Nobody with a vibrant hobby has time to be crabby about work. Relationships are a two-way street. Your friends and colleagues are happy that you have a great job, but they have stuff to talk about, too. If you’re so smart, why aren’t you your own boss? If you are frustrated and your work isn’t…
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I want to hear how technology works for the HR professional in the trenches, and I have two spots available for HR Tech briefings on Wednesday. Let me know if you’re in, okay? I don’t want to talk about marketing. I know, I know, I know. It’s all about marketing. Too bad, though. I am…
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Every summer, I earn money by working with human resources professionals who are on the bubble. Some of these women make it. Some find new work on their own. Some of them are asked to leave. I try not to engage in Therapy-Lite®. My coaching focuses on deliverables and outcomes. But in reviewing my notes from the summer,…
DetailsEvery summer, I belch and gag my way through Instagram and Facebook as I try to avoid pictures of your feet. For real. You are all adults, and you should stop taking photos of your feet. This includes the men, by the way. I don’t mean to buy into gender stereotypes, but most dudes have…
DetailsLooking back on Summer 2014, it wasn’t too bad. I started off in Grand Cayman at a human resources conference. Then my friend, Don MacPherson, came to town for a wedding. Then I saw my former boss, Vadim Liberman, in New York City. A few days later, my other-former-boss, Matthew Budman, came to town. He…
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Every year, I participate in the 2996 Project. We remember the victims of 9/11 through tributes on our blogs. I was asked to write about Claudia Martinez Foster. I have been doing this for many years. Here is the post. * On September 9, 2001, Claudia was a twenty-six-year old newlywed who had babies on her mind.…
DetailsDo you wonder how you can think differently and act differently? Do you wonder how HR can be more disruptive and innovative without using those hollow and ridiculous terms? (I wonder about all of that, too.) I’m late to the game, but I was introduced to the work of Hal Gregersen. (Do you know him?) He suggests…
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Breaking news for six people who care about these things: I am taking briefings from human resources technology vendors at the 17th Annual HR Technology® Conference and Exposition. The first year that I attended this event — way back in 2009 when it was in Chicago — a guy chased me down on the expo floor…
DetailsIt’s week 6 (or something) of my marathon training, and all is right with the world. No major issues to report. I am feeling great. When you train for a race, you gradually work your way up to a certain high-mileage marker and then back off for a week to let your body recover. This…
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