Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken. – Jack Kerouac This upcoming week for HR professionals feels like it will be a doozy. Furloughs are the new layoffs. Remote work is still messy. And even procurement teams are coming to HR and flipping out because very few companies have…
The world, as we know, is changing. The world of HR is changing too. While we can remain cynical about all things HR, Lars Schmidt offers a different perspective. Lars is the Founder of Amplify and Co-Founder of HR Open Source. He’s spent 20 years in HR and recruiting building talent strategies for a broad…
I asked for your ideas on working from home. I brainstormed a coronavirus work-from-home checklist. Two questions: What would you put on here? What am I missing? pic.twitter.com/WbpIol119o — Laurie Ruettimann • Human Resources Expert (@lruettimann) March 17, 2020 Here’s what you told me: Take breaks, make sure you’re eating and drinking water. Those simple…
When I was very young, I embodied what it means to be punk rock, including having a shaved head and piercings. One day, this jerk I worked with asked, “Who do you think you are, a Punk Rock HR?” And my answer was,” Yeah, man. I do.” Punk Rock HR is a fantastic name, brand,…
Be careful out there. If you go online, you can’t avoid read articles about “working from home” from people with laptops who once connected to the wifi at Starbucks in 2017 and read their emails from a Lenovo laptop and an Outlook inbox. It’s amateur hour for career advice. You’ve been warned. The truth…
It’s never easy to work in human resources. It’s even more difficult to do HR in a time of coronavirus. How does HR communicate with transparency? How do we use our platform to benefit our workforce? When does it make sense to treat people like adults and humans? (It always makes sense.) How do we…
I’ve been home for a few weeks. I don’t have coronavirus, and neither do you, but plenty of smart people are extra-cautious and postponing events until the world is a safer place. The world will never be a safer place, but that’s another story for another day. It’s smart not to create an environment where…
Breakthrough Strategist, inspirational speaker, and author Simon T. Bailey joined me on my podcast to talk about customer service, how to enjoy work, and how to love your life. His latest book, Be the Spark: Five Platinum Service Principles for Creating Customers for Life, walks readers through how to attract and retain customers in a…
What do school lunches and fixing work have in common? Dan Giusti, that’s what. Dan Giusti, Founder and CEO of Brigaid, is the former Head Chef of Noma (the best restaurant in the world) and now works in school kitchens. Since 2016, his company Brigaid has collaborated with K through 12 school districts to support…
The world of HR blogging has changed. If you work in HR and haven’t heard, the Society for Human Resource Management holds an annual conference and changed its policies on who gets a free pass. Anybody can go for a price, but you have to meet specific standards around follower size and influence if you…