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The Art of Tootology

Some phrases are difficult to define and are usually not translatable into another language. According to some accounts, John F. Kennedy made a major German language faux pas in his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in Berlin, Germany. The more grammatically correct text would have been “Ich bin Berliner.” So instead of saying “I am a citizen of Berlin” as he intended, his thick Boston accent and the insertion of a single word could have… Read More »The Art of Tootology

Philanthropy of Experience

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 the pathway to bettering ourselves. We hear the term “pay it forward” and live in a world that has given us the ability to do exactly that… to repay the debt we owe to learned mentors, teachers and parents by bringing it alive to a new… Read More »Philanthropy of Experience

From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Those Times We Sang the Resume Blues

Everybody places way too much emphasis on the resume. Everybody! Job seekers think that it is the ultimate ticket to a new job when it is really only a tool to get a foot in the door. On the receiving end, overly picky hiring managers have been known to disqualify candidates for perceived errors and overlook the fact that it is not a complete job history. How do these two opposing viewpoints get together other… Read More »From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Those Times We Sang the Resume Blues

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – A Smorgasbord of Topics

Taking a break from the multi-post themes of recent weeks, these articles were the product of thoughts that just happened to show themselves when the keyboard was silent. Stay tuned… research is afoot for two additional themes in the near future.  Mar 4 - An Old Motivational Story That Still Works - Why do we do what we do? I wonder at people’s motivations when help is volunteered loudly and publically. Even worse, self professed experts change… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – A Smorgasbord of Topics

An Engagement Theory

It has been very tempting to jump onto the buzzword bandwagon about employee engagement. Reading all the blog posts, news articles and chat sessions where this is discussed, not one single thing has been clear. If we are to discuss the engagement of someone, shouldn’t we agree on a basis for the discussion? Most of the rhetoric is frankly warmed over management thought with a new word used to describe it. My knee jerk reaction… Read More »An Engagement Theory