Thank You
There is one thing I know as Thanksgiving approaches this year: I would not be where I am at today without my dear friends in the online HR community and the countless readers who choose to put up with some of the crap I post here. I know everyone says that but I can’t think of too many others who have leaned as heavily on their readers. I have a quick story for you to demonstrate: I lost my job in late July and after it happened, I was nervous. My wife

Life Is All There Is
Last week (or maybe two weeks ago, I am losing track), I participated in a round table-esq discussion about some pertinent topics regarding HR called “Raging Debates in HR” by Halogen Software (Halogen is a former sponsor). Jason Seiden actually brought up some good points about the

Get Over Yourself
So you are Mr. or Ms. Big Shot. Okay, more than likely you are Mr. or Ms. Thinks They Are A Big Shot. Maybe you have a book or a TV show or a podcast or a popular blog or a big company or a big position or a fancy car. Maybe you are known. Maybe you are actually a big deal. Get over yourself. You know who was the worst about this for a while? Me. Ridiculous, right? It wasn’t even over anything big. My blog

Six Steps To Manage Change In Your Organisation
Editors note: Today’s post is coming of you courtesy of Chris Farmer of The Corporate Coach Group in the UK. Take it away Chris! Change is the only universal constant. You can be on one of two positions in respect to change: You can drive change. Or be driven BY change. Those who are

Why Work Anniversaries Still Matter
I was looking at a post by Paul Hebert’s i2i about service anniversary awards and it got me thinking about the inherent ridiculousness of the whole concept. Why are we giving awards for people sticking it out? “Oh hey Jimmy, you made it through another year. Here’s your bronze pin. After that, you can get your sil