Six rules for busy managers to conduct effective meetings
By Rey Elbo
You wrote some time ago that face-to-face meetings with the workers are the best approach to maintain a proactive two-way communication process. But how...
IBM sees AI changing, not eliminating, future jobs
IN IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty’s vision of the near future, all businesses will need artificial intelligence (AI) to succeed, but software and...
Australia employment growth outpaces US
AUSTRALIAN employment growth is now outpacing the US after hiring surged more than twice as much as expected in August. The jobless rate Down...
Diversity sounds great until companies are asked to show it
A MAJORITY of big companies say gender and racial diversity are key factors in picking a new director. Fewer than half are willing to...
How to stand up for the workers in critical situations
By Rey Elbo
There are instances that a manager must stand up for his people, if they’re being criticized by another manager or even by the customer....
Fed sees limited wage pressures as labor market remains tight
ECONOMIC GROWTH was modest to moderate across the US in the past two months as labor markets stayed tight without much wage pressure and...
Singapore faces grim future for labor as population ages
WHILE JAPAN had the biggest slump in its work force in Asia over the last 10 years, Singapore has the most to fear from...
UK tells businesses to train Britons amid Brexit migrant clampdown
THERESA MAY called on employers to train more British workers to fill vacancies after Brexit, after a leaked document suggested the UK is preparing...
How to conduct the worker’s ‘stay’ interview
By Rey Elbo
Sometime ago, you wrote about the folly of conducting exit interviews of resigning employees. Instead, you recommended that managers must do the “stay” interview...
CA upholds GMA Network labor ruling
THE COURT of Appeals (CA) has upheld a ruling in favor of GMA Network, Inc. and Scenarios, Inc. issued by the the National Labor...
America’s jobs defy slowdown forecasts
IN AN ECONOMY growing at a moderate pace at best, the US job market keeps on shining.
Payroll gains topped forecasts in five of the...
German unemployment falls ahead of polls
GERMAN unemployment extended its decline in August, underpinning a robust upswing in Europe’s largest economy less then four weeks before general elections.
The number of...