Think Before You Post: Social Media in the Age of COVID
When I was a kid, my mother offered me unsolicited but wise counsel that I have yet to heed: Never put anything in writing . Since the dawn of blogging, vlogging, and social media, people have been putting not just anything but everything in writing and in video recordings. ...
How to Get a Lawyer to Take Your Case (from the People Who Screen Their Calls)
Every law firm's intake process is different, but no matter what law firm you call, you should be prepared to tell your story to a staff person before ...
Basecamp Demonstrates Why Businesses Must Carefully Handle Political and Social Discussions at Work
Basecamp, a virtually unknown company to those outside the tech industry, burst onto front page news last month when approximately one-third of its ...
Top 5 Ways Employers Can Use Harassment Training to Improve Culture
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and nowhere is that more apparent than in legislation. Illinois legislators expended great effort last ...
I recently came across an interesting problem faced by an HR manager. A particular department at her organization consisted of ten employees—and no ...
Employers, Let's Talk Money: How to Increase Pay Transparency (2/2)
Pay transparency has become an increasingly popular topic in recent years, and employees are regularly being urged to discuss compensation as a way of ...