Month: March 2010
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Why SHRM is not the Antichrist of HR
Today I don’t have to ramble at you (aren’t you thrilled?). My pal’s going to do it for me. My buddy Allen Robinson has given me permission to republish the post he’s written about his SHRM experiences. He says they’re not as bad as everyone makes them out to be. I’m not going to agree…
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Expectations and Freelancing
Expectations. They are such a large part of our work. From the very first time we interview to the regular performance reviews we all love to hate, we’re trying to meet someone’s expectations. There’s a big problem with that, though. We don’t always know what someone’s expectations are. I do some freelance work on the…
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Video: Project Management-Responsibility and Control
(Subscribers may have to click here to view this video) Here’s the transcript of the video above if you can’t check it out in all its glory. :-) Abdicating responsibility while maintaining control
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HRevolution-Why You Have to Come
I don’t know about you, but I’m pumped about HRevolution 2010. We have some great things in store. While we haven’t yet shared some of the information on speakers/topics, there is still a core group of people who are fervent supporters. It’s amazing to see how popular this event that I helped to create is…
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Should applying for a job should be difficult?
Should applying for a job be hard or easy? Okay, so if you’re anything like me at all, your first thought is that it should be easy. We should keep the process as simple as possible for people to try to get into our organization. Keep that pipeline open and flowing! So we’ll set the…
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The flashcard contest winner is…
Well, SHE came, she saw, and she took the prize! Congratulations to Samantha for winning the free HR certification flashcards from HRCP. She’ll be hearing from me via email shortly. I really appreciate everyone who entered, and I’ve created a 75% discount on the Rock the PHR guide as a consolation prize. The discount will…