Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 16 thru December 22, 2012

Dec 17 - The Discrimination That Nobody Challenges – If you know me or have read any of my blog posts you probably are aware that I am a baby boomer citizen with a low threshold of tolerance for age discrimination. I have a reputation for challenging people who think that assigning an intelligence factor to generational differences is anything other than a myth. In polite company, most people agree with the truth that people in all generational cohorts should be valued on their contribution to society instead of assuming that age stereotypes are real. However, when their guard is down, real gut feelings about age are spilled out into conversation and reveals that the feigned tolerance of other generations is only lip service. – more –

Dec 18 –The Funeral of a Child – Unfortunately, in a free market society where products are manufactured based on a theory of supply and demand, there will always be a need for child-sized caskets. Have you ever attended the funeral of a child? I wrote about losing a granddaughter several years ago in a previous blog post, but I omitted much of the emotional part involved with seeing a full sized hearse carry a small white casket to a special area in the cemetery where there is row after row of infant graves.  – more –

Dec 20 – Oooh Look! A Squirrel! – At the end of a work day, I often look back and wonder where the time went. I used to teach time management and most of the time it seems that I can’t manage my own calendar anymore. It could be tempting to suggest that we would probably like to be paid for how hard we “work” rather than how much meaningful output is produced. While working hard is a strong and desirable personal characteristic, it is also the stuff of urban legend. – more –