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Turning Interns Into Employees

Nov 14, 2011 |  

We have all seen the unfortunate intern in the corner filing or shredding for an entire semester. Please don't do that... Or I'll have the professional development police issue you a ticket.…

10 Steps to Avoid Running an HR Dungeon of Doom

Oct 01, 2010 | 1

"Go to HR" - the three little words that strike fear and paranoia in the hearts and minds of most every employee. The most common response of "Oh #$%& what did I do?" is then followed by unbearable walk to the office accompanied by a host of symptoms like heart palpitations, watery or dry mouth, anxiety and gastrointestinal turmoil - usually completely unwarranted. If it happens in your workplace my HR professional friend *it's your fault* you're running HR Dungeon of Doom.…

The Pope as CEO is an HR Nightmare

Sep 19, 2010 | 3

This isn't about belief or lack thereof, it's an observation about a global organization with a leader that oversees about 1 billion people in addition to being a Head of State. In the US where we constantly refer to the EEOC, equality and transparency, there are about 68 million people who are under his leadership. If the Pope were the CEO of another organization that were for or nonprofit - other than religious, he would have been forced to resign, the subject of multiple investigations and litigation. The pope as CEO is an HR nightmare...…

Mother Teresa Didn’t Work in HR

Aug 18, 2010 | 12

I entered HR via recruiting, dissatisfied with the quality of candidates put before me to interview and having to pick my poison hoping it worked out because I would be held largely accountable for turnover. I had no aspirations of being Mother Theresa. If you do, please go into human services - or a convent, but not HR.…

Prezi on Attracting & Retaining Talent

Apr 28, 2010 | 5

I promised the HR troops and people managers that attended my presentation yesterday at THE Conference that I would post the Prezi so they didn't have to take notes. …

How Can HR Help Drive Up Employee Engagement?

Apr 15, 2010 | 3

How can HR add value and move from a cost center to a profit maker? Question of the century - isn't it? What if driving performance through increasing engagement were the answer? Well... uh, it is the answer isn't it? …

3 Things HR Can Do to Make a Difference

Jan 03, 2010 | 26

International HR Executive Peter Lanc has interesting observations and thoughts to share on HR in the new decade. With experience in several industries, he brings unique perspective and a global view of the profession's areas of opportunity and provides 3 questions practitioners can ask themselves to change them to strengths. Here's Peter!…

In HR We Trust

Nov 07, 2009 | 5

Human Resources, HQ for covert operations, the place where a small group of professionals sworn to corporate secrecy give blood on a daily basis to the mission in carefully orchestrated operations with the precision of a Swiss Army Knife. Their pledge to uphold truth and justice is pious and likened by some to the New World Order. Can it be trusted?…

HR Haiku

Sep 13, 2009 |  

Sometimes you have a lot to say but you don't want to go on all day about it. Sometimes being succinct has advantages. Other times you want to discipline your thoughts and force them into constructive patterns. I think it has therapeutic effect. I commanded my mind to mold HR practitioner mumbo jumbo into 5-7-5 haiku to entertain you.…

Cyber-Vetting Digital Natives

Aug 30, 2009 |  

Whenever something new comes out it's either ooh ooh I want to try it or no way that's not for me. Eventually these days, social media becomes involved and the twain shall meet. Job seekers are busy creating Visual CV's and online portfolios to be noticed since they caught on that Recruiters are hanging out online and using Facebook and LinkedIn as databases. It's like peek a boo...... do ya' look or not, or maybe with just one eye? …

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