One bad hire can cost a company 30 percent of the employee’s first-year earnings, while some estimate the cost between $240,000 and $850,000 per employee.

Many high-performing teams look stable on the surface. But engagement is quietly breaking down, even in environments where ...

The Transportation Security Administration isn’t doing enough to address its longstanding employee engagement problem, according to a government watchdog agency. The Government Accountability Office ...

When those expectations are never clearly explained, performance conversations and eventual terminations can feel unfair on ...

Dear Annie: Not quite 20 years ago, I worked for a local authority mental health agency with about 650 employees. I worked in the human resources department and knew all the employees by name because ...

Two new studies find that leaders are less likely to empower followers who raise concerns about workplace decisions, even though these "challenging voice" employees play a critical role in ...

As a management attorney, I have dealt with just about every employee issue. Over the years, however, there is one issue that seems to upset managers more than all of these other issues combined: ...

Has letting someone go become a blind spot for employers? Deciding when an employee has become too much of a problem and preventing the spread of their behavior to others is a challenge. There is a ...

Personnel issues can significantly impact a company’s productivity, revenue and overall success. Investing in your employees and creating a positive work environment can lead to higher employee ...