All Jobs Suck
All jobs suck, but it’s time to start accepting responsibility for our feelings. Here’s how you can improve your relationship with work.
HR and the Tax Cut: Your Historic Role
Close your eyes and think about what you love most about your job. Is it the job title? The salary band? Do you enjoy logging into your laptop and checking email? If I had to guess, your answers would fall into one of three categories: money, moments, and meaning. You’re not alone. Data from…
HR Blogging: Going for Gold
American viewers have been sold a load of goods. For years, we were told that Olympic female gymnasts and figure skaters are princesses. Pretty—sometimes petite—women who are captivating, enchanting and virtuous. These women are warriors. Thanks to the popularity of fitness blogs and protein supplements at the local Target, more of us know about sports…
Winter Olympics 2018
Are you a Winter Olympics fan? Did you see the opening ceremony? We’re still getting over being sick, so we watched the ceremony from the comfort of our couch. Embed from Getty Images The best part of the Winter Olympics is watching people from warm-weather countries compete in cold weather sports. There are the Nigerian…
We Had a Bathroom Flood
I am addicted to taking baths. It’s not a new thing. I’ve been taking baths my whole life. But I rediscovered the benefits of a bath after taking up long-distance running as a hobby. Anything longer than six miles, my move is to soak in an Epsom salt bath and then take a nap afterward.…
Are You Curious About Mindfulness?
Are you curious about mindfulness? Just finished week three of my latest round of MBSR coursework at Duke. If you recall, MBSR is a mindfulness training program meant to help people calm the hell down. When I started this journey in 2017, I wanted to earn a coaching certificate and teach mindfulness to clients and…
Cold and Flu Season
It’s cold and flu season. I know this firsthand because, out of nowhere, I’m sick. Again. For the second time in 2018. I don’t have a fever. I have all the other lovely symptoms that come with a cold. A dry cough, congestion, and lots of sneezing. Not that anybody asked, but I’m not happy…
February #HRBookClub Selections from HR Books
I’ve been working hard with the RepCap team to get the HR Books website up and running. We are close. I didn’t want you to enter the first weekend in February without the official #HRBookClub selections. We’ll be reading Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own…
Why We Need Pay Transparency
Years ago, I took part in an online experiment called The BMI Project. Hosted by Kate Harding, she collected photos of real women and tried to show that the BMI is bullshit. Check out the slideshow. Kate and I were friends, and I shared my weight over dinner. I weighed 130 lbs, and she said,…
#HRBookClub on Facebook Live: Laurie & FrannyO
My friend FrannyO is a trailblazer. Back in 2009, she and China Gorman organized the first-ever official “tweet-up” at an HR conference in New Orleans. It was a networking party with bloggers. You can see some photos here. We were all so young. Dammit. My god, how easy, but the concept was new to the…
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