Mean Muggin HR
A few months ago, my staff bought me this coffee mug as a token of appreciation. I used it with pride and thought it encapsulated my brand of sassy pretty well. When my son saw it, he asked “Are you going to take that to your new job?” Yes “I wouldn’t do that if I [...]
Tags: Avoiding HR Burn-out, Best HR Practices, Challenges of Working in HR, HR reputation, Toxic Workplace
Everything I Know About HR, I Learned From Darth Vader

Anyone who pretends to know anything about Star Wars knows that Darth Vader is the scariest, most powerful and most memorable villain in cinema history! Who else can make his enemies wet their pants at the mere sound of his breathing pattern? Who else can choke the crap of an underperforming employee from another room [...]
Tags: Avoiding HR Burn-out, Challenges of Working in HR, Chris Fields, Cost of Work, entry level HR, HR reputation, Illinois SHRM
Is It Your Business … Or Your Busy-Ness?

Matt was the new supervisor of the A/P department where Jenna had worked for the last 7 years. He was hired after the former supervisor retired. I always believed Jenna wanted the position — but she didn’t apply when it was posted so she was never considered. Matt worked hard to try to understand innerworkings [...]
Tags: Employee Relations, Identifying & Addressing Insubordination, Investigating Harassment Complaints, Toxic Workplace
New Jack HR

I confess. New Jack City is one of my favorite movies. I’ve seen it almost 100 times. I know the characters and dialogue and the dialect of the character’s dialogue. I own the DVD with bonus features … Keep reading and don’t judge me. When the movie was on network cable a couple of weeks [...]
Tags: Encouraging and Engaging Employees, Practical Management Lessons, Toxic Workplace, Workplace Bullying
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