HR

Firing someone is never easy or fun. It isn’t supposed to be.

Tempting as it may be to put off tough conversations with subordinates, doing so almost always leads to bigger and bigger problems down the line.

Finding the right people to work with is critical to success, but getting there is no accident.

It’s never fun to realize you’re wrong. But effective leaders know when to admit it and take their lumps.

Taking an activist stance in favor of unions,  the National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that employers must continued to withdraw union dues from paychecks even after a collective bargaining agreement has expired. But another court ruling may place this NLRB decision—and many others—in doubt.

Hiring an owner’s engineer may add some upfront expense to your O&M budget, but over the long term, it can reap big savings in successfully navigating planned and unplanned outages.

How do you get "beyond" perfection? With a willingness to course-correct and an awareness of when it’s necessary.

Firing a worker is not an easy task, something no conscientious manager takes lightly. And the decision can come back to bite. But it is sometimes necessary and there are ways to do the job that minimize the risks to the organization.

When did the term “management” change from a corporate organizational level to be achieved to a leadership model that must be mastered?