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The Business of Management
Workforce Management editor John Hollon analyzes and comments on business, management and the art of leading a workforce.
Workforce Washington
Washington staff writer Mark Schoeff Jr. provides an insider’s insights to the workings of our nation’s capital from the workforce management perspective.
Global Work Watch
Staff writer Ed Frauenheim blogs about how companies worldwide marshal and manage their workers.
Books@Work
Books@Work reviews and previews new books that are of interest to workforce management professionals.
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Opinions, commentary and analysis on workforce management.
The Last Word: Dirty Work Required
Managers who can’t do the tough stuff—like having to let people go—aren’t really managers at all.
The Top 5 Reasons to Get Out of HR—and Then Come Back
A career in HR that also includes some time outside the function can help us to become that much more effective when we come back.
Why You Won’t Get Rid of Your Organization’s Jerks
Commentary: You think you want to introduce the famous ‘No Asshole Rule’ to your organization? Here are six reasons why it’s not going to happen.
Broken Engagement
With a possible economic recovery on the horizon, it is time for America's business leaders to step up and start helping America's workforce out of its funk.
How the Employer-Employee Relationship Has Permanently Changed
Commentary: Whether because of a bad boss, a longing for more innovative and challenging work, or management decisions that have taken the fun out of their jobs, many employees today, no matter the industry or job function, have declared—publicly and in private—that all bets are off. The employer-employee relationship has changed for good. Why?
Misplaced Blame
General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson responds to Workforce Management's article about the departure of HR head Katherine Barclay, saying that 'to single out Katy Barclay and the GM global human resources team [for the automaker's financial problems] is both unfair and, in many ways, ludicrous—as well as a disservice to your readers.'
The Last Word: Calm, Cool Leadership
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joe Torre makes managing look easy because he’s busy working behind the scenes instead of jumping up on the tables and exhorting his followers to take to the ramparts.
The Last Word: Losing Sight
Rather than debating ‘lifetime’ jobs, or the Employee Free Choice Act, or the organized labor issue du jour, I'd rather we had a discussion about the real issues workers care about.
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