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Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – November 18 thru November 24, 2012

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In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary:                 Recruiting Redux – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen.             To Degree, or Not To Degree. That Is The Question. – One of the hottest topics of today seems to be whether or not a college degree is really necessary. The current heightened activity in this dialog…… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – November 18 thru November 24, 2012

Hey Boss! You Missed More Than an Annual Review

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Recently I completed writing a three part series on Performance Management, but I’m almost positive that Scott Adams, the insightful genius creator of the Dilbert comic strip, did not read it. In fact, from the lower than usual stats for those three days I’m also fairly certain that nobody else of importance did either. My comments that this may have stepped on a few toes could be the reason, but I think the basic reason… Read More »Hey Boss! You Missed More Than an Annual Review

Recruiting Redux – Archives v.3

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  This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen.                 The Four Pillars of Recruiting – The knee-jerk reaction to describing essential elements of a function is to think of the columns holding up some massive structure. This is understood to be a symbol of strength. A very supportive person is known as a “pillar of strength.” While somewhat overused by business to show the… Read More »Recruiting Redux – Archives v.3

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – November 11 thru November 17, 2012

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In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary:             A Veteran Reflects – In spite of the fact that most of the thanks I receive for my military service are shallow and reflexive, I do appreciate it because I am proud of being a veteran. It is not so much a pride in anything that I have done but a subtle humbleness in what it has made me.… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – November 11 thru November 17, 2012

Performance Failure or Performance Appraisal Failure – Part III

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In all honesty, writing about performance management ballooned far beyond the point that I originally planned to be the end. I have commented on other peoples’ blog posts about these issues and have watched others opine over solutions, but it is frustrating to see the me-too status quo advocates that are stuck in a rut of compliance with the way it has “always been done.” It was probably the desire not to appear to be… Read More »Performance Failure or Performance Appraisal Failure – Part III