The hardest thing about becoming a runner was getting up early to run. Who likes to wake up before the sun? But I live in the south. I have to wake up early before it gets too hot — even in the spring and fall. I’m usually up before 5:30 AM on Saturday mornings. I eat…
I love love. That’s right. I love being in love. I love being loved. I love telling people that I’m in love with them. I love hearing it back. And I love watching love. So it’s pretty convenient that I am attending a lot of weddings, again. I thought this phase of my life would…
A few years ago, I decided to take up stair climbing as a hobby. It seemed like something I could do in a group environment without having to talk to people. (I was right!) I ran up the Empire State Building to beat a disease called Multiple Myeloma, which is a case of cancer that…
I’m not especially strong or athletic. It doesn’t take much for me to take a knee and ask for a break. But I’ve been walking around with a sore groin and a strained pectineus muscle for the past year because I just didn’t know what to do with the pain. I think that most adults…
I don’t hang out with many HR people, these days. When I tell them about the time and money spent on training and developing the modern workforce, they don’t believe me. Billions of dollars are spent on software, learning management systems and modules to help people all over the world get the job done. And…
It’s the time of year when human resources technology vendors begin to market their user conferences. What’s a user conference? At its best, it is an event where you learn more about HR and how a company can help you do your job better. They bring in speakers to help you think about your job…
I had breakfast with Jason Lauritsen, last week. He is a super human being with a big heart. You should know him. (Side note — his wife knows my cousin. It’s a small world.) Anyway, it’s breakfast and I’m eating everything at the hotel buffet. Jason is trying to have an adult conversation with me…
Several years ago, my friends and I started a meme called #timsackettday to honor unsung heroes in the field of human resources who hustle but don’t receive any press. We’ve honored good folks like Tim Sackett, Paul Hebert and Kelly Dingee. When I asked for nominees for this year’s Tim Sackett Day, someone sent me…
I grew up on the northwest side of Chicago. It wasn’t tremendously ghetto back in the mid 1980s, but it wasn’t all that flashy. I was lucky enough to attend parochial school for six years. Even though money was tight and nobody in our neighborhood did very well — and believe me, I never heard the…
Back in 2004, I used to have a real job. I lived in Michigan and worked for Pfizer. My territory was global. My job started off as a normal HR job until I had to lay people off. A lot of them. I traveled to fun places like New York City, London, France and Puerto…