Human resource management

As the world's overall population skews older, the workforce is aging as well, with more older adults working well beyond what used to be considered the...

Using the results of a survey of 380 companies in 34 industries, this author examines three basic types of compensation plans: salary, commission, and combination (salary plus commission). Most companies in the study favored a combination plan, but such plans have some disadvantages to offset their obvious attractiveness. The author sets out the possible reasons […]

One clarifying comment in a coaching conversation can help shift a person's perspective.

Uncivil behavior at work damages productivity far more than most managers would imagine.

Leaders must leverage and develop diverse talent in 2014.

The limits of workforce analytics.

Why failing to give feedback does long-term damage.

People with certain cognitive conditions may not do well in job interviews-but they may have exactly the talents you need for an open position in your...

What do the career prospects of female scientists, the general chaos of the mid-career managers’ life, the failure to adequately develop new cadres of leaders internally, and escalating CEO compensation have in common? Let me suggest that these are interrelated phenomena whose connections with one another may be poorly understood. Let’s start with female scientists. […]

Ten tips.

It tells you where an industry is going.

Even walking to and from meetings together can build rapport.

A survey reveals the potential for hidden biases.

Just one month after Hewlett Packard ousted Mark Hurd for expense report improprieties in his relationship with a female company contractor, the ex-CEO...

Henrietta Mercer, the senior vice president for human resources at LaSalle Chemical, is facing a challenge unprecedented in her career: Steve Ambler,...

"Please don't tell me that I need to have a baby to have this time off." Those words were still ringing in the ears of Jessica Gonon an hour after a tense...

As you measure people, be sure to measure their context, too.

Can companies actually grow stronger during a recession? What can they do to capitalize on the problems that their rivals encounter during tough economic times? Suppose you have a sturdy balance sheet, low debt, and plentiful amounts of cash. How can you employ these strengths to take on rivals who have been weakened considerably? I’m […]

In the four years since Rob Miranda became CEO of Growing Places, a provider of on-site child care for companies in the Midwestern United States, he has...

To retain high-potential employees, the conventional wisdom is deceptively simple: Identify, develop, and nurture them. By paying special attention to the very best people, they will stay with the firm and eventually emerge as key leaders. But translating this into action is much more difficult. As the former head of executive development at GE used […]