Rethinking the ways people and businesses interact
From the category archives:
Once upon a time, I worked for a company in a small town in eastern Washington state. While it is a beautiful area of the country it is, how do you say… isolated. Like 150 miles from an international airport isolated. Like an hour from the closest interstate isolated. 35,000 people living in a virtual [...]
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When I was on the road last week, I received a call from an unknown caller. I picked up the call as I was striding down the airport concourse and on the other end of the line I heard the sounds of a call center. A perfectly pleasant person said they were with a collections [...]
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We all know that the recession is making Americans think differently about where they are heading in their professional lives. Whether it be by choice or by the force of circumstances, many people are taking this approach. I know it has certainly pushed people I know to change (or postpone, or move up) their plans [...]
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Editor’s Note: Steve Browne is a good friend of Rehaul and has conducted local HR forums in Cincinnati for several years. One of their most recent forums focused on mentoring programs. What follows is an edited version of the results of that discussion. You can follow Steve on Twitter.
Like many HR initiatives, “Mentoring” became an [...]
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In case you’ve been in a media free zone the past couple of weeks, you know Conan O’Brien has left The Tonight Show. I’ve read takes by Libby Sartain and Jason Seiden so I am late to the party and I have various degrees of difficulty with both arguments thrown out there. Let me be [...]
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There is a small discussion going on about how some people choose mediocrity for their careers. I started to leave a comment but realized that I’d love to separate it out from the other issues addressed in that post. Let’s get some laser focus in on this thing and let some of my super smart [...]
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Welcome to 2010. Got your coffee? Are you in your old office chair again? 9,000 e-mails that all require an urgent response today? 10 hours of meetings? Great.
Here’s a reality check for the new year: there are still quite a few out of work people in HR. And these aren’t just leftovers and scabs, these [...]
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Last week (or maybe two weeks ago, I am losing track), I participated in a round table-esq discussion about some pertinent topics regarding HR called “Raging Debates in HR” by Halogen Software (Halogen is a former sponsor). Jason Seiden actually brought up some good points about the question regarding “weisure.” Have you heard of this [...]
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The other day we celebrated my wife’s birthday and we had a great time. You see, we’ve been married almost four years and I know the kinds of things she likes. I made her dinner (instead of going out) because she enjoys when I put together dinner. I got her clothes instead of jewelry because [...]
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