Rethinking how people and businesses interact
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I believe in hustle. Hustle to me is a state of mind. It is a combination of working hard and working quickly. You make mistakes quicker, you make adjustments quicker and you have success quicker. Not only that but once you find success, you sustain that success through continuing the cycle. Hustle doesn’t take a [...]
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So last night I was finishing up my taxes for 2009 (I know, I know, procrastination) and I was looking back at my income for the year. I came to the conclusion that it is going to be hard to beat the up and down of 2009 (to which my wife happily applauded). I know [...]
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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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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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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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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, [...]
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It’s 2:00 AM and the blinking cursor on my blog entry page is taunting me. My wife Jen, who got home from work at 10:00pm, went to bed two hours ago. She thinks I am nuts. My office desk is littered with scribbled notes, various forms of caffeine delivery and a CD I finally took [...]
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Like many HR bloggers, I field several questions a month about how to get started in HR. When I hear that their primary reason for considering entry into the field is that they really love working with and helping people, I almost universally tell them to reconsider HR as a profession. Look, I love the [...]
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Most companies take a stance where they want to promote from within. If you are with such a company and you feel trapped in your current role (maybe you’ve been overlooked for several promotions, etc…), here are a few things that can help you out. 1. Go beyond your job. As I pointed out earlier, [...]
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I’m David Manaster, CEO of ERE Media, the leading trade publisher for recruiting professionals. Your HR Guy is generously hosting this (very late) guest post on his blog as part of the Big Bad Recruiting Blog Swap. I’ve been reading Beth’s post on “job hopper”, the comments on it, and Your HR Guy’s thoughts on [...]
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