When an employee won’t ask for help

  • December 01, 2007

You don't want to hover over your people. But what do you do when an employee needs help--and won't ask for it? Start by imagining what will happen if you do nothing.

Putting a cap on vacation time accrual

  • November 16, 2007

Q. Our company’s vacation policy provides that once an employee earns 240 hours (or 30 days) of vacation, no additional vacation may be accrued until the balance...

Do temporary employees count?

  • November 07, 2007

Q. We’re a small company with about 45 employees, but we have another 20 employees who are temporary. Do we have to count the temps when complying with the EEO or...

Taming your high-energy employees

  • November 01, 2007

Talented, high-energy employees can deliver spectacular results. They can also irritate other employees, be generally disruptive, and undermine your authority.

Required time limit for job postings?

  • August 16, 2007

Q. We post all open positions on our web site. Is there a law (or at least a guideline) that requires jobs be posted for a certain period? We post most jobs for five...

The 4 power tools of coaching

  • August 01, 2007

Leaders need to become good coaches. Here’s a quick look at the most essential gadgets in your toolbox, courtesy of executive coach Gregg Thompson.

JetBlue: After the meltdown

  • July 01, 2007

Before sliding off his pedestal following JetBlue’s ice storm debacle of last winter, founder and former CEO David Neeleman did a notably great thing: