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Your HYPER-Local Workplace Culture
Amy and Becky have adjoining cubicles in your Midwest Region Customer Care Service Center. They’ve sat within 10 feet of each other since 2002 and together have survived 2 CEOs,…
I Hate Twitter’s 280-Character Limit
At the risk of sounding like the crabby old neighbor lady, waving an upraised fist and shouting “get off my lawn,” let me just say that I despise Twitter’s 280-character…
Elephants in the Workplace
An elephant never forgets. We all know that saying
The Employee Experience: As Simple as “X” and “Y?”
Sixty years ago Douglas McGregor from the MIT Sloan School of Management presented two theories of workforce motivation he named “Theory X” and “Theory Y.” Over the intervening decades these…
Is it Ever Time to STOP Chasing a Dream?
The internet, magazines and even the backs-of-cereal-boxes are filled with inspirational messages, stories and exhortations. Quotes abound as HR bloggers, career coaches and life style experts share words of encouragement:…
Dispatches from Oz – #HRTechFest
Today (I think….I’ve totally lost track of the days and time zones), I’m heading back to the states after 5 stupendous days in Sydney, Australia
The Dark Web of EMPLOYER References
It goes both ways of course; candidates seek information on a prospective employer AND companies search for nuggets of digestible content on a new hire. LinkedIn profiles are examined and…
The Power of Many. The Power of ONE.
Every now and again I dig into the archives. Here’s a post from 2012
If You Can’t Stand the HR Heat…Stay Out of the Kitchen
There’s always fascinating stuff going on where I live but this story has consumed me since I am (1) an HR lady (2) a lover-of-good-food (3) an observer of culturally-significant-moments,…
An HR Biology Lesson: Menstruation Version
Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the Ohio HR conference for the second time. Fabulous event (as always) with lots of peace, love and happiness HR-style