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Tom Bolt

Four Reasons Why Recruiters Need to Look for a New Job (Reprise)

Recruiters come in all shapes, sizes and varieties but they all have one thing in common: They all need to look for a new job. Whether the recruiter lives on a large corporate org chart or is an independent floater they need to be engaged in looking for those greener pastures. This goes for the agency guru, sourcing experts, yeoman full-cycle consulting/advising/contracting recruiters and even corporate recruiting managers. No this does not mean that they… Read More »Four Reasons Why Recruiters Need to Look for a New Job (Reprise)

Another Presumptuous Bit of Unsolicited Advice to SHRM

Last week Gerry Crispin penned a blog post Advice to SHRM: Drop Barriers between members and non-members. He mentioned that it was a bit presumptuous to offer anyone public advice, but he also openly wondered about crowdsourcing advice to SHRM. As I was preparing a comment on his article two things became apparent: First of all, my reply was becoming almost as long as his entire post, and in addition I began to dangerously push… Read More »Another Presumptuous Bit of Unsolicited Advice to SHRM

Off the Grid: Not Necessarily HR – Words You Think You Know

Spending a night in a hotel exposes you to things that are not normally part of your ordinary routine. I learned a lesson long ago that buyers for hotel shampoo are mostly former hippie females and believe that everybody should smell like flowers, fruit, or some flavor of Snapple. Last week I forgot to pack my own shampoo and picked up the hotel brand to see what people were going to smell as I walked… Read More »Off the Grid: Not Necessarily HR – Words You Think You Know

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Everything I Need to Know About Culture I Learned from Yogurt

Yogurt is made by the fermentation of milk by bacteria known as “yogurt cultures.” When people are chatting, blogging, or referencing a company culture it makes me think of just how perfectly matched the analogy of yogurt to culture happens to be… a concept that upper management needs to keep in mind. All the best ideas are not at the top. In fact some of the most fruitful ideas in a company come from lower… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Everything I Need to Know About Culture I Learned from Yogurt

Ten Ways To Fix a Nasty Culture by Communicating

About ten years ago there was an upscale eat-in Chinese restaurant in the Danbury Square Mall with a huge marquee sign proclaiming in neon that it was the home of “DYNASTY RESTAURANT.” Of course, one cardinal rule of communication is to always be aware of the message you are sending. For some reason, the owners of this restaurant chose to ignore the maintenance on their sign even after there were several months of nightly blaring… Read More »Ten Ways To Fix a Nasty Culture by Communicating