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Office Politics Suck

With me, you will always know where you stand. I promise you. I wear these damn emotions on my sleeve. If I am upset with you, I will say to… Get the Rest

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You Voted? Great! So Talk to Me About the Results – Please!

Election Day – it’s done and over with. Maybe your guy won. Maybe your guy didn't Regardless, we’re all winners because the races are over which means

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As You Go

One of the biggest failures of the "candidate experience" dialogue is that the main point is usually lost on folks... treat people humanely. Process, products and/or people will

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Quit Worrying About Employee Engagement

It’s a Saturday.  Who reads HR blogs on Saturday? The more important question to ask is "who has two thumbs and WRITES posts for Saturday?"  This guy. Yup.  It’s Saturday

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Employee Engagement is a 2-Way Street

We've all seen the studies.  Employee engagement is down.  Employees are more disengaged than in any time since we banged rocks together to make music.  Employees are less

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An Organization's Hidden Talent Found In A Reality TV Show

In high school you did not mess with a skinny quiet kid.  At least in my life.  They will surprise you with a roundhouse kick to your face.

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3 Things Our Employees Hate to Do

Do you ever feel like a Mom/Dad to your employees?  Wait, let me rephrase that - Do you ever not feel like a Mom/Dad to your employees?!  HR

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This Is A Call – Will the Workplace Moderates Please Stand Up? (5 Types of Extremists That Kill Your Company)

This is a political rant - for about 10 seconds - then it's going to become a workplace rant. I watched pieces of the GOP and the DNC conventions,

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5 Excuses To Miss a Co-worker’s Wedding

I had one of my Recruiters ask for some advice this week - it wasn't work advice - a little more personal.  She had told a person she

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Class of 2016 – The Same But Different

My grandparents had a party line at their house.  I remember picking up the phone and hearing other’s talking.  I also remember my Great Aunt getting on the