At the end of a work day, I often look back and wonder where the time went. I used to teach time management and most of the time it seems that I can’t manage my own calendar anymore. It could be tempting to suggest that we would probably like to be paid for how hard we “work†rather than how much meaningful output is produced. While working hard is a strong and desirable personal characteristic,… Read More »Oooh Look! A Squirrel!
In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary: Dec 9 - Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen. – more – Dec 10 – Artificial Motivation – It is the season to seek justification for our actions even when it is purely emotional rather than logical. We were urged by major box stores… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 9 thru December 15, 2012
This is the final part of a three part series. The Art of War for Job Search (Part 1) and The Art of War for Job Search (Part 2) precede this and have discussed the first nine of the thirteen chapters written by Sun Tzu on winning battles. Here is the remainder of his points: Configurations of Terrain – Always be aware of the battlefield. Common ground between the job seeker and an employer should… Read More »The Art of War for Job Search (Part 3)
Sometimes it is convenient to just react to a feeling rather than to do in-depth research. Within any company there will be day-to-day occurrences that will in isolation seem like a trend. We all know the danger of taking anecdotal evidence to represent a truth when in fact it is really looking at a symptom rather than the disease. Much has been said pro and con regarding employee engagement or the lack of it. One… Read More »Fixing Disloyalty
True multiple personalities within one person are an unfortunate clinical condition that most of us, thankfully, will never experience or even encounter. We consider this to be the stuff of movies with plots that give us a glimpse into a strange world of twisted motivations and confused spirits. While multiple personality disorder (MPD) is rare and difficult to diagnose, our oversimplified lay definition for this is a condition characterized to be at least two distinct… Read More »Jekyll and Hyde Decision Making – Valuing Perspective