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  • Expectations and Freelancing

    Expectations. They are such a large part of our work. From the very first time we interview to the regular performance reviews we all love to hate, we’re trying to meet someone’s expectations. There’s a big problem with that, though. We don’t always know what someone’s expectations are. I do some freelance work on the…

  • Video: Project Management-Responsibility and Control

    (Subscribers may have to click here to view this video) Here’s the transcript of the video above if you can’t check it out in all its glory. :-) Abdicating responsibility while maintaining control

  • HRevolution-Why You Have to Come

    I don’t know about you, but I’m pumped about HRevolution 2010. We have some great things in store. While we haven’t yet shared some of the information on speakers/topics, there is still a core group of people who are fervent supporters. It’s amazing to see how popular this event that I helped to create is…

  • Should applying for a job should be difficult?

    Should applying for a job be hard or easy? Okay, so if you’re anything like me at all, your first thought is that it should be easy. We should keep the process as simple as possible for people to try to get into our organization. Keep that pipeline open and flowing! So we’ll set the…

  • 31 miles and my brain fell out

    Hey, everyone! I hope you’ve had a great week so far. I realize that I haven’t written in a few days. And by “realize” I mean I’m fairly freaking out due to the fact that I feel like a goof. It’s seriously bothering me. But it’s not just because I’m lazy or anything. I had…

  • The flashcard contest winner is…

    Well, SHE came, she saw, and she took the prize! Congratulations to Samantha for winning the free HR certification flashcards from HRCP. She’ll be hearing from me via email shortly. I really appreciate everyone who entered, and I’ve created a 75% discount on the Rock the PHR guide as a consolation prize. The discount will…

  • Video: How to Move up in HR

    AKA How to Move Beyond a Crappy Job A lot of us get frustrated when we want to do work on a level of 10 (while we’re stuck doing work at a level of 1).  In this video I give you a suggestion I’ve learned from experience about how to make that level 1 work…

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