Well, last night, Don Draper finally returned to work. After getting an offer from a competitor, Don confronts Roger, who agrees to take him back.
However, Roger did not obtain prior approval from the other partners. When they met, they agreed to Don’s return subject to restrictions, such as no drinking at work (makes sense) and no meeting with clients alone (less so). Continue reading Y Tu Joan and Peggy
For me, this day is very personal. Most of my family was murdered by the Nazis.
But even those not directly affected in terms of their families breathe some of the second hand smoke of the Holocaust atrocity. Continue reading Holocaust Remembrance Day – A Personal Perspective
A bill is being considered in France that would potentially restrict severely use of e-mail by employees off the clock.
I have read many business leaders respond with dismay. How much can French government regulate and expect business to survive, let alone thrive? Continue reading “Extreme” French Proposed E-Mail Law: Already Law in U.S.
In the first episode of Mad Men, we witnessed Peggy and Joan experience not so subtle sexism in response to their efforts to maintain and grow the business.
In the second episode, the palpable “ism” was racism. Continue reading Hi Dawn/Hi Shirley: Maddening Racism on Mad Men
Last night was, according to @DonDraper_NY, the “beginning of the end.” And, what a beginning it was.
Don remains on paid leave. He visits Megan in California and then returns home to NY.
In his absence from the workplace, much of the focus was on Peggy and Joan. Both worked incredibly hard on client retention and satisfaction but each was marginalized in ways that too many women still are today. Continue reading Mad Men: Beginning of the End
I am pleased to post the fourth and final in a series of four blogs I wrote on leadership for SHRM Blog. You can read the post here.
I am pleased to post the third in a series of four blogs I am writing on leadership for SHRM Blog. This blog focuses on leadership and gender bias.
Now is a good time for a quick reminder of the wage and hour rules on snow storms and employee compensation.
Let’s start with the FLSA: Continue reading Wage and Hour Snow Storms
I am pleased to post the second in a series of blogs I am writing on leadership for SHRM Blog. You can read my post here.
Case: Sandifer v. United States Steel Corporation
Background: As a general rule, the FLSA requires employers to pay their employees for time spent changing into required protective clothing/gear at work. Continue reading What the Supreme Court’s Decision on Donning and Doffing DOES NOT MEAN!