Chick-fil-A Founder—Embodiment of Servant Leadership
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the phrase “servant leadership.”
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What About Step-Based Pay? Good in Some Situations
John A. Rubino, who is the founder and president of Rubino Consulting Services in Pound Ridge, NY, offered his tips at a recent BLR®-sponsored webinar.
Do Merit Pay Systems Work? NO, Says Expert
In fact, he says, it is his goal to eliminate such programs. Why?
Employee Leave—What’s Really Happening?
Please participate in our brief survey and see how what you are doing stacks up against what other successful companies are doing.
Examples of Human Capital Reporting
Creelman, CEO of Creelman Research, offered his tips at a recent BLR® webinar sponsored by Halogen Software. He was joined by Halogen’s Director of Marketing Communications Connie Costigan.
Talent Metrics for the Board and Investors
Creelman, CEO of Creelman Research, offered his tips at a recent BLR® webinar sponsored by Halogen Software.He was joined by Halogen’s Director of Marketing Communications Connie Costigan.
Stumped? New Perspective=New Solutions
It dawned on me that if you change the angle from which you look, you might see things you’ve never seen before. Swiss comedian and artist Ursus Wehrli once said, “I like to turn things upside down, to watch pictures and situations from another perspective.” Maybe that is what each one of us needs to […]
Workers Put All Their Eggs in CEO’s (Market) Basket
By Jennifer Carsen, JD Writer, HR Daily Advisor If you haven’t been following the saga of Tewksbury, MA-based Market Basket over the past few months, here’s a recap: The Grocery Wars: A Summer of Upheaval In June, Arthur S. Demoulas led a majority group of board members of the family-owned business to oust the company […]
Survey—Background Checks on Social Media? Policy Enforcement?
Policy Focus: Background Checks Multiple states and cities have enacted laws in recent months that govern the use of background checks, so this year’s survey takes a closer look at those policies. We kicked it off by asking how many survey participants have background check policies (74.4%) then moved on to ask how many apply […]
Policy Survey Results … Who Has Policies on What?
The results of BLR’s 2014 Policy Practices Survey are in; here are some highlights: 89.8% of participants have formalized policies. 77.5% have an at-will employment statement. Employee handbooks are the preferred method of distributing policies to employees for 49.9%. An internal website (intranet) is utilized by 29.3%. Social media background checks are conducted by only […]