"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it."... Read more »

In this time of fear and uncertainty, morale has plummeted and productivity is down. Research conducted by the Corporate Executive Board reveals that 25% of Top Employees are looking for other opportunities... Read more »

Organizational headcount can become a very touchy topic during an economic downturn.  No organization takes joy in having to lay its employees off; however, job cuts often become a necessity of organizational... Read more »

The Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) confirmed that the latest I-9 Form is effective April 3, 2009. The CIS went several years without updating the I-9 Form and the attending List of Documents -... Read more »

You must know WHEN you should promote from within and when you need to bring in new blood or you can KILL your company. So how do you know which one you... Read more »

During these times of economic uncertainty, corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are unlikely to rank very high on CEO and Senior Management's priority list. Traditionally perceived as the right thing to do,... Read more »

One of the things that continues to surprise me is that when times are bad organizations still spend money on employee engagement surveys. A general look around the office or factory and... Read more »

Many of our clients have found it necessary to reduce staff (or even staff pay or benefits) to weather this rocky 2009.  While they are no doubt doing this to reduce... Read more »

It's no surprise to anyone that our economy is faltering, as are financial systems around the world.  In late 2008 the headlines across America screamed "recession" and everyone simply said, "Well,... Read more »