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  • How to Get a Job Without HR Experience

    Update: The post on how to get an HR job is live! Thanks to everyone who offered advice and support! Hi! I am glad you’re here today, because I need a little help. Well, actually, the HR profession needs a little help. You see, there’s a longstanding problem that I’m going to solve with your help.…

  • How I Fell in Love with Guatemala

    This is a report detailing my some of my experiences visiting Guatemala as part of a mission team from 12/28/13 to 1/4/14. This has nothing to do with HR, management, etc. But hopefully you’ll enjoy it anyway. If not, you know where the “delete” button is. :-) I’ll start off by saying that it’s very…

  • Work Ethic and a Great Quote

    Yesterday I was speaking with a good friend about the work ethic of a mutual acquaintance. He said the person was usually good to pull an all-nighter when necessary to get the job done, but at the same time wasn’t really committed on a daily basis to the required work. Then he said a great…

  • New Strategy: Don’t be a Scum Bag

    I’ve been talking with some employees of another company in the past few weeks, and I”m amazed at how poorly their employer treats them. Amazed. The list of affronts is fairly substantial, and their redeeming qualities are pretty much nonexistent. It took me twenty minutes to work through the list of complaints and less than…

  • Write Your Own HR Manifesto

    man·i·fes·to (noun) 1. a public declaration of policy and aims What if I gave you a sheet of paper and asked you to write the manifesto for what matters in your world. What would you say? Remember… It doesn’t have to be long. It doesn’t have to be complex. It doesn’t have to be difficult. It needs to…

  • Best Place to Work? You Still Have to Do the Work

    The local Best Place to Work event was held recently, and I’ve been thinking a lot about the companies that everyone see as attractive to work for. For example, Google is often discussed as a company with a great culture. In many of the “top ten best practices for business” articles, you’ll find a mention…

  • Phrasing Matters-Inspiration versus Fear

    Just a quick post today. I’m reading a book and I ran across a section where the author is discussing the differences between two phrases that seem pretty similar but have very different meanings.  What’s keeping you up at night? What gets you up in the morning? The idea is that focusing on what keeps you…