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Off the Grid: Not Necessarily HR – Making Memories

We don’t think about it, but every day we wake up remembering a routine that we need to follow to start the day on a relatively sane note. We call that remembrance a habit, but the very word habit has negative connotations. I don’t need to think about whether I am going to have coffee or tea because I have learned that black coffee is the taste that rocks my soul before anything else is… Read More »Off the Grid: Not Necessarily HR – Making Memories

About Feng Shui and Your Underwear Drawer

(On vacation this week. This article edited and reposted from October 17, 2011) For those who don’t know, Feng Sui is an ancient Chinese art and science that deals with the balance of energies in any given space. Good feng shui contributes to good health. In modern times the practice that has evolved has less to do with orienting the life force, or Ch’i, but more of a table of rules that prescribe colors, shapes,… Read More »About Feng Shui and Your Underwear Drawer

Declaring and Maintaining Freedom

(On vacation this week. This article reposted from July 4, 2012) On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and voted to legally separate the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain. In today’s world, the news would have been tweeted around the world in seconds, but for those days taking an additional two days to prepare the formal announcement was actually something like traveling at light speed. As a student of history, it… Read More »Declaring and Maintaining Freedom

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – A Blogging Smorgasbord

When I orchestrate a theme week and publish a series of related blogs, it is easy to summarize in a weekend update. This week has been full of distractions and it shows. On the professional side there have been a number of developments that are promising and others that are disappointing. On the personal side, things are also mixed. One online friend was finally successful in her job search and I was thrilled. Another close… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – A Blogging Smorgasbord

Always Look For These Ten Hidden Agenda Items

In an era of so-called political correctness we often assume that the words spilling over someone else’s filters represent the true person they are. Our society condemns a slip of the tongue often without any investigation. It is ironic that we become so intolerant of perceived intolerance. When it is our own filters we are embarrassed and apologetic even if we were provoked. There is no delete key for the spoken word. We can only… Read More »Always Look For These Ten Hidden Agenda Items