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  • Hire for attitude, train for everything else

    I’ve always been of the opinion that companies should hire for will and train for skill. While you can train someone on how to perform task X, you can’t train them to be excited and energetic. And I’m not the only one who thinks that way. I heard this great segment on the Dave Ramsey…

  • That Social Media Thing

    AKA Living in the Social Stone Age So, when I heard that there was going to be a Carnival of HR on social media use, I was pumped. Not because I had any results to share, but because my current company is on the far opposite end from fluent usage (i.e. Stone Age) and I…

  • Sharing-stylish ever since your mother forced it on you

    I spend a lot of time writing. Sometimes things turn out well, and other times things I write are probably best described as “an affront to humanity.” :-) Seriously, though, I have a few different posts I’ve written recently that you might be interested in reading. How to pass the GPHR exam What is your…

  • I’m giving away free blogging help

    Yes, you heard me correctly. I know this isn’t going to be for everyone, but if you decide a year down the road that you’d like to start blogging, just come back to this post. I promise I won’t say, “I told you so.” :-) Anyway, I have been working like a madman to put…

  • How to pass the GPHR exam

    Today we’re rocking a guest post by Nancy Slotnick. I saw recently that she was successful in passing the GPHR exam, and I knew that she’d be a great resource to pull in for a guest post. Plus, she doesn’t have her own blog, so any chance I can get her to do some writing…

  • As President and CEO, I’m…

    As President and CEO ’round these here parts, I’m going to be giving myself the day off. What? Oh, yeah. You heard me. It’s somewhere in that employee manual thingy I created if you want to flip through there. Eh, it’s somewhere near the back. Oh, never mind. Today is my wedding anniversary. So, what…

  • Onboarding-Intimate and Personal Contact

    Whoa! What a title, huh? I’ll get to that in a minute, but first I’d like to ask if you have an onboarding program. How do you introduce new people to your organization? A few well-known onboarding methods: Is it by tossing them a manual with instructions to “read through and ask questions?” Do you…

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