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Recent Human Resources Articles

5 Questions Great Job Candidates Ask

Many of the questions potential new hires ask are throwaways. But not these.  Read more

6 Roadblocks to an Exceptional Workplace

Don't let these common--but avoidable--obstacles get in your way of building a great place to work.  Read more

Make Money & Make the World Better (& What It Has to Do With Your Brain)

When you do something altruistic, your brain releases a squirt of the neurotransmitter Dopamine, and you feel good.  Read more

10 Surprising Things About the Health Care Law

A month after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the health care law, its ramifications are still a mystery to many Americans. Here's what your business should know.  Read more

Performance Reviews: 8 Things Not to Say

Sometimes it's what you don't say during an evaluation that makes all the difference.  Read more

Let Your Employees Know It's OK to Leave

Want to grow your business? Map out as clear-cut a strategy for employee exits as employee hires. Here's how.  Read more

10 Business Clichés That Prove You're Lazy

Recognize any of the platitudes on this list? Here's why you should stop using them--now.  Read more

Forget Interviews; Hire Anyone

Interviews are a poor indicator of success. Why not abandon this expensive, old-fashioned practice and just hire the next person who walks in the door?  Read more

6 Tricks for Better Performance Reviews

No one likes those regular performance reviews. Try these simple strategies for getting the most out of the annual sit-down.  Read more

3 Ways Hunger Drives Success

Is your team hungry enough to help you build and grow your business? Here are three areas where no one should ever be satisfied with the status quo.  Read more

The 5 Traits of High-Potential Employees

Who will be ready to run your company when you can't be everywhere anymore? Here's how to pick your next generation of leaders.  Read more

Effectively Guide Your Team to Tackle Problems (Big and Small)

Leaders must not bite off more than they can manage. Scale directives to the magnitude of the problem.  Read more

In London, Remote Working Experiment Begins

The two weeks of the Olympic Games will be the biggest experiment in remote working Britain has ever seen. I bet we'll see productivity increase, morale rise...  Read more

Harness the Power of 'Uncommon' Sense

Entrepreneurs, you possess unique traits that make you unusual. Here's how to relate to--and better manage--your employees.  Read more

How Much to Pay Remarkable Employees

When you've found someone who's truly outstanding, the normal pay rules shouldn't apply.  Read more

Shifting Opinion Indicator: Companies Backing Gay Marriage

Why are so many companies coming out against DOMA? History suggests some answers--including a seismic shift in national opinion on gay marriage. Small busine...  Read more

Why You Should Say What You Pay Employees

Being open about employees' pay is better for morale than being secretive. Here's how to pull back the veil just enough.  Read more

5 Shrewd Ways to Attract Top Talent

You need to stand out as you recruit your start-up team. Here's how.  Read more

Motivating Teams: What You Can Learn from Science

You don't need money. Here are four motivational techniques from professor Uri Alon, a molecular cell biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science.  Read more

Best Way to Make Employees Better at Their Jobs

Forget trying to come up with motivational tools and "tricks." There's a better--and simpler--way to get more out of your staff.  Read more

Look Mom, No Managers!

A Norwegian company engages in a radical experiment in flat structure, while researchers tag along to study the surprising effects. (Hint: It stinks.)  Read more

5 Effective & Genuine Techniques to Motivate Employees

Reward your staffers in ways they'll find meaningful, and you'll convey that keeping them motivated is important to you.  Read more

Start-up Founders: Anatomy of a Good Team 

Dan Ratner, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about the individual strengths he and co-founder Genevieve Thiers bring to their business.  Watch video

3 Interview Questions That Reveal Everything

Employee fit is crucial. Here's a simple way to know if a job candidate is right for your business.  Read more

Management Strategy: Promote Employees After They Step Up

Here's how to encourage your staffers to identify by good work--not titles.  Read more