(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 ...

When there is a policy and procedure in place, it makes it easier for an organization to incorporate this into its day-to-day management of the workplace as a positive and necessary part of the ...

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 ...

Whether for poor performance, disruptive behavior, or other reasons or motives of an employer needing to end the employment of problem employees, employers need to appreciate that such employees ...

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 ...

Employee surveys face logical paradoxes and design challenges that can undermine their effectiveness in measuring workplace sentiment and driving change.

As a manager or even a co-employee, how you interact with others is a critical component of your job. Many employment lawsuits are built on a failure to communicate as well as fundamental ...

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 ...

With employers doing year-end reviews, there is often a focus on revenues, accomplishments, and uplifting team stories. However, what leaders don’t see or may choose not to see can be harming their ...