Some people love job hunting. I don’t recommend it, especially during a pandemic. I was laid off from my HR job in late March, during the early days of COVID. It was frustrating, because I had a plan to stay there at least through my wedding in July, through the honeymoon, and then start job hunting after I hit 2 …
“The one that got away” A phrase that means you missed out, didn’t do your due diligence, or put up some sort of bias blocker that you thought at the time was smart, but cost you in the long run. We hear it constantly- whether we’re deep in a Sex and City binge watch, or executives lamenting a hire they …
The earth-shattering events always expose the problems under the hood. It’s what you do when those problems are exposed that matters. COVID-19 and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, and Ahmaud Aubrey flipped the United States and the world on its head. It’s a difficult time for HR professionals, many who have entered into this new world …
Around mid-May, about six weeks into the pandemic, sports teams found themselves bored. My Dallas sports teams in particular. For a few years now, people have been clamoring for the Dallas Mavericks to change their branding. The futuristic design was cool and hip back in 2001, but for many fans, the retirement of franchise icon Dirk Nowitizki signaled a need …
In some ways, COVID-19 has changed how we work, both individually and for organizations as a whole. The idea of remote working is different; it’s now not just a “benefit”. Many companies have finally discovered collaboration tools (Google Suite, Slack, Miro, etc) as a quicker way to get the message out and work on projects together. Heck, some companies are …
