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A Job Search Is Reality, Not Reality TV

Well, the truth is out now. I absolutely loathe reality TV. One part of me is in deep admiration of the producers who epitomize capitalism by capturing something that is marketable, selling the concept and raking in tons of cash. God bless America! On the other hand, most of them appeal to the most frivolous of all animal instincts and with shock and awe attempt to pass off abnormal behavior as reality. These should all… Read More »A Job Search Is Reality, Not Reality TV

Gender Equilibrium

Dinner table conversation at my house usually gravitates toward the “How was your day, Dear?” type of discussion. It usually is a real discussion rather than small talk because my wife and I are both professionals working in strange and exotic lands… well not really, but it seems like it at times. She is an engineer working in a field seemingly populated entirely by alpha males and I am an HR professional with typically more… Read More »Gender Equilibrium

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

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