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  • Disengaged employees-this is what it feels like

    Hi, I’m Ben, and I’m a disengaged employee. When we talk about disengaged employees, we look at it as a problem to be solved. In some cases (like mine), there might not be an easy solution. In case you’re wondering, I am not talking about my day job. I’m talking about a second gig I…

  • Am I good enough?

    AKA A Short Story About Feedback I was talking with my manager the other day after not seeing her for a few days, and before I could stop myself the words just started tumbling out of my mouth: I know you haven’t been in the office much lately, and when you have, you’ve been so…

  • Job interview test-Let’s see what you can do

    Ever been quizzed in a job interview? Test prep is difficult when the interviewer moves away from the rote questions and asks you to actually perform the job as a display of your competency. I ran across this great post the other day by Jorden Bartlett and just had to share. She talks about using tests…

  • 17 ways to enjoy the HR Carnival

    We are drawn to lists. It’s pretty simple, really. With all the information at our fingertips on a daily basis, our brains need some way of keeping track of all the data. It needs a way to catalog resources it runs across, so it sorts, ranks, and filters as needed. Today I have a special…

  • Donuts and Wellness

    Last Saturday I ran a local race that involved running four miles and eating a box of donuts at the halfway point. Yep, it’s about a fun as it sounds. I picked up a few ideas that touch on wellness and thought they would be worth sharing. The banana was right One of the runners…

  • The Rock Your Culture guide is coming soon!

    I have been working my butt off in the past month or two on my newest guide, and it’s just about ready for prime time. It’s always a lot of fun creating these tangible, helpful tools, and this instance is certainly no different. In order to align with my theme, it’s going to be titled…

  • You just aren’t that great…

    Recently one of my good friends, Daniel Crosby, spoke at a local TEDx event. If you’re not familiar, TED is setting the standard for free, yet incredibly valuable, content. Some of the best and brightest in the world share the TED stage, and Daniel could be one of them. Please check out the video below…