If You Have Humans, You Need Human Resources
Is it time to talk about the end of/death of/extermination with prejudice of HR again? Oh great! I know, I know, “everyone hates HR” just like “everyone hates lawyers,” so when the mandatory seasonal think pieces on the much-looked-for death of HR come along, we’re supposed to take our knocks and accept it as due. Some of […]
Guide to Tackling Uncomfortable Workplace Conversations
This post is sponsored by BreatheHR. Employee friendly HR software designed to help tame your business. We can all remember back to our childhood days and the ‘stinky kid’ in our classroom. It’s easy to imagine that as we mature into adulthood, everyone picks up the social cues that good personal hygiene is a necessity […]
Is Your Industry and Company Prepared for a Labor Shortage?
In a Conference Board report, written about in the Wall Street Journal, it is anticipated that U.S. employers are going to be demanding more labor. labor that won’t be present. This anticipated labor shortfall is due to a number of factors. In addition to the fact that more workers are leaving the workforce voluntarily rather […]
Calling All HR Introverts! Tips to Survive Conference & Event Season
Calling All HR Introverts! Tips to Survive Conference & Event Season Conference season is upon us. If you’re an introvert like me, you may have mixed emotions. Psyched to learn and happy to be offsite for a few days to gain fresh perspective, but dreading having the life drained out of you by all […]
Lego Death Threats: A Firing Offense
Is it ok to threaten your colleagues? No, of course not. But there’s always someone looking for a loophole in that simple truth. What if I just JOKED about threatening them? Still no. Or… threatening shadow puppets! That would be ok, right? Nope nope nope. Lego Death Threats: A Firing Offense But here’s a […]
Getting Started On Instagram and Snapchat
So you want to get serious about Instagram and Snapchat, huh? Maybe you’ve created an account, taken a few photos and now you’re thinking to yourself “what now?” Whether you plan to use them for fun, for work or for something else entirely, the process is largely the same. I’ll try to give you some […]
