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Henry Ford is often credited with saying, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Though there’s no evidence he ever said that, it shows up often in conversations about industry disruption. And Ford was certainly a disruptor who pursued mass producing automobiles, giving us the Model

Myra Golden shares 7 questions you must ask when interviewing prospective customer service employees..

Critics were outraged over the size of Bill O’Reilly’s severance package from Fox News, but companies must decide how much to pay to put a controversy behind them.

The time has come for a human resources revolution. Traditional HR is broken and needs to be left in the dust. The people and HR practices that got your company here, will not get your company there — to that high-growth, forward-thinking, revenue-generating powerhouse. It’s a bold statement, but acting on it is

I don’t know much about the massage industry, but it occurs to me it must be riding high these days. Everywhere I look, companies are providing employees with on-site massages, or covering massage therapy in their insurance, or both. Those goofy-looking massage chairs lurk in the corners of nearly every conference I attend.

It’s an age-old problem - sticking in the comfort zone of the tried and tested, clutching tightly to tools and techniques just because we have experience of them. But with times rapidly changing, we need to get better at meeting the needs of a disrupted world. Better means bolder – and talent management

Executives face internal pressure, even threats to quit, unless ties to Trump are severed.

The practice of firms either requesting or requiring applicants to provide their salary history is coming under tremendous pressure as part of the overall push for pay equity for women. As a result, there are many new and proposed laws about the salary history request, including outright bans. In my view, almost everyone who

“Snowflakes need not apply at my company.” It’s the message I shared across the country over the past couple of months … and my word, did it strike a nerve.

In today’s extremely busy, always-on work environment, communication is often driven by what needs to get done right now. It is fragmented, reactive, and more about immediate response than it is about long-term development or relationship building. “Rarely do we hear each other’s voices these days,” says Pat Zigarmi, leadership expert and founding associate with…

Jason didn’t impress Marcus from the outset of his initial job interview, but Marcus gave him a chance because he came from a trusted reference. Despite his initial reservations, within a month, Marcus found himself relying more and more on Jason’s performance at work. Marcus believed Jason had the proper skills to be

Every company needs a Chief Marketing Officer – but how many can actually afford to have this position in house?

This strategy may quite possibly make the job interview extinct.

Opportunities for advancement are the second most common reason job seekers look for a new position — following compensation — according to an October 2015 Manpower survey. That same survey showed 4 in 10 U.S. employees are always looking for their next job. Due to the frequency of job hopping among today's job seekers, some professionals have even