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Policies, startups, and small HR departments
Two great comments stood out to me when I attended the session on running a small HR department recently, but they prompted a related question I need a little help with. Don’t create a policy just for the sake of having one. Fantastic. We have too many policies as it is. Totally agree. Don’t create…
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PHR Study Materials (cheap and free)
Because of my involvement in the HR certification scene, I get asked often about PHR study materials. More often than not I recommend one of our courses along with another book or inexpensive study material, but the message below prompted a thought. Hi! I am signed up for the PHR and looking for study materials.…
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Trust, Clear Communication, and Project Management
This week’s been wild and crazy, but I wanted to share some fun (and thought-provoking) pictures I’ve seen in the past few days. Anyone else seen anything particularly neat/interesting this week? Ain’t that the truth? Found here Silly, but a good reminder of how important it is to communicate well! Found here Where’s the HR part of…
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The proper care and feeding of employees
Managing employees is tough, but there are some fundamental principles that weave through the manager/employee relationship we can all benefit from remembering. Check out the short video below (transcript below that if you prefer reading) to learn more. (Email subscribers may have to click through to view the video.) Proper care and feeding of employees…
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HR Roundtable Discussions
My friend Steve Browne is known as the facilitator for the HR Round Table Discussions up in Ohio. The neat part about his efforts? He shares the notes with anyone and everyone so we can all benefit from the work of the group! Cincinnati News actually wrote a piece on Steve’s role in the Roundtable…
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Do you allow people to dress up for Halloween?
Two quick questions today. First, do you allow people to dress up for Halloween? Curious about it from a diversity of thought perspective. Some companies say “no way,” while others allow people to celebrate however they wish. Second, whether or not you allow it, is it acceptable culturewise? I’ve worked in places where it was…
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HRM Conference in Tuscaloosa-My Experience
Lots of conference talk recently, but there have been some great things going on and I’d hate for someone to miss out on the good stuff if you don’t have to! I spent last Thursday and Friday at the Human Resources Management Conference in Tuscaloosa, and I really enjoyed the experience. I thought I’d share…
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