“It’s tough to read your blog. When you insult and criticize HR, I feel like you are talking to me.” That’s a line from an email that’s sitting in my inbox. It’s not the first time I’ve received that type of note. It won’t be the last. I am sympathetic to that feedback. I hear…
As I mentioned, I’m on the road discussing creativity and innovation in human resources. This is a dry subject. “Employer branding? Social recruiting? Multitenancy? It’s pure ecstacy!” I’m hired to deliver these workshops with a bit of humor, but sometimes this is a challenge for me. I once delivered a luncheon talk and my friend…
I’m on the road, this week, talking about creative and innovative human resources practices. I believe that great HR happens when our behaviors—the way in which you conduct yourself with your clients and colleagues—are positive and respectful. As I’ve written in the past, far too many HR professionals are caught up in the horizontal drama…
A few years ago, I retired my blog because I wanted to write under my name. More importantly, I wanted to see if I could branch out beyond human resources and write about something fresh. In January, a friend of mine reached out and said that he “ceased reading my work” because it lacked passion…
One of my cat blogging acquaintances strongly believes that total rewards plans—which include health insurance, retirement, paid time off, life insurance and other benefits—are written for people with kids. And she thinks it is criminal. My friend wants a different approach: you should get a flexible mix of cash and other benefits that are more…
The SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP have been positioned as equivalent to the PHR and SPHR. But are they really? Here’s what you need to know.
I live in a world where aggressive, arrogant men swoop down from big consulting firms and hate the women who work in human resources. It’s creepy. They are “here to help us” while simultaneously undermining us. And some of those arrogant, aggressive men are women. (Et tu, Betty?) I spend an inordinate amount of time…
I kissed a boy so hard it melted my face off on April 30th, 1990. We were in the front seat of his parked in his car at a grocery store in Palatine, IL. It was a warm, muggy afternoon. The new Depeche Mode album was playing in the background. We kissed so hard and…
Nobody has better work-life balance than a pilates-loving cat mom who travels the world and sees cool places. I’m talking about myself. Even when I’m burned out, I’m not burned out. So here are some of my tips and techniques to achieve real and lasting work-life balance. Say yes when someone else is burned out.…
I have some friends who are just back from Carowinds. They rode the new Fury 325 roller coaster. It seems insane and scary. (It’s also been stuck a few times. I would die.) The Fury 325 video from Bloomberg has me thinking of how proper design is at the core of everything—from roller coasters to employee…