(Reuters) Fri Aug 5, 2011 3:01am EDT - 1. The poor fit. Bibby Gignilliat, 51, chief executive of Parties that Cook in San Francisco, thought she had hired a winner but found her new employee’s ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

In our recent webcast, “Terminating the Problem Employee," the Labor & Employment team shared key considerations for employers looking to terminate a “problem employee” while avoiding controversy and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Imagine: It’s Monday morning and your alarm goes off. You hit snooze three times, desperate to extend the weekend. Finally, you open your eyes and, when you get up, you feel as though you’re pushing ...

There is a social media cult following for Gary Vaynerchuk, chairman of his communications company VaynerX and a self-described “serial entrepreneur” who offers a distinctive brand of mentoring for ...

When terminating a problem employee isn’t in the cards, don’t panic. You have more options than you think. You can’t always get what you want, not even when you’re justified in terminating someone on ...

CIO.com – Annoyed by a coworker who was constantly whistling, the employee did what all people who fear confrontation do: He gave the job to someone else. He called over a coworker on the pretense of ...