Tag: communication

The Truth About Managing People

By Jeff Farthing Nov 7, 2007 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 7, 2007

Employment law attorney Michael P. Maslanka reviews the book The Truth About Managing People by Stephen E. Robbins. Review highlights book’s truths about managing employees in the workplace. Talk about debunking workplace myths. In a series of 53 short chapters (the longest clocks in at three pages), Robbins challenges quite a few in Truth About […]

Some further thoughts from “Branch Closing”

By Julie Elgar Mar 2, 2007 That's What She Said

Updated: Mar 2, 2007

There is a right way to announce a reduction in force to employees. Going around the office muttering phrases such as “do your work while you still can” or “it doesn’t matter, we’ll be gone in a few weeks anyway” under your breath isn’t it. In the real world, a company planning a RIF should […]