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On the face of it, Marcus Buckingham, with his improbable Beverly Hills office address and Hollywood good looks, is the most unlikely HR software pioneer. But as one of the country's top experts for decades in measuring employee engagement and performance and as a leader of the ''strengths'' movement in organizational development, he has the HR chops to create the next generation of software and a new executive team that can make it happen.

Joni Klippert, vice president of products at VictorOps, shares how to successfully lead a tech startup through a transition.

While reviewing a client’s policy manual the other day, I asked whether the sick leave policy — which allows employees to use sick time to care for unwell f

By Eric B. Meyer You, the naive reader, may assume that California is the state with the most employee-friendly laws. And, while that may be true, New Jers

Start by emphasizing the impact of the people being hired, not the cost of hiring them.

By Eric B. Meyer Somewhere between the time that I took this selfie at the start of my FMLA/ADA session at the Society for Human Resource Management’s an

An employee was caught on video saying to black employees, “Hey, did you bring enough KFC for everyone?” and “Hey, anybody smell that? I smell fried chicken and watermelon.”

The company had a strict anti-harassment policy. So, after learning about the comments, the company fired the employee.

So, what would compel an Administrative Law Judge to require that the company reinstate him?

More millennials hold college degrees than any prior generation of young adults, according to the White House Council of Economic Advisors’ October 2014 report, “15 Economic Facts about Millennials.” In 2013, 47 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds received an associate’s, bachelor’s, or graduate degree. The White House report characterizes millennials’ commitment to higher education as “a rational response to a labor market that confers large rewards on more educated workers.”

Here's some required reading for HR: Internet Trends 2015. Really. I’m not kidding. You may think from the title that Internet Trends 2015 is a report that has nothing to do with Human …

The other day while with a client, I mentioned something about the organization’s culture, and the client grumpily replied “I’m sick of hearing about the culture!” I laughed and …

Participant feedback in our webcasts shows 9 out of 10 companies don’t have a way to assess or develop critical thinking and decision-making skills. This is a h

Five smart moves that will help.

Except for the recent brouhaha about raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, the business press routinely ignores the more than 60 percent of American workers

By Eric B. Meyer If you thought you knew when to pay (or not pay) an intern, think again. A federal appellate court just blew up the U.S. Department of La

We are at the dawn of the Age of Talent. But will this also be the Age of HR?

I believe the answer can and should be yes. Organizations, workers, and even the broader economy will be better off if the answer is yes. But, it’s an open question.

The folks over at Johnson Controls have put together an interesting report called Smart Workplace 2040: The Rise of the Workspace Consumer, it's a lengthy 84 page report that explores various scenarios for what the workplace might look like in 2040. It includes made up characters as well as in-depth [...]

No one ever wants to admit this but it can be really intimidating working with someone who is way smarter and more talented than you. This is the basis for the biggest lie HR tells …

Several years ago, I was running a retreat for rabbis and the most unlikely coincidence occurred. I was working......