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  • Cliques, Why I Exist, and How to Join In

    The other day there was a popular post on the HR Minion blog about cliques. I had a good time reading it, but the comments were great, too! Go here to read the post and then come back when you’re done. I’ll wait. Okay, then we roll some comments from people who I trust and…

  • Guest Post Blitz #7

    Leadership lessons from the 1920s? Feedback tips from a sign at Wal-Mart? Working with people who make you want to smash your face into a wall? No, I haven’t gone off the deep end (well, any more than normal, anyway). I’ve been playing in other peoples’ sandboxes! And I have to admit, it’s pretty darn…

  • UAH Shooting: Workplace Violence in My Backyard

    There are a few things I enjoy talking about, but workplace violence isn’t one of them. However, after the horrendous shooting at UAH (the University of Alabama in Huntsville) earlier this year, I knew that it would only be a matter of time before I covered the issue. What I’ll remember I was sitting in…

  • Help me blog (and change the world)

    Update as of 8/30/10: I have received enough comments/emails to give away all of the gift cards. Thanks to everyone for sharing your thoughts! If you have an idea that you didn’t get to share, email me anyway! :-) Hey, everyone! It’s good to have you here. No, really. If you weren’t taking your valuable…

  • If I knew then what I know now… (free eBook!)

    If you’re anything like me, I bet you’ve said the following statement dozens of times in your life. If I knew then what I know now… I’d be a killer chess player in Canada. Okay, so maybe the last half of your sentence might be a little different, but you get the point. The idea…

  • What do new HR professionals want?

    I’ve been putting together a series over on my other blog about SHRM’s new Human Resources Young Professional project, and the series has covered some of the major issues identified by new HR pros. Those issues include lack of credibility, lack of challenging work, and lack of a definite career path. It’s a great read…

  • How to Get Into HR (HRYP Series)

    How can I get into HR? That question has been asked untold numbers of times, and the answer isn’t always an easy one. And then there’s the sticky issue of trying to figure out what’s next when you finally do get into one of those highly coveted and treasured positions in the the human resources…

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