An increasing number of employees come to work each day with very different sets of cultural norms and beliefs than their colleagues and managers. Culture Employee Recognition Engagement High Performance Culture HR Communications HR Insights HR Management Retention & Engagement Talent Management Workforce MORE >>

Does your incentive program bolster company culture or diminish it? Guest poster Catherine Spence explores how companies can design incentives that strengthen engagement and reinforce organizational values.  . _. “Company culture” is a hot term in human resources circles right now. But what does it actually mean? Is it all just about the perks? Yes, Yes, a company’s culture may be partly comprised of material benefits, like free vending machines or foosball tables in the break room, but these aspects don’t capture the whole picture. Avoiding Impotent Incentives. MORE >>

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Are patterned stockings unprofessional? I am at my first professional job after college and have been in this position for about a year and a half. Today when I walked in the lunch room to get some hot water for tea, I heard a guy say “ohhhh, sexy stockings” as I walked through the door he was facing. I’ve never seen him before, but we’re a corporate office and regularly have field employees visiting, so I think that’s who he was. At first I thought I had misheard him, but the table he was at burst out laughing. MORE >>

Given the struggle many employers face in their search for full-time tech talent, it seems counterintuitive that many companies would continue—if not increase—their emphasis on contract-to-hire positions, in which contractors are considered for full-time employment only after a particular length of time or if they meet certain conditions. But some recruiters and staffing companies suggest that’s exactly what’s happening today. Whatever the reason, many are leery of the practice, both for themselves and for candidates. based recruiter WinterWyman. The Benefits of Flexibility. MORE >>

Managers and leaders are not one and the same. Just because you’re a manager doesn’t mean you’re a leader — but it also doesn’t mean you can’t become one. Here’s how to tell exactly where you are right now. . We all want to be leaders. But you’ve got to work at it. First, however, you’ve got to find out how far away you are from being a leader — and what it is you need to work on. This handy chart, compiled by the leader in management training  ResourcefulManager.com , will tell you where you stand. Not sure which side you fall on? MORE >>