Tag Archives: Human resource management

Higher Minimum Wages Means More Independent Contractors

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Did President Obama just make independent contractor v. employee issues bigger? Arguably, yes. His State of the Union Address noted that he would sign an executive order increasing the...

Talent Development Improves with Data Science

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With employee engagement continuing to trend towards all time lows, regardless of the economy per Gallup’s measure, talent management is increasingly important to organizations. In another vein, the...

Yahoo’s COO de Castro Hit Two Of The Three Main Causes Of Executive Onboarding Failure

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It’s not a surprise that Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer has fired COO Henrique De Castro. Yes. He was her first big hire. Yes. It is going to cost Yahoo crazy amounts of money to pay him off. But he does...
    






Telecommuting Is The Future of Work

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In many companies I work with, a certain percentage of employees work from home or are virtual employees – contractors or long-term freelancers. The percentage varies (ASTD, SHRM), from 30 to 45...
    






What 2013 Teaches Employers For 2014 & Beyond

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By Gene Connors and Amanda Haverstick 2013 left employees as the overall victors on the employment law battlefield, by arming them with a host of new statutory rights and options, primarily at the...
    






Hubris: A Startup’s Worst Mistake

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The following guest post is by Frederic Kerrest, co-founder and COO of Okta. Many startups experienced successful exits in 2013. Others crumbled to the ground. A common cause for those failures?...
    






When The Time For The Big Cashout Comes, You’ll Wish You’d Planned For It Earlier

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Congratulations. Your hard work and entrepreneurial instincts have paid off in the form of a fast-growing, profitable business that’s worth millions of dollars, or could be some day. And you’re only...
    






Enterprise Architecture: Getting Organized For The New Year

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With the new year upon us, and the precept of resolutions in the air, it’s a good time to think about getting organized (personally, I cleaned out the attic). Hence a look at enterprise architecture...