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Peter Cappelli
            Columnist

2010-08-16
Gambling on the Financial Crisis
HR leaders may find some food for thought in reading details about employee motivations underlying the financial panic that spurred the ongoing recession. And it may be worth asking whether HR should have played a larger role in those organizations before the crisis spun out of control. MORE

2010-07-15
Does Online Instruction Work?
Studies that look at the effectiveness of online training, compared to classroom-based learning, offer some conflicting results. Online training seems to be more effective for older, motivated students, while the classroom works best for younger low-achievers. There are some lessons HR leaders can take away from the findings. MORE

2010-06-21
The Courage to Go it Alone
There are limits to professional norms and best practices. To be successful, each organization must address its employee issues in the context of its own unique setting. And that's one reason HR executives may want to rethink talking about HR as a profession and establishing one set of practices or standards. MORE

2010-05-24
The Promise and Limitations of Social Media
Potential problems with the use of social media include breaking down barriers between an individual's professional and personal lives, the amount of time it requires and the potential for ineffective assistance from an employee's network. MORE

2010-04-26
Is HR Becoming a Profession?
A new study looks at some of the changes in backgrounds and skills of human resource leaders of Fortune 100 companies that took place over the past decade. The results dispute some conventional wisdom surrounding HR and illuminate some interesting findings. MORE

2010-03-29
Healthcare Reform and the HR Implications
The recently signed healthcare legislation offers an interesting array of challenges and incentives for employers both big and small. MORE

2010-03-29
HR Implications of Healthcare Reform
The recently signed healthcare legislation offers an interesting array of challenges and incentives for employers both big and small. One change is that offering healthcare benefits will no longer be a big source of advantage in recruiting for larger organizations. MORE

2010-03-01
Leadership Lessons from India
Embattled U.S. business leaders may want to take a lesson from CEOs in India, who put shareholder value fourth on their list of priorities. Not only are the Indian companies able to do well while doing good, there is every reason to believe that they have done well precisely because they are doing good. MORE

2010-02-01
Executive Comp for the Average Joe
Taking the arguments used to justify the huge bonuses and applying them to the rank-and-file highlights some unflattering assumptions about senior-level leaders. HR executives may want to take note of the differing viewpoints -- and think about what they mean to their organizations. MORE

2010-01-04
Revamping Lesson Plans
The idea that different people learn differently seems obvious -- but new, comprehensive research says otherwise. In fact, the researchers conclude, there is no evidence that individuals differ in ability to learn materials via various learning styles. And that's a lesson HR leaders should incorporate into their plans. MORE

2009-12-07
Are We Mismanaging Our Top Talent?
Asked why they left their past jobs, a group of high performers didn't offer the usual "I hate my boss" or even "I don't fit." Their unhappiness with their former employers boiled down to questions of fairness. And there might not be a solution to be found in today's organizations. MORE

2009-11-09
Good Jobs at Mike's Carwash
Good Jobs at Mike's Carwash | Human Resource Executive Online Better hiring practices and employee management can make significant differences in turnover, retention and engagement -- even in industries that have historically been seen as offering low-wage, high-turnover, dead-end jobs. MORE

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