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Of MySpace & Money: Don't Try to Muzzle Millennials' Salary Talk

You’d never discuss how much money you make, right? Dude, that attitude is so 20th century! The 20-somethings you work with eagerly dish about salaries, bonuses and other work topics you might consider taboo. Managers tempted to forbid such talk? Don’t let them! Here's why.

employee relations

The best managers are the best listeners: 4 steps

employee relations

HR & the Slump: The 3 Big Trends Affecting Employee Relations

employee relations

Election '08: What you need to know about what workers think

employment law

Congress OKs New Genetic Bias Law—What's it Mean for HR?

Case in Point Blog

Which Industries are Exempt from Anti-Discrimination Laws?

Courts hear it all the time: “We’re an exception to harassment/discrimination laws because … We’re in a gritty industry …We’re doctors …. We have an extra-friendly workplace.” Whatever. One company just wrote a $1.5 million check trying that defense. It doesn’t work in 2008 … Read more at Mindy Chapman's Case in Point blog, or you can sign up to receive her Case in Point e-letter each Thursday.

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The 8 steps to a successful coaching discussion

When you think of “coaching,” you probably envision an athlete listening intently, but silently, to his all-powerful coach. But in the workplace, coaching shouldn’t be a one-sided affair. In any type of coaching meeting—from on-the-fly feedback to formal performance...More