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Tag: Collaboration

  • How Gaming Builds a Social Culture

    A few weeks ago, one of my good friends was tapping away at his phone, and I asked him what he was up to. He told me that he was playing this “Clash of Clans” game online. During my college days, I played games regularly. I enjoyed it, and it was a great way to…

  • A Breakthrough in Company Performance

    A few years back, I was in a local mentoring group through my SHRM chapter. I heard a story from one of the senior level HR professionals in the room that has forever stuck in my mind. Recently they had won an award as the “best place to work” in our area, and the others…

  • HR Competition or Cooperation?

    Today I want to talk about HR competition. And cooperation. It’s something that I stop to consider every so often, and I am curious if I’m the only one who really thinks about it. Here’s my thought process in a nutshell: We as HR professionals are very collaborative. We’re cooperative. But we’re also competitive. Whether…