Category: General
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Employee Compensation–What is Your Biggest Frustration?
I’m doing a short, two question survey to help me prepare for a presentation I’m doing in February. If you take 2 minutes to respond I’ll send you a copy of the slides and a video discussing the topic. Click here to complete the 2-question survey.
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Leadership Reading List-Why Every Book is Different
What’s on your leadership reading list? No thanks, I read a book on leadership already. What else do you recommend? Someone dropped that comment in a conversation recently, and I wanted to take some time today to dispel this notion about leadership books, courses, content, etc. The concept? Once you’ve learned about leadership, you don’t need…
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How to Study for the SPHR Exam
I like giving advice based on experience, not opinion. When people previously asked me how to study for the SPHR exam, I’ve had to give them my opinion based on what I understood. To be honest, my response was pretty accurate, but it’s now nice to actually confirm that with my own completion of the…
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Pride in Your Work? That’s True for These Workers
This post brought to you by National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation . The content and opinions expressed below are that of upstartHR. So far we’ve seen data on career mobility, the power of commitment, and competitive compensation offered by the restaurant industry. Today we’re going to look at another intangible, but incredibly powerful, aspect of…
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Better HR Communication for a Better 2015
Early every year, the President of the United States makes an address to the nation. The purpose of the annual “State of the Union†address is to give an account of the year’s events and discuss the priorities of the coming months. If communicated properly, this is an opportunity to reach a larger audience, share…
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How to Pass the SPHR Exam the First Time
AKA how to pass the SPHR exam and keep your sanity If the title doesn’t give it away, I don’t know what will. Recently I took, and passed, the SPHR exam. Today I’m going to talk about the actual testing process and offer some guidance for those taking the exam in the next few weeks. Soon,…
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How I Burned Myself on 450 Degree Steel (and what you can learn from it)
Years ago I worked for a small machine shop owned by my parents. One thing that you might not know about steel is that it can vary wildly from piece to piece. The quality, flexibility, hardness, etc. are all subject to the creation and subsequent treatment processes on that individual piece. Occasionally we would have…