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Ending the Fiction of Lifetime Employment

You probably aren’t working in the last job you’ll ever have.  Heck, there’s a good chance you’re not even in the single digits of employers before you retire.  So, why… Get the Rest

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New resume cool? The old-fashioned hard copy?

We all like new and shiny.  Call me nuts—but is it possible the newest and shiniest resume style is the old-fashioned hard-copy?  Somebody poke holes in this please,

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What Does HR Have To Unlearn?

I’ve been taking stock of the news about HR lately and trying to find a pattern in it.  I did. The pattern I found is the new topics about

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I Hired This Totally Rad Guy

I broke about five rules in the employee handbook to hire someone. And I don't even care. Meet Rad:                   Rad is driving the creative bus at the dealership now. Which? Is

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Employees Don’t Trust You Until You’re Willing to Lose Them (WEBINAR)

Let's start out with a general premise:  everyone hates the performance review. Why do they hate it? Opinions vary, but there's just too much junk that's a part of

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What Sustains You?

We see the word sustainability a lot today.  Mostly focused on environmental issues but I’m seeing it more and more being played out as a “human” issue –

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Meeting People Where They Are (or, Why “I Get It, What’s Your Problem?” Doesn’t Work)

I am on the verge of rolling off one of the most rewarding projects of my consulting career to date; I actually am sad to be leaving it.

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5 HR Safe Swear Words

I tend to use swear words.  Not all the time – I’m not like some sailor walking around the office dropping ‘F-Bombs’ all the time, but in select

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High Potentials That Move Faster Than You

Your organization moves at a certain pace.  Your high potential employees, though, move at a faster pace -- that's probably why you identified them as high potential in

Acronym of NBT for Next Big Thing

The Next Big Thing In HR

The next big thing in HR is also the #1 thing HR sucks in.  Whether you're feeling it or not in your organization, hiring is coming back.  That