Carol Kleiman

Dear Coach, My company has hired a new plant manager who says he's going to get rid of all the maintenance employees and do the work himself. Why would he...

Having a mentor makes a difference in getting and keeping a job. And mentoring is particularly vital if you are disabled, according to Marca Bristo, president and CEO of Access...

There's one sure way an organization can get the attention, commitment and undying loyalty of employees who are parents: Use photos of their kids in a company publication. Especially one...

Dear Coach, I recently got caught in the reduction-in-force machinery and now am forced to job hunt. If I detail my many years of employment with my last employer, I...

Groups are good: Though often group interviews are described as "cattle calls" by the job seekers who are asked to be part of them, hiring officers think it makes a...

Unscheduled employee absenteeism is on the rise, to 2.4 percent from 1.9 percent in 2003, according to a recent survey by CCH Inc., headquartered in Riverwoods. And absenteeism is expensive:...

Dear Coach, I plan to quit my job soon and wonder if I can give notice four weeks ahead of time, work the next two weeks and then take the...

Carol Kleiman is on vacation this week. Here are some time-tested answers she gave earlier this year. Coach Carol's letters will return next Monday. Q. At my company, women are...

`Grievances are complaints about something that's happening on the job," reports Julie B. Olson-Buchanan, professor of management at California State University in Fresno. And lots of workers have them. Olson-Buchanan,...

`Small-business owners routinely allow employees to work flexibly, but they're unlikely to use the `flexibility' label when describing their work environments," according to Sharon O'Malley, publisher of Work/Life Today, a...