Your toughest task may come when you have to fire someone. Your second-toughest task may come after the firing, when you have to deal with the ripple effects of the firing. More…

Few HR managers or employers in general see a layoff or round of terminations as a chance to polish the company’s image. They may be missing an opportunity to show the employer’s best side in the worst of times. More…

When HR VP Spencer Kupferman took on the job of making sure new managers got trained properly, he followed all the traditional steps: standard leadership courses, a run-through of organization structure and goals, and ample experience. Something was missing, however, because too many managers were failing — until Kupferman found the missing link. More…