by Eric B. MeyerOn November 23, 2011 0 comments
In September, a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled, for the first time, that an employer could legally fire an employee based on Facebook activity. In Karl Knauz Motors, Inc. d/b/a Knauz BMW and Robert Becker, the ALJ okayed a BMW dealership firing an employee who posted pictures (accompanied by some snarky comments) about a neighboring Land Rover dealership.
Ameet Sachdev of The Chicago Tribune describes the facts of Knauz:
The NLRB filed a complaint on behalf of Robert Becker against Karl...
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Over the weekend I watched one of my favorite movies from the 90′s with John Travolta in Phenomenon....
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by Joe GerstandtOn November 21, 2011 0 comments
As a loud and proud advocate for diversity and inclusion, I am supposed to be all about harmony right? Well, I am not. Harmony scares me.
At the core of the definition of harmony is:
It is hard to have real order or a “pleasing arrangement of parts” when there are awake and alive human beings involved. The fact is, if we are being authentic and honest with each other, we are all different. And difference brings tension into relationships and groups. Clearly we need to be able...
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Avoiding the Boomer Drain
Like most developed countries, the U.S. faces a major demographic challenge. This year, the oldest of nearly 80 million baby boomers turn 65. According to the Pew Research Center, about 10,000 Americans reach that milestone every day.
Most organizations can’t afford to suddenly lose such a reservoir of work experience and seasoned judgment. And that maturity and judgment is of particular value in forging collaborative teams within a workforce that now includes four and soon five generations.
To keep those experts on board as long as possible, human resource professionals are pursuing innovative strategies like flexible work...
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