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Penn State and Paterno: Loyalty Unchecked Leads to Headaches and Heartache

Legendary college football coach Joe Paterno died recently after a battle with lung cancer. But by many accounts, some people who knew him well say the 85-year-old died of a broken heart. I think Joe Paterno’s career at Penn State University is worth closer examination because there are lessons for employers and employees alike, says business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald.
February 02, 2012 | Category: | Read More | 1 Comments

SM Background Checks—15% of HR, 100% of Hiring Managers

One expert suggests that 15 percent of HR departments are routinely doing social media background checks, but, astoundingly, 100 percent of hiring managers are. What’s up with that?
January 26, 2012 | Category: | Read More | 1 Comments

Managing Bosses, Be They Remarkable, Toxic or Perilous

Job satisfaction begins and ends with the boss, says executive coach Dr. Karol Wasylyshyn, author of Behind the Executive Door: Unexpected Lessons for Managing Your Boss and Your Career. To make the boss/you relationship work, first determine whether you have a Remarkable, Toxic or Perilous boss.
January 26, 2012 | Category: | Read More | 9 Comments

Star Performer Benefited Most from Being Fired

In the book Bear Bryant On Leadership: Life Lessons from a Six-Time National Championship Coach , one of the legendary football coach’s former players says, “The best thing Coach Bryant did for me was kick me off the team.”
January 12, 2012 | Category: | Read More | 12 Comments

How to Inspire, Motivate Employees in 2012

Christmas experiences with his family, says business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter, have led him to some insights about how to inspire and motivate his employees in the new year.
January 05, 2012 | Category: | Read More | 2 Comments

Terminations: ‘Maybe’ Involve HR? No, Always Involve HR

In a recent CBSmoneywatch article about how not to fire an employee, columnist Amy Levin-Epstein notes that it’s often a good idea to involve HR when terminating. I’ll say. But the rule should be: always involve HR.
December 08, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 2 Comments

Sometimes You've Gotta Use the “F” Word

A recent Wall Street Journal article—“A Four-Letter Word Schools Won't Use”—intrigued me, says business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter. The Journal article said that colleges absolutely refuse to use the “F” word. Yes, it's true. Schools avoid using the word “FIRE” at all costs.
December 01, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 4 Comments

UnLeadership — The 4 Traits Managers Must Learn to Avoid

It's all too common to read about the positive traits of great leaders, but what about their darker side, the negative traits, asks business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter. In today's e-pinion, how he's become a better leader by avoiding the mistakes he's seen in other leaders.
November 24, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 4 Comments

Wage/Hour—Good News (Courts Losing Patience), Bad News (No One's in Compliance)

There's good news (sort of) and bad news for employers in the outlook for 2012, say attorneys from theEmployers Counsel Network. They covered new developments in wage/hour compliance during a presentation at BLR's Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, held recently in Nashville and Las Vegas.
November 13, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments

The Single Most Common—and Potentially Costly—Mistake Employers Make

What's the most costly mistake manages and supervisors make? We found out at BLR's Advanced Employment Issues Symposium (AEIS), where three top employment law attorneys took on the toughest questions of the appreciative audience.
November 10, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 1 Comments
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