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  • A, B, or C Player? What Are You?

    Talented Players-Part 2 The second half the title didn’t make it due to space, but it should read “A, B or C? What Are You? Do you, or should you, care?” Quoting from Part 1 of this series as a refresher: Think about your own team or company. Can you stick a label on each…

  • Shirts and Other New Hire Goodies

    Time and time again I am surprised by what pleases our new hires. We do a lot of communicating with our new people before they start, but I still never really get around to telling them about the things like free breakfast Thursdays, free drinks in the fridge, etc. I figure it’s a nice thing…

  • A Players, B Players, and C Players

    Talented Players-Part 1 Recently a friend pointed me to an article discussing A players, B players, and C players. I had some differing thoughts when I read it, and I’m going to break it down and discuss a few different parts of the article that need addressing. A players are star performers. They are employees who…

  • How to Pass the PHR Exam

    Last week I talked about how to pass the PHR exam. In case you don’t remember or didn’t see it, the discussion was mainly around the motivation needed to stick with a long term study plan. In case you were wondering, the same principle applies for the SPHR and GPHR exams. I’ve been thinking a…

  • Process Improvement, Presenting Naked, and More (Guest Post Blitz)

    I went on a blogging spree a few weeks back and wanted to give a heads up if you don’t read these other fabulous blogs. Check out the 5 posts I wrote and let me know if any of them are helpful, interesting, informative, etc. Why process improvement matters Omega HR Solutions-Here I talk about…

  • PHR Study Group-Your Secret Weapon

    Using a PHR study group (or PHR online study group) The other day I talked about how “hard” the PHR exam is. I discussed motivation as a key component for test preparation, and I think it’s often overlooked when developing a testing strategy. If you think back to Psychology 101, there are two basic forms…

  • Why Do You Keep Hiring Poor Candidates? (Leadership 101)

    So you made a bad hire. Lesson learned. Eventually it happens to everyone. But why haven’t you moved them on yet? Why are they still hanging around and leeching the morale from your team when you know good and well that they just aren’t going to fit? Every day that you keep a “poor fit”…

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