Archives for Robin Schooling
HR and the Law of Unintended Consequences
The actions we take, whether as individuals or institutions, often lead to consequences that we did not anticipate. This phenomenon, known as the Law of Unintended Consequences (LOUC), is a…
Myth Busters: Rethinking Hiring in the Modern Workplace
There are numerous notions we hold close – in our hearts and minds – about recruiting and hiring employees. We often learn these things early in our career as a…
Paper Trails and Power Plays: HR Technology
Not that long ago – I am talking within the last 5 years – I worked with a company that, to put it mildly, was reluctant to implement new work…
Tedious Twins: Jury Duty and New Employee Orientation
I had jury duty last week. Or, to put it more accurately, last week I answered a summons to serve on a jury and thus reported to the 19th Judicial…
Innovative HR: Contemplating “If” & Asking “Why Not?”
“The art of the possible” is a phrase often used to describe the practice of achieving the best possible outcome in a given situation – especially in the context of…
The Privilege of a Day Off: Unpacking Black Friday
Until 6 years ago I had never worked for an organization that scheduled to be closed for business on the Day after Thanksgiving. In addition, over the course of time,…
Full of Sound and Fury: The AI Hype Machine at #HRTechConf
Next week (hurray) I’m heading out to the HR Technology Conference & Exposition – one of my favorite annual events. I love the sessions, the demos, the Pitchfest, the Start-Up…
Dying on the Vine: Casualties of Work from Home
Over the years, while working for some (certainly not all) of the companies in which I’ve plied my HR trade, I enjoyed the luxury of being serviced by a plant…
The Two-Week Notice is Total BS
It’s time to address an annoying, longstanding, and frankly outdated tradition: the two-week notice. A business practice that is as obsolete as fax machines and paper resumes
When HR Confuses Activity with Impact
Let’s acknowledge that HR professionals are human beings (really) and, like everyone else, they can easily get caught up in the day-to-day hustle of checking off tasks on their to-do…