I am thankful that we have a day dedicated to thanks. We all know people that are not so inclined to be thankful by nature and on this day they are reminded to spout the usual sappy Hallmark thank-you platitudes to anyone who does not have diabetes or a weak stomach. Maybe I was wrong by thinking that it is way too early for TV Scrooge Marathons running back-to-back until Christmas because there is something… Read More »All Thanks Are Not Equal
Recently I completed writing a three part series on Performance Management, but I’m almost positive that Scott Adams, the insightful genius creator of the Dilbert comic strip, did not read it. In fact, from the lower than usual stats for those three days I’m also fairly certain that nobody else of importance did either. My comments that this may have stepped on a few toes could be the reason, but I think the basic reason… Read More »Hey Boss! You Missed More Than an Annual Review
My life has always been musical in some way or another. I successfully completed my development in utero without benefit of the current trend of playing classical music to the unborn, but somehow there was some sort of cosmic influence that compelled me to bang on pots and pans and sing from an early age. Neither of my parents were musicians, so if my interests and talents came from them it was a recessive gene.… Read More »Music Resources Is Human Resources
One of the hottest topics of today seems to be whether or not a college degree is really necessary. The current heightened activity in this dialog… or rather, monologue… is happening for several reasons. Hopefully, the fleeting political rhetoric will soon die down now that the U.S. elections are over, but every four years we revisit the concept that somehow education is a right even though there is no constitutional guarantee or legal reason to… Read More »To Degree, or Not To Degree. That Is The Question.
In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary: A Veteran Reflects – In spite of the fact that most of the thanks I receive for my military service are shallow and reflexive, I do appreciate it because I am proud of being a veteran. It is not so much a pride in anything that I have done but a subtle humbleness in what it has made me.… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – November 11 thru November 17, 2012