I wrote this piece for our company newsletter recently. I’m a big believer in educating our employees on the importance of saving for retirement, and when I heard about a new tax change this year, I just knew I had to write on it. If you are interested in using it for your own company, [...]
Whew! There are so many great resources I’d like to share today. Let’s jump right in. Free employee engagement webinar These events by Workforce.com are fantastic. They have multiple sessions throughout the day and you can even get HRCI recert credits for some of the sessions. Definitely worth checking out! Make your age an afterthought [...]
I’ve been putting together a series over on my other blog about SHRM’s new Human Resources Young Professional project, and the series has covered some of the major issues identified by new HR pros. Those issues include lack of credibility, lack of challenging work, and lack of a definite career path. It’s a great read [...]
Every two weeks there is a meeting of the minds. There is an event that occurs that, while relatively unknown, has long-term implications for the profession that I love. It affects the HR community, and it often draws a crowd of participants and spectators from around the globe. It’s the HR Carnival. What it is The [...]
So. You want to be brilliant, huh? I have a tip to help make that come true. Want to hear? Find someone smarter than you Now, let me just start by saying that I’m by no means brilliant. I am painfully aware of that fact. However, I’m working to change that by paying attention to [...]
Okay, so I usually don’t do this, but today I’m sending you elsewhere to get your weekly RocketHR fix. Please check out this post titled “The HR Capitalist Challenge.” But please don’t just read the post and walk away. There are three very important questions in there regarding how you make yourself a better HR [...]
Way back in the day when I was an Assistant Personnel Manager (yeah, that far back) we in Human Resources didn’t wring our hands about Being Invited to The Table. It wasn’t called that yet. But the concept had (and still has) validity. Influential HR bloggers Mark Stelzner and Sharlyn Lauby have weighed in on HR’s [...]
I’m always a bit teary-eyed as the year comes to a close. I simultaneously look back at the previous months and forward to those ahead and mentally measure my accomplishments against my expectations. One of the projects that I’ve been happy to watch come to fruition is the development of this blog. Although RocketHR has [...]
Want to get mentored? Well, you’ll have to wait until next year. This year’s participants in the NASHRM mentor project were announced last week, and I am thrilled to be on that exclusive list. The mastermind of this project, Rusty Brand, passed along this comment: We believe that the mentor program has the potential to bring [...]
I’ve been chatting behind the scenes with HR professionals both locally and nationwide. Many of them are out of work and looking for the next gig to open up. I can give them advice until my face turns blue, but I’ve had a grand total of one HR position. Much of what I know is [...]
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