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Can My Boss Make Me Do That?

June 30, 2018

I’ve had lots of employees complain to me about their bosses over the course of my career; as you can imagine, it comes with the territory of being in human resources.  And, with all the recent publicity of the #metoo movement and public awareness on the topics of discrimination, inappropriate behavior and harassment in the…

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Executive Buy-In…BS!

May 25, 2018

For decades in business, we have been talking about how important it is to gain executive and management buy-in before you can successfully launch an initiative.  Ask almost any human resources professional, continuous improvement specialist, learning and development professional or project manager and they will all tell you obtaining buy-in is the hallmark first step…

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HR, CSI and Fraud

May 16, 2018

You never quite know what to expect when you are letting an employee go.  As a human resources professional, I never go into a termination meeting without preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.  When you treat people with respect and compassion (no matter what the reason for the separation is) then most of…

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Say This, Get a Raise

May 8, 2018

Unless you don’t want to know the proper way to ask for a raise, this article is a must read!  And, for the record, I’ve never met an adult employee that felt like they were sufficiently paid for the work they did at their job.  And, unless you are lucky enough to work at an awesome…

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Why Your HR Department Sucks, Really

May 1, 2018

It seems like no one likes HR, except maybe other HR professionals.  I get it.  We get a bad rap because we often times deal with discipline, terminations, policy enforcement and delivering bad news.  Most HR professionals understand the bad comes with the good and as a result, we don’t end up with many work…

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