Performance Management/Engagement

There are five strategies HR consultants should follow in order to create for themselves a more deliberate and uplifting future in the human resource field, including a conviction for collaboration and learning who to ignore, according to the author.

The use of temporary talent has risen as the economy has fallen, but organizations need to be aware of the perils of the "joint-employer agreement" among other HR pitfalls.

A new study finds that training efforts directed at white males in the workplace can produce a measurable shift in their attitudes and behavior around the topic of "white-male privilege".

As a new generation emerges that is connected socially and technologically like never before, organizations must adapt their talent-management strategies in order to engage with these workers on their terms and leverage their next-generation skills and know-how.

It's time for HR leaders to stop concerning themselves with trying to get a seat at the proverbial table, the author says, and answer the question: Are you there to be valuable, or merely to be seen as valuable?

A new Amazon.com initiative provides employees with tuition reimbursement up-front for learning job skills outside the e-commerce industry. But will it catch on elsewhere?

Proponents of a "bossless" work environment say that a flat organization allows employees to work more creatively, more productively, more independently and feel a greater stake in the success of the company. But one the biggest challenges, experts say, is how decisions would get made.

The future of the human resource profession may well depend on the abilities of its leaders to adopt innovative and entrepreneur-like approaches to its practices.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has established a new "test" for determining if joint employers cited as liable in class-action suits are, indeed, employers.

In light of the recent controversial resignation at Best Buy of both its CEO and chairman, and less-recent resignations of top leaders amidst other ethical quagmires, a question looms: Are members of C-suites answering to completely different sets of behavioral rules, or none at all?

Experts shed light on what it will take for HR professionals to become true strategic partners to top managers during mergers and acquisitions.

To execute change management, organizations must set up and develop systems, and focus staff on the change, according to experts and a recent study on the issue.

There used to be a time in America when the term "middle manager" was an aspirational position.

At this year's conference, Josh Bersin is slated to explore some of the more dramatic ways technology is transforming today's learning function.

Education requirements have long been a common, almost standard, part of job postings. But have you ever stopped to consider the lawfulness of this particular prerequisite? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has.

Companies spend lots of money on their total rewards programs -- the combination of pay, benefits and development opportunities that keep employees sticking around. Yet a recent survey from Aon Hewitt finds that, despite those investments, few companies seem to be getting much out of their programs so far.

EEOC claims are on the rise. Discover what you need to know to help your company rise above them.

This article accompanies Wake-Up Call.