Tag: Random

  • Are you settling?

    I’ve been living at my new house since May 2011, and a recurring frustration is a lack of internet service here. I’m less than half a mile away from businesses and consumers with high speed internet access, but for some reason I’m not able to make it happen. The other night I was checking the…

  • HRevolution 3 and other random thoughts

    I am beat. Tired. Worn out. (Cansado, for my Spanish speaking brethren.) But I feel great. Fun, huh? See, in less than 48 hours I’ll be in Atlanta, Georgia. It will be the first meeting of many during the HRevolution event. And while it’s not easy to put together (for me or the other planners),…

  • What is your favorite HR tip for managers?

    The next free eBook coming out soon is going to be about HR tips for managers. I am looking for stories of how real HR pros in the trenches have seen it played out right or horribly wrong when they try to give advice/tips to their managers. Or maybe you have a special piece of…

  • 2 years, 350+ posts, and just warming up

    Sunday is my two year anniversary. It’s been twenty four months since I sat down, said, “Hmmm. upstartHR sounds kinda cool,” and started on a journey that has been exciting and unpredictable. Just… Wow. What advice do I have for others? Start when you’re at 90%. If you wait until you are 100% ready then…

  • eBook Topics-Help me pick!

    If you’ve been reading awhile, you might have seen one of the free eBooks I’ve put out recently. In 2011, I’m creating one of them every month. They are great tools. They are free. What’s not to like? :-) I’m trying to find other topics that interest you guys and would like to get a…

  • Show us your fools!-April Fool’s HR Carnival

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  • I’m moving to MailChimp!

    New email service Since the inception of the blog, I have used Feedburner to handle email and RSS subscriptions. While they do an okay job of it, I’m not quite satisfied with their delivery via email. Plus if I have a really neat idea or something that I’d like to send to subscribers only (as…