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The Goal of Human Resource Management
With over 800 posts in the archives, I know some of you have missed some good stuff over the years. I’m going to test out publishing some of these regularly to breathe some new life into the content and give you guys a chance to check them out. Enjoy! AKA How HR management facilitates corporate…
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Love What You Do, Even If Others Don’t
I need to get something off my chest. It has been on my mind for a while now, and I feel like it’s time to come clean. I love running hills. Yeah, I know. You might question my sanity and wonder about the safety of my family. It’s a risk I’m willing to take. I…
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Big Data for Small Business
Last week a friend called me for some help. He’s working on some 401k reporting requirements, and the data the provider needs from him is fairly detailed. In prior years, we could have pulled some quick reports from the accounting system and gotten everything plugged in after some love sessions with a keyboard. However, the…
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Republic Wireless: I’m a Convert
Today I’m doing the raving fan thing and bragging on my new cell provider. I love these guys and have been recommending them to people around me for weeks! I just passed one month with Republic Wireless, and I’m definitely a convert. When I left Pinnacle to join the Brandon Hall Group recently I had…
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Using Culture to Drive Policy Decisions
Decision making isn’t always a process of identifying and communicating facts. There’s often an underlying foundation of history, preferences, and other elements that add a layer to the decision making process. Recently I talked about how even something as seemingly simple as a policy decision can be affected by the organization’s culture. The corporate culture…
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HRCI Speaks Out, Certified Professionals Respond
With the back and forth in the HR certification world in the past few weeks, it’s been quite a strain on the certified HR professionals trying to determine what will happen to their hard-earned certifications in the coming months and years. Bottom line: we’re worried about what is going to happen to the credentials that we…
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