I recently wrote a 5-part series of on the topic of mentoring and that horse was sufficiently beaten to death before I was finished. It was a labor of love because I have always been a strong proponent of training in the workplace. I have not modified any of my thoughts since that time, but there is always something new or a different slant on a topic. Last week I read an excellent blog post… Read More »Mutual Mentorship
Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. ~ Vaclav Havel If you search online for inspirational quotes about optimism, you will find a bunch of crap proclaiming that without an optimistic viewpoint a person’s world will stop turning. Optimism is one of those misunderstood concepts that in and of… Read More »You Can’t Fake Optimism
I’m not sure if this is a permanent trend, but this week also began with an article that is intended to be somewhat motivational on Monday and evolved into an analogy of personal characteristics in an organization on Tuesday. Another recurring topic is on diversity and this week we take a look into exclusion as well as inclusion. Finally, job search advice is given in a general sense to anyone looking to find work and… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – From the Inspirational To the Practical
You have been praying for that phone to ring. You have graduated from a post-and-pray job search methodology after you realized that sitting at your computer pushing buttons to apply online is only one aspect of your search. And the phone has not been ringing. You have expanded your social networking contacts, arranged for real life meetings with influential people and have a powerful sense that you are finally on the right track. What could… Read More »That Other Black Hole – Job Seeker Amnesia
Beginning the week with motivational ideas, we moved through discussions of branding, diversity, reality, and unemployment. There is so much more to talk about on these topics. You can count on seeing continuations of these ideas in the weeks to come. Mar 11 -Â Philanthropy of Experience -Â Everyone has some unique experience to share with the world. This is not because of their individual worth because even those living under a rock can sometimes show us… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Spicy Bits of Life