Everyone wants to know how to get a “seat at the table.” Or how to transform their HR function into world class organization. Or how to stay on top of the latest and greatest with HR technology – including incorporating social media into their employee communications and recruiting practices. All valid desires. I’m totally for making HR cooler, making HR …
The Worlds Worst Employee Recognition Program: This Takes The Cake
One of my guilty pleasures is the reality show Cake Boss. Buddy and his stereotypical brass, word spitting, food loving, Italian family remind me of everything I loved about growing up amongst a slew of Tonys in my New York Italian family. And Buddy and crew crack me up as they wave their arms, yell instead of talk, and …
HR Metrics Gone Wild
Look, I love metrics – ask anyone on my staff – we measure everything at my company. Heck I’d measure how long it takes staff to go to the bathroom if I thought it would help them perform better! But there comes a time in every company when the Human Resource Department steps over the ledge. You know the time, …
Ugly, Fat, or Too Sexy? There’s a Job Out There That You’re Not Right For.
The unemployed aren’t the only people suffering job discrimination these days. Have you noticed what’s going on at American Apparel? They’re being taken to task for their hiring practices, and quite likely their promotional practices, which both require a photo submission and Project Runway-level fashion sense. Reaching further back in time, Hooters was up to their own shenanigans, allegedly firing …
The Unemployed Won’t Be Considered?
We have email conversations. Interesting email conversations. And I caught wind of an interesting back and forth between FOT's Kris Dunn and Tim Sackett as they broke down a trend reported by the Huffington Post the other week of companies advertising in job postings that they will not consider the unemployed. Of course, your gut reaction as a good HR …
HR Exposed: Put Some Pants On
There are many classic quotes from the movie, “The Hangover”, and one of the more PG-rated is Phil saying to Alan, “Would you please put some pants on? I feel weird having to ask you twice.” What does this have to do with my post? We’ll get there. I almost really didn’t want to write this as I’m a huge …