Human Resources Today

Charlie Sheen just announced he’s HIV positive. While Sheen is rich and famous and has all sorts of legal things set up to protect him and his interests, most people with HIV lead much more normal lives. In fact, you may have some people with HIV sitting in the next cubicle and you’d never know it. If you do know it, however, there are laws you must follow. Here’s what you need to know about HIV in the workplace. Yes, you can (and should have) fired Mr. Sheen. By all reports, Charlie Sheen was difficult to work with. It doesn’t mean you can be a low performer. MORE >>

Professional awesomeness. You've got it. The world needs to know about it. I've mentioned in the past that you need a plan if you want real career traction. Some of my rants have focused on the reality that you have to be willing to tell the world about everything you've accomplished. If you don't do it, no one else will. Now here's the tricky part - you have to share your awesomeness without looking like a jerk, or someone without any redeeming social skills. How do you do that?   By setting the broadcast of your awesomeness in a cloak of humility.  . Awesomeness in a cloak of humility. MORE >>

Ken Blanchard’s “One Minute Manager” has sold more than 13 million copies and been translated into 37 languages, but the author of more than 30 other bestselling books believes there’s a new message that organizations need to get if they want to survive in today’s competitive environment: learn to collaborate. People who are too insecure or rigid to engage in collaboration will find themselves left behind. Everyone needs to recognize that ‘none of us is as smart as all of us,’” Blanchard says. Techies, like everyone else, need to realize collaboration is a journey,” Blanchard says. MORE >>

Did you miss the recent Why Mobile Workforce Management Matters to Every Employee webinar? In today’s recap we’ll walk you through the impact of today’s mobile landscape and discuss the benefits of making a mobile workforce management solution available to your entire workforce. The Landscape Has Shifted There are approximately 2.1 billion smartphone users on. Workforce Management Mobile Workforce Management MORE >>

The holiday season is a time for togetherness and peace, but in the 9-to-5 workplace it is also crunch time, when businesses close out for the year and try to finish the fourth quarter with a bang. Disengaged Employees Engagement Holidays HR Communications HR Insights HR Management Retention & Engagement Talent Management Work-Life Balance Featured MORE >>