Category Archives: Risk Management

The TSA: A Lesson in Employment Risk

The Wall Street Journal had a great piece in their most recent weekend edition on “Why Airport Security is Broken – and How to Fix it.” I don’t care how much you travel; read this piece and you’ll find yourself nodding your head, gritting your teeth in frustration, and feeling somewhat vindicated that you’re not…

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Social Media Puts Job Seekers Under House-Arrest

Ever wondered whether your online social profile is affecting your professional life? Is your Facebook littered with the evidence of another rough night of drinking and debauchery while out on the town? Perhaps your twitter feed is chocked full of smarmy comments. Terribly pithy, sure, but man they’ll make you blush. According to a new study…

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Permission to Bend and Break

Take a few minutes to watch this video below. I don’t want to argue the merits of charging any citizen (let alone those putting their lives on the line for us) for extra bags – that’s for another blog (although, I think it’s the stupidest thing under our sun). But this might very well be…

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A Discriminatory Conundrum

The SHRM HR Magazine that faithfully arrives in my office every month sometimes collects dust while it stares up at me from my desk. Don’t be offended, SHRM…it just does. I had a chance to thumb through the March 2011 edition today and while a number of things caught my eye, one in particular stood…

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Trust? Screw that.

VACATION ARCHIVE: Sorry, but even though I’ve moved on to other employers since this post was originally published on February 10, 2010, I still feel this way. I just do. Enjoy it while I enjoy the beach.   Most organizational experts list Trust as an important element of optimally performing teams.  Steven Covey, author of The Seven Habits…

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