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You Can’t Fake Optimism

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

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – From the Inspirational To the Practical

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

How Can I Get A Job In HR?

An interesting side effect of working in HR and also being a job seeker advocate is that I am often approached with the question, “How can I get a job in HR?” My own professional path has been through various generalist and specialist functions that rolled together might be the typical classic definition of human resources, but my career has been far from typical. Someday it may be relevant to tell that story, but it… Read More »How Can I Get A Job In HR?

Diversity and Occlusion

No, that is not a typographical or grammatical error. The word occlusion could be seen as one of the results of inclusion because occluding indicates a shutting off, obstructing or blocking something in favor of something else. Diversity indicates an organizational condition that is composed of a population of different individuals with the objective of recognizing the value of each individual. Inclusion is an individual characteristic that represents being valued and respected. For some reason… Read More »Diversity and Occlusion

The Holistic Human Resources Influence on Business

In case there is an HR professional out there that has a delusion that you run things, here is your bubble bursting awakening. You don’t drive the train or blow the whistle, but if the business derails you can be sure that you will share in the blame. Unless the business of your company IS human resources, the expertise necessary to plan and execute operations to make money comes from other corporate minds. Having stated… Read More »The Holistic Human Resources Influence on Business