Naomi Osaka said she suffers from depression and, as such, she didn’t want to participate in mandatory press conferences during the French Open. Naomi Osaka said she suffers from depression and, as such, she didn’t want to participate in mandatory press conferences during the French Open. The French Open and
HR departments are always busy. They track hiring trends, follow market-rate salaries, manage benefits, oversee learning content, mediate employee conflicts, fill out paperwork, developing workplace policies and more. So what happens when you’re a one-person HR team? You do everything yourself. And with the legal scrutinies put on the
Remember when Amy Cooper, a White woman, had her dog off the leash and Christian Cooper (no relation), a Black man, asked her to put her dog back on the leash? This was a perfectly reasonable request, and it all escalated to Ms. Cooper calling the police on Mr.
“The great resignation is coming,” says Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management at Texas A&M University. This makes it sound like it’s some asteroid or maybe sharks, and all we can do is brace ourselves, get our post-apocalyptic jumpsuits ready, and invest in crypto-currency. Or something. Klotz
100 percent remote jobs are a hot ticket. After a year of working from home, some people have decided they never want to go back to the office, and, unfortunately, scammers are preying on them. When you interview for an office-based job, you go in for an interview
A reader question: I manage field sales reps. I flew in for a scheduled “field ride” with an employee and upon arrival she let me know that she had a “doctor’s appointment” and wouldn’t be available for the field ride. I sat around the city all day long
I don’t swear. Let me clarify. I rarely swear. The exceptions were like this Sunday morning when my cat made a flying leap onto my head at 5:20 am, waking me up. I have never sworn at work, I don’t like swearing, and I don’t allow bad words
If you live in a state where the governor hasn’t lifted your state’s mask policy, you can sit back and relax. It may frustrate or anger your employees, but you can sit back and say, “masks are required at work! End of story!” For the rest of you,
Did your neighbor just threaten to sue you? Did your spouse hit you? Do you want a divorce but can’t afford a lawyer? Are you feeling suicidal and don’t know where to turn? These things can seem unrelated, but your Employee Assistance Program is set up to handle
Do problems seem to plague you wherever you go? Are you always passed up for promotions? Have you struggled to get new jobs? Is your personal life filled with drama? Why on earth are you so plagued when other people seem to have much smoother lives? I’ll give you a hint:
