Rethinking how people and businesses interact
From the monthly archives:
I have to admit, my time has been limited and I’ve been coming home exhausted from work. I have many different posts ready to start or complete but I haven’t had the energy to write something worthwhile. And if anybody knows when I put out crap, it is my readers. So I have chosen to [...]
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I consider myself moderately on the right as far as US politics is concerned. I am exceedingly pro-business and think, as Thoreau said, “That government is best which governs least.” So you may be surprised to hear that when it comes to health care policy, I believe innovation in this country will continue to decline [...]
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One of the unique things about HR is our exposure to a lot of losers. Hold on now, let me pull that back. I already started this post in the hole. I am going to have to dig myself out and quick before you go off to other posts that praise everything you do! Being [...]
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I rarely (if ever) talk about my wife Jen (to the left here) in this blog. This isn’t an intended slight but just the fact that the subject matter here rarely crosses into that territory. If you ask her, I think she prefers it that way too. So if this post is a slight deviation [...]
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So I was watching the NFL opening weekend and annoying my wife by not taking it off of football coverage the entire day. It was a terrible weekend for sports in case you were wondering. First of all, my alma mater Washington State University suffered the most humiliating defeat ever (66-3). Then the Seahawks lost [...]
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I don’t do politics blogging well anymore and I am a big proponent of sticking with what you do best. That being said, being an ex-politics junkie means old habits break very slowly. And by slowly, I mean not at all. So when I thought of a great parallel in both the political and HR [...]
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Most career advice is well and good but it won’t get you a job. In fact, you could follow this advice to the letter and you may not get a job for months in this economy. And if you do land a job after reading this sort of advice, it won’t be because of it. In fact, I would argue it would be in spite of it. If it were as easy as a handshake to get a job, business wouldn’t be suffering, it would be failing.
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A very cool announcement today that I would like to share with you. Today, HRM Today has united with HR Bloggers to create a comprehensive online community for members of the HR profession. We will offer a portal for professionals to seek and give advice, stay on top of trends, and explore innovative ways to [...]
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