Suzanne Lucas

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How To Develop a Talent Management Framework for Your Organization

1 week ago | aihr.com | Suzanne Lucas

A talent management framework that supports HR strategies and wider business objectives is essential for organizations that want to nurture their workforce and gain a competitive edge. Putting people first and investing in developing talent not only improves your company culture and employer brand, but enables you to build a strong talent pipeline and drive organizational performance.
A Company Denied a Pregnant Employee's Extra Bathroom Breaks. That's a Lawsuit Waiting to Happen

1 week ago | inc.com | Suzanne Lucas

The Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act guarantees accommodations, including extra bathroom breaks. It’s also just common sense. EXPERT OPINION BY SUZANNE LUCAS, HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT, EVIL HR LADY @REALEVILHRLADYAPR 15, 2025Listen to this ArticleMore infoOne of the nice things about being an adult is we generally don’t need to ask anyone’s permission to go to the bathroom. It’s a basic necessity that we take for granted.
DHS Wants Workers to Quit. The $25,000 Buyout Has Hidden Costs

2 weeks ago | inc.com | Suzanne Lucas

Severance payments are mostly uncharted territory for federal workers. Here’s what you need to know. EXPERT OPINION BY SUZANNE LUCAS, HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT, EVIL HR LADY @REALEVILHRLADYAPR 10, 2025Listen to this ArticleMore infoWhen it’s time to trim payroll, a $25,000 payout can feel like a generous, clean exit. That’s one of the things Kristi Noem, head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is offering employees in exchange for their resignations.
Dilemma of the Month: How Do I Start a New HR Department? - Comstock's magazine

2 weeks ago | comstocksmag.com | Suzanne Lucas

This story is part of our April 2025 issue. To subscribe, click here. A small electrical contractor that had never had an HR department before hired me as their first HR manager. He says he sincerely appreciates his employees but needs someone to focus on them. My first endeavor is to find out what they are currently happy with working there and what they need to improve upon. I’m trying to figure out how to approach this, and I have questions: 1. How should I introduce myself to the employees? 2.
Leadership Lessons from Cory Booker’s Filibuster: Focus on the Message, Not the Spotlight — Improve Your HR

3 weeks ago | evilhrlady.org | Suzanne Lucas

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) broke the record for the longest filibuster on the Senate Floor. His goal, according to political analyst Ed Kilgore, was to “dramatize the scope and intensity of the threat that Trump, Elon Musk, and other presidential stooges pose to government as we know it and to democracy itself.”If that was the goal, the media conversation would have been about the content of the speech, not on the filibuster record.
Leadership Lessons from Cory Booker’s Filibuster: Focus on the Message, Not the Spotlight

3 weeks ago | inc.com | Suzanne Lucas

As a leader, you’ll want to consider whether your actions are driving meaningful change, or just grabbing attention. EXPERT OPINION BY SUZANNE LUCAS, HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT, EVIL HR LADY @REALEVILHRLADYAPR 2, 2025Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate Chamber after delivering a record setting floor speech in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty ImagesListen to this ArticleMore infoU.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) broke the record for the longest filibuster on the Senate Floor.
What Businesses Can Learn from Jack Dorsey's Layoff Announcement

3 weeks ago | inc.com | Suzanne Lucas

EXPERT OPINION BY SUZANNE LUCAS, HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT, EVIL HR LADY @REALEVILHRLADYMAR 29, 2025Jack Dorsey. Illustration: Inc; Photo: Getty ImagesWhen companies run into trouble, the C-suite often defaults to secrecy, sharing updates on a need-to-know basis. But when that happens, people make stuff up to fill the information vacuum—and it’s never good.
Try This Surprising Way to Eliminate Slackers From Group Work

4 weeks ago | inc.com | Suzanne Lucas

In the working world, most successful ventures are group projects. No car is manufactured by a single person, no airplane is built and flown by one person, and no surgery is performed by a single scalpel-wielding doctor (contrary to what you may see on TV dramas). It’s all group work. If the goal of education is to educate young people so they can become productive members of society, then wouldn’t group projects be essential? This was certainly something my teachers said to me when I was in school.
Dilemma of the Month: Does the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Cover Cramps? - Comstock's magazine

1 month ago | comstocksmag.com | Suzanne Lucas

This story is part of our March 2025 issue. To subscribe, click here. I work for a small company, and I’ve been here for three months. I get horrid PMS symptoms and would like to take PTO one day a month so as not to have to go into the office when I’m at my worst. Working from home is not an option (company culture), so it must be PTO. If you were a manager, how would you feel about a new employee requesting this kind of PTO request? Should I have asked before I started?
Have Elon Musk and Ben & Jerry's CEO David Stever Damaged Their Brands?

1 month ago | inc.com | Suzanne Lucas

Corporate stands on public issues can align companies with messages that can upend the course of regular business. EXPERT OPINION BY SUZANNE LUCAS, HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT, EVIL HR LADY @REALEVILHRLADYMAR 24, 2025Unilever fired Ben & Jerry CEO David Stever. Violent activists are attacking Tesla and Tesla owners, causing extensive damage and resulting in arrests. What on earth do these two things have in common? Political activism in the corner office.