Employers generally stink at welcoming new employees into the fold. I know this partially because I’ve been “brought on board” several times throughout my career; but I know this mostly because I’ve watched HR departments botch it up time and time again. It usually goes something like this: spend a whole day in a conference…
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For those of you who can’t join us in Chicago this week for HR Executive’s 15th Annual HR Technology Conference, I walked the expo hall with my video camera in hand – as I am wont to do – so you could kind of get a feel for what it’s like. Lots of vendors, lots…
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My Mom insisted that I spent some time at Cotillion. You may know it as something else, but it is essentially a formal dance for pre-pubescent kids where the boys are always shorter, a bit more clumsy, and a lot more under-dressed than the girls. It was meant to be an exercise in etiquette – an…
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It’s been a while since we heard something other than my tired old voice. I love giving other Trench HR Professional the platform to speak their mind and today’s mind-speaking comes from Kevin Bruny, Director and Chief Learning Officer for Chesterfield County Government. He’s been doing his thing for 25 years, he knows what’s up,…
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If my investment adviser tells me one more time about the virtues of diversification, I’m going to reach through the phone and poke him in the eye. No I’m not. He’s a nice guy, he’s only trying to help. And I get it; I got it long ago. Spread your risk across a variety of…
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