You Just Might Get It

‘Tis the season!! There are two things that I look forward to during the holidays — hearing “Silent Night” by the Temptations and watching the 24-hour marathon of “A Christmas Story” on TBS. Oh, nothing says Christmas like watching Ralphie beat up Spike and beg his parents and Santa for a Red Rider BB Gun. [...]
2-Week Notice Is A Joke

I learned a lot of things in my journey from one job to another in the past few weeks. I plan to share a few lessons this month — and a few later once time and distance have given me better perspective. However, the one glaring lesson that stands out to me in all of this [...]
Everything I Know About HR, I Learned from Han Solo

Han Solo is the greatest space cowboy of all time. Just thought we’d get that out of the way. Also, your HR team would be a whole lot better with more Han. You’re not asking why. You know. But in case you grew up in the time of the prequels, if you see Han as [...]
Is It Time to Trash That Trophy?

A friend called to tell me about an interview for a possible new job. It was one of those almost all-day kinds with multiple people, panels and tests in one swoop. During one of the breaks, she was waiting in the hallway. In the the hallway was a trophy case. Inside the case were trophies. [...]
What HR is to Me … Now

Reading all the posts this month from newbie bloggers and career HR practitioners got me hyped up — and it got me thinking: what HR is to me … now? I still believe HR’s primary reason for being is to balance the needs of the employer with the rights of the employee. And I still believe [...]
