Business in Action, 7th Ed.
Chapter 11: Human Resources Management
"The workforce is changing and learning leaders are on the front line.
"What happens after companies jettison traditional year-end evaluations?
"Hear what Americans have to say about their jobs.
"Good managers, in a lot of ways, are like coaches.
"Knowing how you work, and how to optimize your work, can be instrumental in your success.
"HR tech trends and disruptions in 2018 will converge around productivity, design and intelligence in HR tech applications, according to analyst Josh Bersin.
"What do you want out of your career?
"It's not always easy being in charge," writes Áine Cain (photo, left) in a piece at BusinessInsider.
"'We want to believe that we are thinking, rational people and on occasion tangle with emotion, flick it out of the way, and go back to thinking,” renowned vulnerability expert Brene Brown told a packed house at the Smith Center in downtown Las Vegas just before Labor Day Weekend.
"Most leaders (the less than great ones) can become afraid of learning their employees’ true feelings towards the company and its overall structure.
"The best workers do the best and the most work.
Jane Burnett (photo, left) at Ladders.
"Every unsuccessful attempt can help you gain indispensable experience and mistakes can even be more valuable than achievements.
"A four-hour mental health training program for managers could yield fewer employee sick days and a roughly 10-to-1 return on investment, a study in Australia suggests.
"For companies interested in building work cultures that support all personality types, there are a few simple steps you can take before deciding where that new couch should go or how many cubicles to disassemble and carry to the curb.
"What leader wouldn't want a team filled with these high-performing folks?
"Most importantly, leaders should be asking these questions before their best people mentally and emotionally check out.
"What makes work satisfying?
"Few things are as costly and as disruptive as good people walking out the door.
"Titles like “SHE-EO” and momtrepreneur are meant to empower women but actually do more harm than good.
"It’s unfortunate that in an attempt to simplify the landscape, the different age groups have been reduced to caricatures with incomplete generalizations.
"As a business owner, you probably want your employees to be happy.
"A college student breaks down the five unique skill sets this generation brings to the workplace.
See the breakdown of a study by LeanIn.