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 that if we didn’t shop on Black Friday then we would lose out on all of the best prices for holiday shopping. Hidden away was that whisper of truth that the hottest shopping days are actually the ten days preceding Christmas when the best deals not only reappear they… Read More »Artificial Motivation
This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen.             Why Networking Doesn’t Work – History has given modern society the concept that all humans are equal. This is a political truism that has spawned governments and has civilized our culture. It is at the center of our belief system that there is a right and… Read More »Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.6
I suck at bowling. I am in awe of people who have mastered the sport to the point that it appears effortless. It is a sport because it is competitive, but I have seen professional quality, muscular, football-type athletes attack the lane with brute force and fling the ball at record time down one gutter or the other. It requires finesse, coordination and flawless execution to get it right. Every time I have been invited… Read More »Bowling, Boston and #SocialHRCamp
The sports world is still reeling today over the tragedy of a murder/suicide involving a member of the Kansas City Chiefs football team. For the most part, the on-air broadcasters handled themselves with dignity and respect in covering this as a major news story unfolding in the same space as the national obsession with NFL football competition. With the exception of Bob Costas who chose to interrupt NBC’s Sunday Night Football with the non-sequitur of… Read More »Off Topic? Maybe Not – The Culture of Violence
This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen. When the Experts Disagree – My father and his brother had a disagreement which began from my earliest recollection as a child and continued throughout their lives. They were as close as brothers living in two different cities could be, but when they got together this topic always came up: Which is better, a Ford… Read More »From the Archives – Oldies but Goodies from Make HR Happen v.5