
Managers: Avoid a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Relationship with Employees
Being a great manager is sometimes a challenge, but a new study details exactly what sort of boss you should never be. Bosses who exhibit a “Jekyll and Hyde” personality are the worst, according to...
- February 1st, 2018
- 2 min read

Engagement Hinges on Managers in Action, Not Grand Strategies
The tech labor pool is still tight, and employers can only poach tech pros from each other so many times (to paraphrase one recruiter). With so many sharks circling the tech workforce, everyone in technology...
- January 25th, 2018
- 4 min read

Use Engagement to Prove HR’s Strategic Value
If you’re in HR, you’ve heard a lot of talk lately about the workforce—how it’s “more critical than ever,” a “strategic asset” that can prove the crucial “differentiator” in an increasingly competitive environment. That chatter...
- November 30th, 2017
- 3 min read

Quantifying Employee Engagement: Get Behind the Numbers
With demand for tech professionals so high, HR departments and hiring managers are under constant pressure to keep a company’s teams safely in place. In areas such as cloud computing and data science, replacing talent...
- November 21st, 2017
- 3 min read

Tech’s Ideal Employers Emphasize Culture, High Pay
Which technology companies topped Dice’s Ideal Employer survey? The answer probably won’t surprise you, although it may reinforce how companies that focus on building out a positive culture (as well as paying out high salaries...
- November 2nd, 2017
- 2 min read

Tips for Retaining Your Key Technology Talent
How hard is it to retain technology professionals? Ridiculously hard, especially with rival companies willing to pay premiums in order to steal away specialized talent. And it’s also ridiculously expensive: multiple studies report the cost...
- September 14th, 2017
- 4 min read

The Importance of Choosing the Right Perks
Employers are constantly trying to meet employee expectations, right down to the perks they offer for working long hours. Sometimes those benefits are necessary, and sometimes they’re frivolous. What do employees really want, though? Just...
- August 31st, 2017
- 2 min read

The Benefit of Paying for Employees’ Certifications
It’s a frequent debate for employers large and small: should they pay for tech professionals’ certifications and continuing education? When it comes to open-source technologies—which drive much of the modern cloud and web—nearly half of...
- August 24th, 2017
- 1 min read

Biggest Tech Firms Struggle with Retention
As a hiring manager or recruiter, it’s tempting to think that job candidates will want to stay at marquee firms for as long as possible. The idea certainly makes sense: once you’ve gotten your foot...
- August 22nd, 2017
- 2 min read

Trello CEO on Ups and Downs of Remote Work
Trello CEO Michael Pryor says remote working can lead to isolation.[/caption] Working remotely is something people strive for, and love doing. Still, it’s not without its pitfalls. Staying sane when you’re solo can...
- July 25th, 2017
- 2 min read