One of the worst things I’ve ever had to do as an HR professional is organize a reduction in the workforce. It’s a terrible feeling. …
Leadership and Management
These posts focus on workplace leadership and management as part of an overall business strategy.
The Motivation Department
An HR pro recently told me, “I’m in charge of employee motivation.” I hate to burst anyone’s bubble but I’m not sure that (1) any …
Ask HR Bartender: Impressing the Boss
This installment of Ask HR Bartender involves a situation with an intern, their manager and the department head. Here’s the situation (edited for brevity): I’m …
Playing is Part of the Job
I’m a work hard, play hard kinda girl. I’ve been very fortunate to work for companies that shared this philosophy. And because I like to …
Ask HR Bartender: The Importance of Trust
Today’s brief installment was inspired by a post from one of my favorite bloggers, Gautam Ghosh. If you haven’t checked out his blog, Designing HR …
Being Strategic and Creating Strategy Aren’t the Same Thing
I recently had the privilege of writing a guest post over at Michael Carty’s XpertHR blog. He’s doing a series called “If I Could Change …
Get Involved
Today is Election Day in the United States. This particular election is quite interesting. The popular opinion is that American voters are extremely agitated with …
