New Poll: Jerks at work?
February 21, 2007
There’s been so much conversation recently stemming from Bob Sutton’s book - The No Asshole Rule - that I thought I’d try to gain a better understanding of just how big an issue jerks are at work. Hence, our new poll on…
Wrapping up the ties
February 21, 2007
A ways back, I had some thoughts on the wearing of ties in the workplace. Apparently so did you. After more than 250 votes in our sidebar poll, it has become clear that a fair percentage of readers (~61%) feel the tie…
You’re fired. No, sorry. You’re hired.
February 18, 2007
Need a good argument for why thinking about employee retention is worthwhile? Via Auren Hoffman’s blog comes a slightly different take on it than you’re probably used to. The story goes something like this:
- Man wants to work for company X
- Man ACTIVELY CAMPAIGNS…
I agree not to be an a-hole
February 6, 2007
There’s been a ton of coverage relating to Bob Sutton’s new book - The No Asshole Rule, which I wrote about recently after Bob came to speak at our last company meeting.
From The Today Show to Guy Kawasaki, Bob’s book…
At Dell, No Performance = No Pay
February 3, 2007
Some of the big business news this past week came out of Texas, where CEO Kevin Rollins left Dell Computer and founder Michael Dell returned. Back in the CEO slot, one of Dell’s first actions was to shoot this email…
HR Manager the 4th best job in America
February 2, 2007
This was a tidbit I couldn’t ignore. According to Money Magazine and Salary.com, being an HR manager is the 4th best job in America - following only Software Engineer, College Professor and Financial Advisor. Job growth for the position is forecasted…
