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Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Exploring the -isms

Looking at a cross section of factors in the world of work is a rich source of -isms that are always topics of concern. How much new thought can be generated about the stars of these shows? Racism, sexism, ageism, nationalism and a whole herd of others that are dragged out, warmed up, and then served as leftovers in policies, podcasts and blog posts are necessary to remember, but those discussions are seldom memorable. This… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Exploring the -isms

Egoism: Enemy of Employment

One truth that we live by is that we need to look out for Number One… if we don’t toot our own horn nobody else will do it for us. It seems that we have all suffered from the perception that our trust has been betrayed by those we expected to help us. In a knee jerk reaction we rely on egoism to guide our actions and we learn not to expect help from anybody.… Read More »Egoism: Enemy of Employment

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Watching People Everywhere

If there is a line between stalking and people watching, I probably test those boundaries from time to time. There is a library of characters in my brain, probably for that unwritten great American novel, that grows with every day. This week began with observing how people see different generations. If ageism is alive and well it is probably partially due to how people are perceived by another age group. Next we transitioned into a… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Watching People Everywhere

A Job Search Requires More Than One Lens

All of us are people-watchers at one time or another. We can find amusement in watching people perform in their own one-act unrehearsed and unplanned play as they stumble through life unaware that anyone is watching. When it becomes necessary, we consciously, or maybe unconsciously, focus our observation on others in order to learn acceptable behaviors and successful patterns of actions. For a job seeker, there are many lessons to be learned about changing the… Read More »A Job Search Requires More Than One Lens

From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Those Times We Talked About Twitter

When anyone asks me the open ended question, “Where do you live?” the most correct answer would probably be “On Twitter.” While I am probably not as addicted to this platform as some other people I have seen, it is the knee-jerk go-to place to meet with friends, colleagues and clients. If social media is going to replace email and other forms of written communication in the future, a good start would be with Twitter.… Read More »From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Those Times We Talked About Twitter