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Tom Bolt

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – July 29 thru August 4, 2012

In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary:         Cue the Music – What if we had music underscoring our personal and business lives? First we would have to pick a title song that would begin each day…hopefully upbeat and cheerful. Then as events unfold in our lives there would be additional music interwoven with our actions. Our opening joke in a presentation would be followed by a rim… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – July 29 thru August 4, 2012

Interview Question: Why Do You Work?

  In a discussion with a hiring manager about her decision to choose tricky interview questions not even remotely related to job specs I was told that one question was not negotiable. “I always ask a candidate why they go to work every day.” I agreed with her that this one was probably OK even though I didn’t immediately see how it would be measurable or allow candidates to be compared to each other for… Read More »Interview Question: Why Do You Work?

The Three Dis’s of Problem Solving

I once worked for a manager who had a plaque on the wall that was simply a large capital letter “D” followed by the a superscript numeral “4” which a middle school algebra scholar would read “D to the fourth power.” This sign was always an attention getter and conversation starter for those who sat in front of his desk and glanced up at the wall. When asked, he explained that this was the simple… Read More »The Three Dis’s of Problem Solving

Do We Ever Really Grow Up?

I usually observe one more restriction than the usual list of forbidden topics such as religion and politics.  Except where there is a point to be made I don’t talk much about my family. My eyes glaze over when some people blather incessantly about their personal lives and I don’t really want to become another blatherer. Also, even though it is no secret that I am a card carrying Baby Boom Generation member, there is… Read More »Do We Ever Really Grow Up?

Cue the Music

  Movies have become a constant form of entertainment for most people. Whether it is going to see a first run extravaganza on a wide screen or in our living rooms on a smaller scale, we crave escape from real life into fantasy. Occasionally, Hollywood will convert a classic Broadway Musical into a widescreen presentation, but all movies include some kind of musical score that seamlessly weaves itself into the plot. Some music actually trademarks… Read More »Cue the Music