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  • Signs That a Person is Lying-Free Guide

    What are the signs that a person is lying? The person rubs their forehead or neck Perspiring, trembling and blushing Delayed nodding to support an answer they’ve given All of the above If you’ve been in HR for very long, you have probably run across some employee relations or management issues. Inevitably, someone will end…

  • Helicopter Parents at Work

    Helicopter parents at work-fight or submit? I ran across this interesting NPR article the other day about helicopter parents in the workplace. Every time I run across a news story or magazine article about these outrageous behaviors, I have to shake my head. I don’t know where the bright idea comes from for parents to…

  • CEO to Worker Pay Ratio-Get Over It

    AKA I’m putting on my capitalist hat I have been reading so much lately on the CEO to worker pay ratio numbers, and frankly it’s making me sick. I’m channeling the devil-may-care attitude of Tim Sackett today, so I’ll probably make half of you mad at me. You’ll get over it and we can still be friends.…

  • HR Internal Audit-Finish the year with a bang

    HR Internal Audit Planning At the end of the year, there’s nothing quite like a rousing HR internal audit to make you love your job, right? :-) Okay, now that the insincerity is finished, we can be realistic about the often-discussed (yet rarely used) human resource audit. :-) Let’s get the facts straight: Most HR…

  • Note to self: Don’t insult a hand-to-hand combat instructor

    Warning: This post is supposed to be humorous. If you are not experienced with humor, you might not get it. If that is the case, here’s the IRS website. Feel free to read some of that really exciting stuff over there. Why humor? Because we’re HR professionals, darn it. If we don’t get some measure…

  • Gratitude matters, now more than ever

    The other day I had to stop by the dreaded DMV to get a new tag for our vehicle. The lady behind the counter couldn’t have looked more bored if she tried, but I tried to put on my happy face. This place was not going to destroy my soul for the short duration of my…

  • Alabama legislation: No more gifts for teachers

    This saga has rocked Alabama for a few days, and I thought it was an interesting story to share with the outside world. The short version is that teachers can no longer receive gift cards or anything of value from parents as a “thank you” for doing a great job. My response is to this…