I’m Too Sexy for This Job from #SHRM12
Fired for Being Too Sexy at Work Keep your shirt on and make sure it doesn’t have too low of cleavage. Because if you’re too sexy, you could lose your job, though you’d have legal recourse. Buzz Rooney wrote about uncomfortable conversations at work when it comes to certain female assets like cleavage. At SHRM […]
Enterprise 2.0 Conference — Geeks at Work
When Geeks Go Corporate at Work The Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston brought together thought leaders focused on applying social software strategies to improve business performance. The number of Fortune 500 companies who came to tell “their success stories” surprised me. Wow- it’s not just a bunch of geeks at work and vendors anymore! The […]
Candidate Experience: No Love for the Resume Black Hole
No Love for the Resume Black Hole Searching for a job is a full time job especially since for many companies the online application process using an ATS or applicant tracking system takes an upwards of 45 minutes to complete. Recruiters and HR professionals want to obtain as much information as possible so as not […]
Why Nipple Tape Doesn’t Cure Workplace Conflict
When HR’s the Target of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace It was my first “real HR” job at a small manufacturing company after leaving staffing. About a month or so into it, the VP of Operations called me into his office. He was obviously nervous and started stumbling through a rehearsed monologue on what a […]
Creating a Culture of Excellence (Like Disney)
Doing a Google search, you’ll see more than 10 million hits on creating a culture of excellence and of employee engagement. One of the best examples of a company with an incredible culture is Disney; they continue to get it right. Scott Milligan, SPHR, Business program consultant at the Disney Institute, told a standing room […]
Dating vs Marriage: Are Your Employees Committed?
It’s been a crazy weekend at the SHRM conference in Atlanta, and for any of you that didn’t get to attend (or like me who didn’t have the chance to actually hear many presenters while there) I’m just now able to check out some of the great presenters and speakers the conference had to offer. […]