondered what those Quick Steps are that appear in the middle of your Home ribbon and inside of emails. Quick Steps are...

The HR I.Q. Test: October ’12

  • October 30, 2012

Test your knowledge of recent trends in employment law, comp & benefits and other HR issues with our monthly mini-quiz ...

Making the leap to enterprise leadership

  • October 30, 2012

You start off as a functional leader, and within a few years, you’re tapped to lead at a higher level. But you’re struggling—it’s different at...