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It's that time of year when college and universities around the world will release onto us the great minds of the 2013 graduate class.  This always makes me

I hear it all the time, "We'd be so screwed if we had a normal HR person. I'm so happy we have you." Not really. You'd just be screwed

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

You know the restaurant “yes, yes, YES” scene in When Harry Met Sally?  Don’t you love it when the older lady turns to the waitress and says, “I’ll

We humans have a tendency to see things in absolutes. It took Einstein to clue us in on the issue of time relativity and even that still leaves many

From time to time I like to think larger than one client, industry event and/or the current problem in front of me. I take 2 hours off and

Your 30-60-90 Day Retention program is more important to the success of your overall retention than anything you do to retain your most tenured workers.  Why?  It’s the

If you've been in the HR biz long enough you've surely seen your share of well-intentioned programs fall flat on their face.  In fact, you've probably championed a

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