Articles by Dr. W. J. Heisler

Businesses work better when situations are relatively stable. But a change in administrations can bring numerous changes. Such is likely to be the case in 2021 under a Biden administration. Candidate Joe Biden pledged to [Read More…]

Many managers in business today experience uncertainty when it comes to how to handle issues involving employee behavior. The issues relate to both unsatisfactory and desired behaviors. Through his research, B. F. Skinner, an American [Read More…]

When I went to college to study engineering, I solved problems with a slide rule and a calculator. There was no Internet or smart phone to assist me. Later, in graduate school, I conducted my [Read More…]

While the future of today’s economy remains uncertain, we are currently experiencing an historically low unemployment rate of 3.7 percent, and due to various demographic trends and political actions, the pool of available talent is [Read More…]

In today’s economy, many employers from restaurants to high tech are concerned about keeping their best talent. As the economy heats up, talented individuals have many more options regarding employment opportunities. According to the Tennessee-based [Read More…]

By W. J. Heisler, Ph.D., Troy University We operate today in a globally diverse environment. People from all countries continue to migrate to the United States for work, and numerous U.S. employees are sent into [Read More…]

I was shopping at a major home improvement store a few weeks ago to purchase some lawn care items such as mulch, fertilizer, grass seed, etc. As I checked out with my pull cart, loaded [Read More…]

In 2017, a survey of more than 1,000 U.S.-based employees conducted by BambooHR, an HR software provider supporting more than 7,000 small and medium-sized businesses, found that 44 percent of respondents said a boss had [Read More…]