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Kids These Days
I recently had a conversation with a friend about some of our employees. The employees are high school students working as summer interns, and the things they do are pretty wacky by our standards. One spends all her lunch-with-the-boss-as-a-new-hire time texting on her phone. No eye contact. One wears shorts so short you don’t even…
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Are You Proud of Your Work?
Recently I heard a story on the How to Do Everything podcast that I thoroughly enjoyed. The hosts of the show have a funny award they present occasionally to businesses and people for having unique or interesting restrooms. On this particular episode, they interviewed a convenience store manager about his restrooms. The unique quality? Cleanliness.…
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Partnership and Service-The New HR Model
Some of these people have never had a good experience with an HR person. They are wary and a little cynical of the whole idea. A few of them have been burned and won’t be quick to trust someone. I’ve had a variation of that conversation with three people in the past week. I don’t…
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Two Biggest CEO Concerns? Talent and… Talent
I’ve long believed that recruiting and talent management is one of the fastest and most direct ways to prove and enhance the value proposition for HR. The tweet below was brought to my attention during a session at the SHRM conference, and I can completely understand the truth behind it. Two biggest CEO worries –…
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Managing Glassdoor Reviews and Employer Branding
As a guy working in a small HR shop, I am subscribed to multiple forums, blogs, and websites. I like having a lot of information at my fingertips, and recently I ran across a great question I thought would be worth sharing. I would also be interested in what others are doing. We have been…
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HR-Maybe You’re in the Wrong Job?
One of the most amazing things about participating in an annual SHRM conference is the opportunity to talk with friends and discuss the core concepts of this profession. I hinted at a few of the ideas recently, but today I wanted to go in a different direction. It might be random and disjointed, but I…
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SHRM 2013 HR Carnival
For those of you not familiar, the Carnival of HR is a biweekly collection of great content from some of the other HR bloggers around the world. This week I’m hosting a special edition focusing on the SHRM Conference. I did bend the rules just a bit to allow an intriguing post about the conference…
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