Tag Archives: human resources

If I Think you’re an Idiot – You’re an Idiot

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Fairly early on in my career I had a “moment”. I was seen by my company at the time as a high potential, an emerging leader. The problem was that I was a high-end type A personality with a get … Continue reading →

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Be Bold! Be Different! Bring Back the Christmas Party!

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

Are you one of those companies that no longer have a Christmas party? Have you taken all the fun out of building team and truly celebrating the end of the year with your employees and their spouses? Thought I heard … Continue reading →

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For Better or For Worse – Why Long Term Commitment is Hard to Find

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Hard to find and near impossible. Not only is it becoming a hard reality that marriages and relationships don’t last but that employment tenure with employers are being severely eroded. A job for life is still for many the American … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Tip for any Job Seeker

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

Shut up. Nothing but nothing destroys your credibility with a hiring manager and recruiter than going on endlessly about this or that after they have asked you a question. Answer the question, add a little bit (to show who you … Continue reading →

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The Courage of Conviction

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

Most of us play it safe. It’s always easier to pick the middle of the road than to steer to immediate left or the dangerous corner to the right where you might get swept of the cliff of career progression. … Continue reading →

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Hasta La Vista Baby! – When an Employee Must Go

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Recently I was in a meeting with a group of employees and one of kept complaining about the company he worked for. Bad mouthing the company for not doing this or not doing that, he did not have one good … Continue reading →

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Why Women Should Be Paid More than Men?

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

  They consume less space on average and a company can reduce its office square footage. They smell better so there are less HR complaints about body odor. They are smarter than men or so I am told by every … Continue reading →

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Why We Should Hire Based on IQ Scores!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Nothing affects corporate performance more than stupidity! I think companies should hire based on IQ scores. Think I am off my gourd? Demonstrating discrimination or elitism? That’s the point of this article as companies are already discriminating by screening out … Continue reading →

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How to Know When HR’s Just Not That Into You?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Remember the book and movie entitled He’s Just Not That Into You. It was all about the elusive search by a group of women looking for prince charming by having to wade through a bunch of conniving frogs and some pigs along the … Continue reading →

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Firing on all Cylinders – Why Firing People can be Fun!

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Look I am not some egomaniac on a power trip. In my earlier HR days I hated having to fire anyone. I remember having to fire hundred upon hundred of high-tech workers due to the market crash and it was … Continue reading →

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