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  • HR Gives Back: Help Me Raise Money for Parkinson’s Research

    Be sure to read all the way to the end. I’m giving away free stuff to those that help! The first person I ever met with Parkinson’s disease was Mollie. She is an incredibly sharp analyst and friend, and she taught me some great lessons in my days transitioning from practitioner to analyst. She is…

  • How to Comfort Employees in Times of Need

    How to Comfort Employees in Times of Need

    I know I need to focus on engagement and our HR strategy. But how can I do that when some of our employees don’t even have homes to go home to? When I had this conversation with an HR leader based in Houston just after the hurricane had unleashed flooding on the state, I had to…

  • New Research: Be Weird to Get the Hiring Manager’s Attention

    I received the highlights from a new CareerBuilder study this week and they made me laugh for two reasons. First, because some of these ideas are actually pretty good, and second, because whoever wrote the press release of the data analysis is a bit off the mark. The gist of the research was this: people…

  • What are “Organizational Silos” (and How Can Human Resources Stop Them)?

    An organizational silo is a tight group of employees that forms within your larger workforce. You could think of it like a high school clique – members within the silo normally work together really well, but they often clash with other people outside their own group. Organizational silos can be dangerous, because while the silo…

  • How can Project Management Aid HR?

    There are many essential skills required for a position in HR that can be learned or strengthened through the study of project management. There is a lot that HR and project management and HR share and by studying both you can develop an edge that you might not have expected: Planning and Meeting Targets An…

  • 3 Businesses You Could Start with a History Degree

    The first thing that we are all thinking about when we attend a college is what we are going to be doing when we are finished.  Some degrees are easy to figure out.  If you are going to law school, you are going to be a lawyer.  Headed to college for your business administration degree…

  • Where should you set up your offices?

    Choosing an office is no easy task. Both old and new businesses can’t take a new place of work lightly and there is a lot that you need to consider before you make a firm decision. If you’re looking to relocate or buy for the first time, here are some things to take into consideration…