We’re a global company. We have teams all over the world. We have managers in the U. S. leading teams in Europe, teams in Asia leading teams in the U.S., teams in Europe leading teams in Asia. We’re having legal and cultural issues springing up all over the place. We need to train everybody and get them all on the same page. How can we
My 13-year old son and I were in the car having what I thought was a conversation. I was mid-sentence when my son held up his hand, faced me, and said, “Mom, at this point you sound like a spoon in the blender.” Clever, I grant you, but ouch. I was stunned. My intentions were well-meaning, but unfortunately my “coaching for success” was coming across
Anyone who has tried to lose weight knows how hard it is to keep that New Year’s resolution – let alone keep the pounds off for good. Old habits are hard to change and new ones are hard to establish. But that’s just what is needed if employers want to put the major risk of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) liability behind them for the long
While companies defend against massive wage and hour actions – often arising from seemingly benign and well accepted practices – the larger issue is this: How do we prevent wage and hour claims from continuing to generate costly and time-consuming litigation? Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) training is a major defensive weapon in the arsenal of employers seeking to minimize the risk of wage and hour claims. But
With school now in session, it’s time for a test. In the spirit of the back-to-school season, which one of the following items does not belong on the list? You start a new job with a telecommunications company handling customer service calls. Before you’re allowed to speak with your first caller, you spend six weeks learning about the company, going through sales and product training and handling
Last week, Oracle announced that it had hired Mark Hurd as one of the software giant’s presidents and a member of its Board of Directors. The move came a month after Hurd’s dismissal from Hewlett-Packard. This is a stunning, perhaps unparalleled, reversal of CEO fortunes. While Hurd’s undeniable business talents are not in question, Oracle’s hearty and rich endorsement of him within a month of his very public firing for
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