As we’re out and about (nearly everywhere we go), we like to ask those around us how they’re doing. We’re Human Resources consultants, and people are one of our primary businesses; so asking people how they’re doing is both interesting and important to us. We hear a variety of answers. Some respond with the traditional,…
Managing Remote: Chicago Study
Among the myriads of opinions about employees and how businesses should manage issues, there isn’t always hard evidence to back up the opinion. Bob (Scribner) pointed out an interesting University of Chicago study “Work from Home & Productivity: Evidence from Personnel & Analytics Data on IT Professionals” by Gibbs, Mengel & Siemroth, regarding work from…
Thoughts About Resignations and Remote Work
Nearly every day, we see social media articles related to the “Great Resignation”. All kinds of reasons for people walking away from jobs are given. It’s no wonder the business world is confused about the staffing situation as there are so many postulated reasons given for the problem. Therefore, we at Executive Advantage thought we…
Minimum Wage, or Not?
Quite a few years ago my then teenage daughter Alison and I were out on a date. My late wife Nancy was working late that night and so Alison and I were free to spend time together. While on the way I asked Alison, ”What have you been thinking about lately?” It seemed like a…
Performance Appraisal Legal Guidelines
This is an important topic becomes performance appraisals are often one of the deciding factors used in most human resources decisions such as pay, promotions, transfers, training opportunities, layoffs, demotions, suspensions, and terminations. And as such you and your organization might find yourselves with a legal challenge to your performance appraisal system if any of…