In 2011, the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) estimated that U.S. organizations spent $17 billion in 2010 on mandatory and compliance … Read more

In 2011, the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) estimated that U.S. organizations spent $17 billion in 2010 on mandatory and compliance … Read more
By Stephen M. Paskoff The chief aim of corporate compliance is to prevent, detect and correct problems before they lead to the stiff penalties the law … Read more
“What’s your worst nightmare – the disaster that you fear most as a compliance officer?” That’s the first question I asked at my Tuesday session at … Read more
By Stephen M. Paskoff A federal government agency official recently told me that charges of employment discrimination were way up across his large … Read more
By Stephen M. Paskoff “They‘re simply not getting it. Managers, executives and employees are saturated with information and they’re zoning out. We give our … Read more
By Stephen M. Paskoff Tell business leaders there’s a new operational process that has the potential to transform their organization. Then notice their … Read more
I spent the weekend watching Hurricane Irene’s destructive trek up the Eastern Coast of the United States. I checked hurricane maps, every news channel I … Read more
I just attended another SHRM national conference in Las Vegas. I’ve been to many of them over the past 25 years and seen new issues and themes develop as … Read more
In the past few days, a pair of notable airline stories have hit the news. On June 20, two planes almost collided at John F. Kennedy International Airport … Read more
Way back when telephones had rotary dials, a law was passed called the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). For years no one paid much attention to it, but … Read more
Have our workplace leaders just lost it? That’s the question that comes to my mind after a string of recent stories involving Navy Captain Owen Honors, NFL … Read more
From NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s sexting spectacle, to Navy Captain Owen Honors’ loss of command for producing racy videos, to ESPN sportscaster Ron … Read more
Former cable news anchor Rick Sanchez, and radio talk show hosts Dr. Laura Schlesinger and Don Imus have a lot in common. All three lost (Sanchez and Imus) … Read more
Last week, Oracle announced that it had hired Mark Hurd as one of the software giant’s presidents and a member of its Board of Directors. The move came a … Read more
Oracle’s Larry Ellison is flat out wrong. On Monday, he publicly declared that HP made an epic blunder in releasing CEO Mark Hurd following an … Read more
I’ve been watching BP’s television commercials flooding the airways. They provide an impressive narrative on the wide range of actions and the commitment … Read more