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  • Featuring HRevolution Sponsors Doe Anderson and Fusion Frames

    This is the second post in the HRevolution sponsor series, and I am excited to talk about two more amazing organizations who really understand the significance of this HR and social media event. Doe-Anderson You\’ve heard me talk before about how important it is to turn employees into brand champions. One of the first things…

  • Employee horror stories

    I\’ve mentioned it before, but I grew up working in a small business that my parents owned. When I heard about the HR Happy Hour last week, I figured I could get some juicy stories to share. Well, I was partially correct in that regard. See, the hiring manager takes everyone who passes the interview…

  • Off topic: NaNoWriMo

    As November gets closer, I\’m still on the fence about participating in this year\’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). It\’s the first year that I\’ve even been aware of the event, and it sounds like something I’d really enjoy. Before I started writing about “serious” stuff, I actually wrote some short horror and fantasy stories…

  • Office gossip

    Gossip is degrading and will destroy an organization.  It is important to develop and maintain a culture in which negatives are handed up and positives are handed down. –Dave Ramsey What would happen if your employer banned office gossip? How would people react? Well, a company led by Dave Ramsey did just that, and they\’ve…

  • Reader question-Facebook at work

    If you\’ve read much in recent months, it\’s probably had some flavor of social media running through it. It seems like there\’s no way to get away from the topic, no matter where you turn. But every once in a while a great question comes up that can\’t be ignored, and that\’s what happened this…

  • Featuring HRevolution Sponsors Blogging4Jobs and Sanera

    By now I’m pretty sure you’ve heard about HRevolution. It’s going to be huge. But there are some people out there who have been willing to support this thing financially despite the fact that it still has that “new conference smell.” :-) Today, I’m going to talk about two of those sponsors. Leap of Faith If…

  • Culture, VHRG, and a funny

    Culture I’ve been reading a lot about culture at work recently, and I have to say that I’m intrigued. Before my current job, I would never have thought that it made much of a difference, but now that I have seen the benefits of a solid, positive corporate culture, I am convinced of the value…