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Tag: Humor

  • 8 Reasons to Marry an HR Professional (From the Archives)

    Last year my wife and I celebrated our tenth anniversary. Four kids, three houses, two sets of in-laws, and hundreds of silly arguments about toothpaste, dirty clothes, or what to eat for dinner later. And we’re still going strong.   Several years ago I wrote a piece on funny reasons to marry an HR pro.…

  • The Secret to Alienating Your Employees Over Time

    I recently learned a great strategy that I can’t wait to share with you. Employee: Hey Bob. I know you are busy. I just have a few quick questions. A few of us came up with this really great idea for the party. HR: No. Employee: Um, well, okay. So, Jim needs me to help…

  • New Research on Generations in the Workplace

    After looking deeply at the research on generations in the workplace, I have come up with some findings that will help everyone to perform their jobs better. It seems like a new study comes out every day attempting to explain how to approach each generation of workers, what matters to them, etc. This blog is…

  • Newsflash: Micromanagement Really Works

    Breaking News: Micromanagement has the last word, now recognized as valuable business practice “This is the best news since man landed on the moon” said one supervisor for a nationwide clothing retailer. Just last week news broke that will change the face of the workplace forever. Micromanagement isn’t just a fad anymore, it really works. Our…

  • 7 Reasons to Marry an #HR Pro

    As I looked at my wonderful wife this week and think about our upcoming anniversary (8 years in June), I wondered about the spouses of other HR professionals around the world. Do all of them realize how lucky they are to have married someone working in human resources? :-) With that in mind, here are…

  • Top 10 Conversations with Employees (Seriously)

    Fun, happy, and crazy employees make this job awesome I absolutely love this profession, but we have some interesting challenges in front of us. On one hand, HR really wants to be strategic. On the other, we deal with unbelievable people issues. The variety really keeps us on our toes! The notes below are based on…

  • I Sent You a Meaningless Email–Um, I Mean eCard

    I sent you an eCard. No, really. I care so much that I took the two minutes to fill out an online form and email (spam) dozens of people all at the same time with a message that is so vague and so general that I could have sent it to people that I don’t even know…