On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that “employers may not offer employees severance agreements that require employees to broadly waive their rights.” The NLRB says that the decision upholds the principle that “employers cannot ask individual employees to choose between receiving benefits and exercising their rights.” (see key press release[…]

We can tell people what to do. We can tell a co-worker that we disagree with their opinion. We can push a team to change the direction of their project. We can do all of this, and it can work just fine. Inspirational leaders don’t need “tricks” to get people to do things for them,[…]

Even as early as the interview process, one topic that always comes up when you’re bringing a new hire onboard is training. Creating a formal, lengthy, training process doesn’t have to be an overwhelming task for leadership teams and hiring managers, but it’s still an important part of onboarding your new hire so that they[…]

A well-written sick policy is an essential aspect of any workplace as it outlines the procedures and guidelines that employees and employers should follow when someone falls ill. Some states and local laws require that sick leave, whether paid or unpaid, be available to employees, and those policies must also follow the guidelines of that[…]

Talent retention has always been a critical aspect of any successful business strategy, and in 2023 the importance of talent retention has only increased. The global workforce continues to face unprecedented challenges, and of course the pandemic disrupted the traditional work environment, creating new challenges for employers (for example how to maintain a cohesive team,[…]

Feelings of indecisiveness are not uncommon and often plague the brightest minds.  Logic dictates that making a “good” decision (and the “right” decision) is derived from reviewing past experiences and outcomes, understanding current conditions, trends and challenges, and having the knowledge of the many variables that are potential “doom and glooms” that you don’t have[…]