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HR Holiday Havoc

Dec 18, 2009 | Comments

Good old Abe Lincoln said, "You can please some of the people some of the time all of the people some of the time some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time." He must be rolling around in his grave in light of the holiday havoc in my town........…

Bully Bosses Are So Yesterday

Dec 05, 2009 | Comments

It's amazing the casualties a bully boss can cause. Rarely there is just one victim. Even if the bully's focus is a single individual, co-workers, team morale and the family and friends they go home to suffer 2nd degree injury. Companies that want top talent know they have to focus on retention and company culture to remain highly competitive. They strive toward earning employer of choice awards and can't afford management that bullies. Bully bosses are so yesterday...…

In HR We Trust

Nov 07, 2009 | Comments

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 Policy — Power Naps Rule

Oct 24, 2009 | Comments

You're at work and you begin to lose focus. The floor under your desk starts to look inviting. Sweet seductive sleep is calling your name. Your batteries need recharging. Your co-worker has a case of the crankies. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to suggest, "Hey Joe, why don't you go to the quiet room and take a power nap"? …

Confessions from the Supply Closet

Oct 06, 2009 | Comments

Forget the economy, world hunger, tsunamis, war, yada yada... it's time for Confessions from the Supply Closet and our insatiable hunger for sensationalism. Inquiring minds want to know your reproductive status and who you've slept with. …

HR Haiku

Sep 13, 2009 | Comments

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.…

Onboarding Now Prepare for Take Off

Sep 06, 2009 | Comments

Why would employers use resources to attract and hire new talent and then throw them to the wolves? So, you know that's what this post is about, right? Actually, it's about the parallels between the types of aircraft and onboarding programs, the good ones and bad ones, or the lack of them altogether. …

Talent as a Commodity

Sep 05, 2009 | Comments

It's easy to think that the dollars spent on the diploma on the wall, the initials after a signature, the ability to command a six-figure salary or inherited social stature make one more valuable. In the end, whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, we're all just sack of bones with the same postmortem value.…

Meetings by Walking Around?

Jul 12, 2009 | Comments

So, I understand from the June edition of HR Magazine that academia has opinions on how business meetings should be held. This would make a good Saturday Night Live skit. …

It’s All About the People — Really?

Jul 03, 2009 | Comments

Being a mem­ber of the very spe­cial cult of HR leaves you incul­cated with the phi­los­o­phy that peo­ple stay in their jobs because of work­place rela­tion­ships, specif­i­cally the one you have with your imme­di­ate super­vi­sor, and com­pen­sa­tion plays sec­ond fid­dle. I sus­pect this comes from the Per­son­nel Board God who whis­pers divine inspi­ra­tional kum­baya in the CEO’s ear. The…