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Tag: Humor

  • The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up (#HRFL11)

    I have read The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up, and I think it’s a fantastic book for people to read in order to understand the impact that humor and levity can have in the workplace. Scott Christopher, the author of the book and speaker at the session, had so many fantastic quips…

  • How to have fun at work

    Work communication doesn’t have to be boring and tedious, even if it’s mandated by law or some other legal statute. Make it interesting and fun, and people will be more likely to pay attention and do what you want them to do! Subscribers may need to click through to view the video below

  • Working with nuts, fruits, and M&Ms

    So I heard that the HR Carnival for this upcoming week was going to be focused on food and HR. For some reason my brain defaulted to comparing the characters in every workplace with a bag of trail mix. Check out the short (kinda funny!) video below for more. Email subscribers click through to view.…

  • Poaching talent-why isn’t anyone choosing you?

    One of the common topics around the HR and recruiting space is talent. How to find it, recruit it, motivate it, retain it, and (at times) get rid of it. Poaching talent is a fact of life. If you get one of those great people to agree to come work for you, there’s only a…

  • What it takes to be a top digital influencer

    I recently found out that I made the list of the top 25 digital influencers in the online HR space. Pretty cool, and I’m humbled to be among such esteemed company. But some of you might wonder what it takes to be a top digital influencer. Here’s my own secret recipe for how to make…

  • Swoop and poop management

    Swoop and poop. We’ve all seen it before. The manager is perpetually disengaged. They are doing their own thing and staying out of the way. Then, without warning, they jump into a situation and use their power to force a decision. Or maybe they drop a lot of criticism on team members and second guess their…

  • Trust, Clear Communication, and Project Management

    This week’s been wild and crazy, but I wanted to share some fun (and thought-provoking) pictures I’ve seen in the past few days. Anyone else seen anything particularly neat/interesting this week? Ain’t that the truth? Found here Silly, but a good reminder of how important it is to communicate well! Found here Where’s the HR part of…