I'm taking a break this week. In observance of this well deserved rest, however, I won't be writing anything new for the next few days. You'll live...believe me. I will, however, treat you to a post from the archives now and then. So check back and enjoy them! The first one was written and posted ...
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How many of you HR pros out there have been geographically relegated to a dark corner somewhere in the office? For years and years the traditional notion was that given the sensitivity of matters managed on a daily basis, HR needed to be private. Well 'private' has unfortunately become 'segregated.' We've heard that "we need ...
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HR is notorious for making the lives of others more difficult. Policies, rules, forms, processes, paperwork...stuff that gets in the way of the business. The business needs some of it, but it doesn't need it to be a nuisance. And most of it, unfortunately, is a nuisance. So as an HR professional, you're starting off ...
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I said to myself I wasn't going to write a post about HRevolution 2010 and I've been resisting as much for the last three days. I figured by now it would have all been said. But it hasn't so I can bite my tongue no longer. Let me start by getting three things about ...
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The notion that HR needs to be "at the table" is so cliche these days that it makes my tummy rumble. Yes, HR professionals should strive to be more closely involved not only in responding to, but also actually establishing the strategic direction of the ...
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