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Happy Hour

A Bartender Shout Out: Laurie Ruettimann

August 27, 2010

For those of you who might not be aware, yesterday was the last post for Laurie Ruettimann over at Punk Rock HR.  I’m sure it was a bittersweet moment for Laurie.  She created Punk Rock HR and had been publishing it for a very long time. Laurie was one of the first people to welcome [...]

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Survival Tactics for Back to School Week

August 26, 2010

For most of the country, it’s back-to-school time.  That time when office politics, project deadlines and general workplace headaches take a back seat to teacher meetings, bus schedules, homework deadlines and general school related headaches.  Of course, these aren’t a replacement for . . . they’re in addition to . . . So, I took [...]

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My Summer Reading List

July 5, 2010

I noticed a relatively new feature in my Smartbrief on Leadership newsletter called Weekend Reading.  For those of you who aren’t subscribed already, Smartbrief is a free publication that offers you a collection of the best reading around the internet.  I especially enjoy it because I don’t have to subscribe to a whole bunch of [...]

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The Scoop on Being Vanilla

July 1, 2010

I love vanilla.  My favorite milkshake is vanilla.  Fave scent?  Yep, vanilla.  Every morning, vanilla creamer in my coffee. But I realize many people have the perception that vanilla is a bad thing.  Vanilla is plain and boring.  So I thought for all those people out there who might be thinking the last thing I [...]

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Putting Up Smoke Screens

June 15, 2010

When I worked in Corporate America, summertime meant a few things.  Company picnics was one and manager outings was another.  Both of them usually involved a discussion about serving alcoholic beverages.  The decision to serve alcohol was based upon three things: Whether or not we had the budget for it Senior leaderships views on drinking [...]

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Contest: Win a Month of Free Advertising

May 11, 2010

With the launch of the spiffy new design for HR Bartender, I wanted to say thanks to the community by holding a little contest.  The winners (there will be 4) get one month of free ad space on HR Bartender.  Interested?  Please read on… All you need to do is send the following information by [...]

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Dining al Desko

April 25, 2010

I ran across this term the other day and it just struck my fancy:  dining al desko According to the Urban Dictionary it means “to eat lunch at your desk.“ There’s plenty of research out there that says it’s important to step away from our desk, even if just for 10-15 minutes.  We feel better [...]

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