Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Food and Drink”
Of all the topics that are taboo in the inner sanctum of the Talent/HR world, weight may be the toughest to be honest about. Especially here in the US and especially with female HR executives, although today’s quip is coming from the cliché Overweight, Caucasian, Over 50 former C-suite dude. Today I will weave a true and humbling story of …
$13.7 billion buys a lot of organic quinoa. Lots of talk around Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods and what it means for the grocery business, farmers, those whose jobs will be lost to automation, and the retail industry as a whole. It’s a cocktail of doom and gloom mixed with the reality of capitalism and a twist of efficiency. So …
Whole Foods made some noise last week following their announcement of a new lower-cost chain of stores geared at the millennial generation. While limited details around the new chain were shared, Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb described the new concept as “unlike anything that currently exists in the marketplace” and would “feature a modern, streamlined design, innovative technology, and a …
If you haven’t heard, we are in a war for talent. I spend my time with recruiters and HR professionals who don’t know how to compete with big firms who offer large salaries and big bonuses. I say — double down on your benefits package. 1. Invest in financial wellness. Retirement plans are nice, but you can’t plan for tomorrow when …
Welcome to my favorite time of the year! The season of company holiday parties! Otherwise known as the night when relationships are either solidified or ruined in the time it took to down one too many shots and insult your boss’s wife. It’s also the night when many people in HR reinforce all of the stereotypes about old school, policy-driven …
“I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan. And never let you forget you’re a man! Cause I’m a woman…” This is the song from a classic 1980’s commercial for the perfume Enjoli. It came roaring back to my brain as I was frantically working on the brunch menu for my daughter’s birthday. I was so …
One of the toughest times each year for HR Pros has to be the holiday season. It’s the one time each year that our support for diversity really gets challenged. In most American companies we have the majority of folks who celebrate Christmas, then we have the rest of our employees who fall into one of three buckets of celebration: …
When all of this Hostess stuff started to go down, my first thought was to stockpile every single Twinkie I could find. Next to Little Debbie”s Oatmeal Cream Pies, Twinkies are probably my favorite guilty pleasure. I mean, is there a more delicious golden sponge cake in the world? Mmmmm. Just thinking of them makes my mouth water and my …
“The point is, ladies and gentleman, that shame, for lack of a better word, is good. Shame is right, shame works. Shame clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Shame, in all of its forms; shame for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And shame, you mark my words, …
We’ve all been there. You see that ex-employee out on the town, you try to avoid the person at all costs because you can’t really remember why they don’t work for you anymore, just that they don’t work for you anymore. For some reason. Dang it! Why doesn’t this person work for me anymore?! The ex-employee makes eye contact, you …
