Archive for June 17th, 2009
Valuing friends, not grades
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Smartbrief on Workforce — tracks feedback from leading managers and HR practitioners. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter and feature analysis from SmartBrief on Workforce Senior Editor Mary Ellen Slayter on this blog. Last week’s poll question: What is the most important factor in [...]
Today’s bonus tracks
Think HR is stressful? Hey, at least you don’t have to run into any burning buildings. Firefighter ranks as the most demanding job, followed by surgeon and senior corporate executive. “While police officers ranked higher for the physical demands of their jobs, their average workweek and stress scores were considerably lower than that of a [...]
