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Leading With Your Lizard Brain

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I have always been fascinated by the human brain. There is so much pop psychology floated around by amateurs that we rarely get an honest glimpse into how it works. We hear so much about how our brains are wired, but that is gross oversimplification. If the truth were known, even the experts have difficulty exploring and understanding this organ. Functionally, parts of our brain have remained prehistoric. An excellent article by Christine Comaford in… Read More »Leading With Your Lizard Brain

Social Media: Too Dynamic To Grasp… Too Powerful To Ignore

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Last week an article written by Tom Pick appeared on the Webbiquity | B2B Marketing Blog site that was called 87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012. The title is an immediate attention getter because it is obviously not somebody’s condensation of data into the usual David Letterman sized list. Also, the word “more” implies that the list may be a continuation from another list or lists. It also suggests that the… Read More »Social Media: Too Dynamic To Grasp… Too Powerful To Ignore

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – October 14 thru October 20, 2012

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In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary:                 Job Seekers: Embracing Negativity for Positive Results – There was a New York Times Op-Ed piece a few months ago by Oliver Burkeman titled The Power of Negative Thinking. This grabbed my attention because I have always been an advocate of the opposite theory that positive thinking keeps us on target and productive. In this article Burkeman… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – October 14 thru October 20, 2012

Job Seekers: Embracing Negativity for Positive Results

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There was a New York Times Op-Ed piece a few months ago by Oliver Burkeman titled The Power of Negative Thinking. This grabbed my attention because I have always been an advocate of the opposite theory that positive thinking keeps us on target and productive. In this article Burkeman highlights new research that is actually a confirmation of ancient philosophies that there must be balance between positive forces and negative ones. He emphasizes balancing “…optimism… Read More »Job Seekers: Embracing Negativity for Positive Results

Broken Promises by a Recruiter?

One of the hardest things to do as a recruiter is to deliver on expectations. Notice that I didn’t say delivering on promises. There is a hidden dialog buried in our memories of a child quizzing a parent, “But you promised!” That scenario may have been an actual commitment that was broken or simply an expression of disappointment that the child did not get her own way. We grow older, but never really escape from… Read More »Broken Promises by a Recruiter?