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  • 2009-Still Time for Success

    I’m always a bit teary-eyed as the year comes to a close. I simultaneously look back at the previous months and forward to those ahead and mentally measure my accomplishments against my expectations. One of the projects that I’ve been happy to watch come to fruition is the development of this blog. Although RocketHR has…

  • Merry Freaking Christmas

    I’m pretty good friends with Steve at HR Gumbo. We talked about this a good bit before we both posted. You might like to read his post on regulating holidays to make sure you get the “whole” story. I’m definitely one of those people who gets angry when their company tells them how they can…

  • 5 Tips for Human Resources Leadership

    Human resources is a vital function for an organization’s survival. With the proper tools, a good HR department can turn sticky problems around, increase revenues, and lead/challenge the organization to become better overall. The only problem? Many organizations lack strong human resources leadership. That fault may be intra-organization or intra-department. If the human resources staff…

  • 25 Ways People Found Me

    I am always interested in finding out how people learn about me. But sometimes the information or avenue can be a bit… Um, weird? Yeah, that’s about the only way I can put it. Check out these 25 ways people found me via Google. If you’re one of them, I hope you found what you…

  • Is HR an art or science?

    A reader recently emailed to ask me if I thought HR was more of an art or a science. My quick answer was “both.” Projects, programs, and strategies all (should be) based on solid numbers and facts. Otherwise, why do them at all? However, the more day-to-day interactions that most of us are familiar with…

  • Rock the PHR Relaunch

    Hello, everyone! I have some exciting news to share. Rock the PHR study guide will be relaunching on January 4th, and this time it will be bigger, better, and the bonuses will most definitely rock. I’ve been working feverishly on this thing, and I can’t wait to see how it goes. The original guide has…

  • Jim D’Amico-Recruiter Extraordinaire

    There\’s something amazing about the online HR/recruiting community. People are willing to share amazing free information with others, and they also support each other when the need arises. Well, my little community, I need you to do me a favor… Hire this Man My friend Jim is looking for a new gig. He writes a…