One of the traps that newly appointed managers at any level commonly fall into is in believing that, to be worthy of their job title and pay check, they must…
Category: Human Resources Management
On Broken Glass, Apologies, and Obamacare
When I was fourteen, I took over a friend’s paper route for the summer. I don’t quite remember how that came to pass (I doubt that I was jumping for…
Sometimes It IS About the Money
https://contentedcows.com/blog/item/46-sometimes-it-is-about-the-money Few issues in the domain of business are thornier, more complex, and emotion-packed than that of how much money to pay someone for the work they do. Employee compensation thrusts…
Why Contingent Telecommuting is a Good Idea
Telecommuting isn’t for everyone. It may, however, be the best way to get to work for thousands of workers where I live, Jacksonville, Florida, for at least the next month…
Fat Bastards Please Report to the Corner Office… Bring Your Health Data or Your Wallet
A recent Huffington Post report highlighted a policy change at CVS Caremark, whereby workers who use the company’s health insurance program will be strongly encouraged, ‘er coerced to get a health assessment…
On ObamaCare, Employers, and the Full-Time vs. Part-Time Decision
With full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) now within sight, every organization with a payroll and a modicum of good sense is getting serious…
It’s Time to Revisit Absenteeism and Presenteeism
Having recently spent two hours on a plane seated next to a fellow who was clearly too ill to be in confined space with others, I was reminded that the…
How You Treat Dinged Up Workers is a Big, Dot Deal
Once again, the sports world is abuzz over the treatment of an injured player who, at least so far, has been kept on the bench despite being cleared to play.…
Health Care – It’s Time to Move On
In the days since the U.S. Supreme Court’s legal affirmation of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), we have witnessed a cacophany of celebratory victory laps and ongoing bloviating about…
School Shooting Hits Close to Home
School shootings have, tragically, become an all-too-common part of the world in which we now find ourselves, for reasons that are too complex to speculate on here. Yesterday’s killing of…