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  • 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…

  • Pick a card, any card (Influence Part 2)

    If you haven’t already, check out yesterday’s post how we can vs. why we can’t. Today’s post is a spin off of the influence ideas, and we’ll be looking at how to structure options to get people to choose what you want. There’s a brilliant guy out there called Dan Ariely. He once did an informal…

  • “How we can,” versus “why we can’t” (Influence Part 1)

    I absolutely love that quote (and the idea behind it). Instead of focusing on excuses or reasons you can’t make something happen, keep searching for ways to do it. Look for opportunities, not limitations. There are already enough people in the world who are ready and willing to tell you how something can’t be accomplished. Let’s…

  • Tell your employees to take a hike

    Today we have a guest post from one of the members of the NASHRM Programs committee. Take it away, Jane! Tell your employees to take a hike. It’s good for them (and your company, too!). Be careful how you tell your employees to take a hike, though. This article is not about employee termination but rather…

  • Employee to HR Ratio

    What is the ideal employee to HR ratio? How many employees do you need before it’s time to hire an HR person? Both of those are great questions, and they are fairly common, too. I was looking through the TribeHR blog the other day and saw this really cool infographic that explains that information and…

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