Benefits/HR


Recent Benefits/HR Articles

Medication Goes Digital

A digital pill that helps patients and caregivers monitor dosages.  Read more

3 Questions to Motivate Any Employee

Need to energize your troops? Start here: Find out what would make them love their jobs.  Read more

A Tale of Horror From the Hiring Desk

Who knows what terror lurks out there in the land of potential hires. Follow our CEO heroine as she learns valuable hiring lessons in this 2-part Halloween t...  Read more

As You Grow, Maintain A Small-Company Culture

A new survey finds the happiest employees work at companies with fewer than 100 employees. What can you learn from that?  Read more

5 Cheap Ways to Motivate Employees

Sometimes the right kind of recognition works better than a higher salary.  Read more

Are Your Employees Engaged? Here's How to Find Out

A new online tool will help you measure the strength of your company culture.  Read more

Kayak.com Co-Founder: 'I Wanted to Transfer Empathy Directly to the Engineers' 

How Paul English motivates the programmers at his Kayak.com travel site to respond to customer complaints.  Watch video

6 Reasons Layoffs Are Really Dumb

It seems like smart just-in-time staffing: You hire for big projects and then let people go when they wrap up. But here's why it hurts more than it helps.  Read more

Influencing People in the Digital Age

While Dale Carnegie's management training method may be 100 years old, its basic concepts have never gone out of date.  Read more

Guy Kawasaki: 'Why I'd Love to Pay More Taxes' 

Venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki explodes the notion that entrepreneurs care only about lower taxes and regulation.  Watch video

Pay Employees What They Ask for. Here's Why

Want productive, efficient, and committed employees? Take money off the table and you'll see what they're really made of.  Read more

The Undercover Interview Technique

Want real insight into a job candidate's fit? Try adding the undercover interview to your hiring tool kit.  Read more

Next Entrepreneur Opportunity: Satisfied Hospital Patients

Hospital payment from the government is now partly based on how satisfied patients are with care. Here's what that means for you.  Read more

Double Your Salary & Double Company Growth

When compensation is based on pure profit sharing, every team member's pay is directly proportional to the compensation of the group as a whole.  Read more

Killer Motivating Tactic: Break the Time Clock

Bring your company into the 21st century, where work is about goals accomplished, not hours clocked. Your employees will thank you.  Read more

10 Dumb Lies That Lousy Bosses Tell

Telling the simple truth is far more productive than trying to fool your employees.  Read more

Don't Hire the Best Person for the Job

According to one expert's counter-intuitive advice, here's who you should hire instead.  Read more

Motivate Millennials: Take a Cue From Video Games

In my view, millennials are no more difficult to manage than past generations. Just look at the job from their perspective.  Read more

Doron Reuveni: Trying to Find Tech Talent, and Making Acquihires in Poland 

uTest founder Doron Reuveni faces a shortage of tech talent, plus difficulties getting his co-founder to the U.S.  Watch video

After Tragedy: 'Maybe I Can Start My Own Something'

After much misfortune, Zia Islam moves to the U.S. and starts Zantech IT Services, now no. 21 on the Inc. 500.  Read more

3 Easy Ways to Make Employees Happy

It's your job to create an environment that fosters happiness. Here are three simple ways to do it.  Read more

Wait, Don't We Want This Guy?

Asaf Darash is exactly the type of entrepreneur we should be trying to recruit. Instead, the United States is kicking him out.  Read more

Which Comes First, Work or Passion?

Think passion precedes hard work when it comes to building a successful career? It might not be so simple.  Read more

Firing & Layoffs: 'I Just Wish I Would've Done It Sooner' 

Ken Schiller, co-founder of Texas restaurants Rudy's and Mighty Fine Burgers, recommends you hire slow and fire fast.  Watch video

Do Your Employees Skip Vacation? Don't Let Them

Most employees don't take the vacation time they're given. That's bad for them--and bad for your business.  Read more

Hire Faster: 4 Tips

Sure, we're all supposed to hire slow and fire fast. But hiring can become a real time suck. Here's how to cut out the waste.  Read more

5 Ways to Send Productivity Through the Roof

Here's how to motivate employees to get more done--no extra money or real effort required.  Read more

A Leader's Job? Keep Your Employees Young & Dreaming

You have more to do than chart a strategic path. Keep your team adventurous and youthful.  Read more

How to Micromanage Less Yet Strengthen Financial Performance 

The secret, says Clif Bar President Kevin Cleary, is to hire people who are connected and committed to your company mission.  Watch video

Influence Your Company Culture (For the Better)

Benefits, perks and compensation may paint a rosy picture for recruitment, but it's these intangible elements that make for a happy and healthy company culture.  Read more

How to Master the Art of Perfect Timing

As owner, you are your business's timekeeper. Here's how to tell when you should speed things up--or slow them down.  Read more

6 Tips for Mastering Your New LinkedIn Profile

Notice anything different on your LinkedIn profile page? It's not your imagination--and it needs your attention. Here's what you need to know.  Read more

Are You at Risk of Employee Fraud?

No matter what business you're in, it can happen. Don't get blindsided by fraud: Know when employees are likeliest to steal.  Read more

How to Win the War for Talent 

NYC TechStars managing director David Tisch on what needs to be done to deepen the talent pool for start-ups  Watch video

5 Easy Ways to Give Your Office a Makeover

Think outside the box with these fun, creative ways to turn a cubicle office into a place your employees enjoy working in everyday.  Read more