Our team of experts fields real-life, everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question: Should someone from HR sit in when an employee is getting a poor performance review? 

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Tags: HR, performance, reviews, Terminations

If you could change something at your company to achieve wellness success, what would it be? A nine-worksite study shows what worked best for others. 

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Tags: diabetes, Dow Chemical, Emory University, wellness

Periodically, we ask three HR managers how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: A poor performer should get terminated, but there may be a hidden reason for keeping him. 

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Tags: performance, privacy, terminated

The book — The Trophy Kids Grow Up: How the Millenial Generation is Shaking Up the Workplace – describes what today’s new college graduates expect from their employers. Hint: You’re probably not going to like what the author has to say.

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Tags: millenials, performance, Ron Alsop, The Trophy Kids Grow Up

Almost 500 HR managers responded to our survey on wellness programs. Here’s what they said.

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Tags: health, HR, survey, wellness

HR’s new function: Standing up to workplace bullies. What used to be considered a good idea may now become law. 

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Tags: bullying, discrimination, harassment, HR, legislation

Periodically, we ask three HR managers how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: A nearly irreplaceable star performer is leaving for more money. Should you counter? 

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Tags: counter offer, HR, Money, recruiting

Jack supervises Jill. Jack starts dating Jill. Does HR really need to get involved? 

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Tags: HR, relationships, Society for Human Resources Management, Southwest Airlines

HR manager Kristina Davis had a problem: She tried designing performance incentives and awards, other than cash, that would get people’s attention and raise performance. Every incentive bombed, however. Until she hit on a way to sharpen their impact.

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Tags: awards, Incentives, performance, rewards

When an unidentified thief needed help robbing an armored truck at a Bank of America branch in Monroe, WA, he did what anyone might do when in need of staff: He placed an ad on Craigslist. And it worked.

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Tags: Craigslist, HR, recruiting