Employee Relations

SHRM survey: Employee satisfaction makes big jump

06/01/2015

U.S. workers are feeling good about their jobs again, the Society for Human Resource Management discovered in its latest Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Survey.

The big lie about work that no one really believes

05/29/2015

Writing in his new book The Alliance, Hoffman calls out what he calls the biggest lie employers tell employees.

Employees more engaged when the boss is a woman

05/27/2015

Only one-third of U.S. workers have a female boss, but they are the nation’s most engaged employees. It could be some companies’ hidden advantage.

6 tactics to light a fire under work teams

05/26/2015

Management consultant Laurence Haughton offers this advice to managers who want to turn ordinary groups into what he calls “hot teams.” Pass it along to managers and other leaders who direct team activities in your organization.

Few bosses talk politics, but some twist employees’ arms

05/15/2015

Only a quarter of employees polled said their managers have brought up national, state or local politics at work. However, 14% said they felt the motive was to coerce them into agreeing with the boss.

Investigating workplace misconduct: How to use your poker face & steady hand

05/06/2015

A workplace investigation is no country for amateurs. Attorney Ann Kotlarski has laid out what a reasonable one looks like and reveals why you’d better put the very best people on cases holding even a germ of trouble.

What are people thinking? 3 survey tools

05/02/2015

Free survey tools enable you to query your customers, staff or followers about a particular topic. You can set up a two- to three-question survey in under five minutes with any of these online survey tools.

Workers ask to talk to HR about their boss: What now?

04/27/2015

You are probably accustomed to meeting with individual employees who have problems with a manager. But what do you do when a handful of employees request a meeting with HR? Don’t be flustered, intimidated or decline to meet. Use the following plan to handle the situation.

Get the Most Out of Exit Interviews

04/25/2015

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When you hire someone with a disability …

04/15/2015

You’ve just hired a new employee. She uses a powered chair. You know she can do the work, but you’re concerned with how she’ll fit in with the team. Here are a few tips on how to make everyone feel more comfortable.