I’ve worked in the HR industry since I was a kid. If there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that a lot of HR ladies are broke. This observation is sweeping and obnoxious. It’s also accurate. It’s true across all ethnicities. Across all orientations. Children or not. Married or single. Young. Somewhere in-between. Nobody seems to have any money. It’s heartbreaking to watch HR ladies do payroll — or run an open enrollment campaign — and know that they’re living paycheck to paycheck or not contributing to retirement. Our savings rate is low. MORE >>

By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! Research suggests that supporting others is related to greater energy and well-being. By enhancing meaningfulness, employees and employers can amplify these benefits. potential pitfall of engagement initiatives is to overemphasize the role that companies have in motivating employee performance, while minimizing the active role that employees often take in creating and directing their experiences at work. Create meaningfulness at work by helping and recognizing others Click To Tweet. How did they get more energy from doing more at the office? MORE >>

Last week, I had the privilege of interviewing best-selling author and speaker Ken Blanchard. Last year Blanchard and co-author Spencer Johnson issued a revised version of their management classic The One Minute Manager. Titled The New One Minute Manager , the parable was tweaked to reflect the realities of today’s workplace. When we talked, I asked Blanchard about the staying power of the concepts in the book. would hold onto “catch people doing something right.” The key to developing relationships and creating [successful] organizations is to accentuate the positive. Want to talk about it? MORE >>

“ Jeff decided to ask the Compensation Committee to forgo his annual equity grant, and to instead put those shares back in the pool for LinkedIn employees. ”. Best Practices Culture HR Communications HR Insights HR Management Leadership Organizational Leadership Talent Management Workforce Featured MORE >>

Data science has lost none of its cachet in recent years; companies all over the world very much need data scientists to crunch enormous datasets and provide insights. Job opportunities abound. But does that demand actually make it harder for a tech pro to land a data-science job? Hilary Mason, a data scientist and founding CEO of New York City-based Fast Forward Labs, sees “a ton of people asking for data scientists.” Her company’s newsletter has likewise experienced an increase in job postings. Large corporations such as Ford Motor Co. But not every company is hungry for more data scientists. MORE >>