Human relationships are messy. Hiring and onboarding aren’t always a cakewalk. Nor are performance reviews. And as we learned in our recent series on discipline and termination, the act of punishing or firing someone can take an emotional toll on all parties involved. Nonetheless, organizations face increasing pressure to maximize profit and minimize loss by […]
Auto lenders, I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you. Let’s start with the good: The auto finance industry is the most active it’s been in years. More than 89 million people currently have some form of auto financing. The industry generated approximately $584 billion in new auto loans and leases last […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Fyre Festival lately. With two documentaries about the event released last week, I suspect many of our readers have been thinking about it, too. But in case you’re not familiar with the story, allow me to give you a brief summary: Billed as “the cultural experience of the […]
Picture this: you’re about to make a crucial hire for your organization, and you’re down to 2 candidates. The first candidate, Anna, was friendly, personable, and charismatic throughout her interview. She showed up on time, looked professional, and even cracked a few jokes (which landed). She displayed a high degree of familiarity with your company’s […]
Conventional wisdom says money can’t buy happiness. Anyone who has struggled with bills or paid to adopt a dog knows that isn’t exactly true. Sometimes, the correlation between money and happiness seems pretty darn clear. But what about happiness’ deeper, more complex and mature older cousin? Surely you can’t assign economic value to meaning, can […]
So your company’s been hit with a wrongful termination claim from a former employee. Ouch. At least it sounds like an occasion to say “ouch.” But how bad is the situation, really? What are you actually on the hook for? Here’s the short answer: attorney’s fees, in the best case scenario. In the worst case […]
On October 9th, the strictest sexual harassment prevention regulations in the history of the United States will go into effect in New York. But the Empire State is just one jurisdiction among many. Harassment is not limited to New York, and neither is the wave of #MeToo-motivated legislation holding employers to greater standards of accountability […]
It’s a sad truth, but workplace harassment is a practically universal experience. Although workers in certain industries report higher numbers of incidents, harassment is not limited to a specific sector or certain kind of organization. Big or small, blue-collar or white-collar, consumer-facing or not, any company can become an environment where people experience sexual harassment […]
It’s only been 8 months since Richard Cordray stepped down as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. For many of us, the “Cordray Era” of the CFPB (or the BCFP, as some have taken to calling it) feels like a distant memory. These days, the Bureau seems quieter, slower-moving, and less ambitious in terms […]
Chances are you’ve heard of the Rust Belt and the Bible Belt—the regions of the US characterized, respectively, by economic decline and evangelical Christianity. You may have also heard of the Sun Belt, the portion of the country roughly below the 36th parallel, where the sun’s always shining, business is booming, and everyone’s happily retired. […]
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