Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

My first piece of advice is to have more than one person in mind. Like a lot of things in life, it’s good to diversify your portfolio. If you have one person you want to be your reference, what will ...

Why do decision-makers at work really choose one person for a role over another? What actually makes them trust someone's judgment? How do they decide in practice who to tap for important ...

Inc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues–everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk to someone on your team about body odor.