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The Best Companies To Work For: HR’s Catch-22

Each year, hundreds of organizations vie for the accolade of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, a process governed and managed by the Great Place to Work Institute. Companies with greater than 1,000 employees and at least five years … Continue reading

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On Fear And HR

As we turned onto the runway I noticed that he was shaking ever so slightly, his incomprehensible prayers paced with a fervor that made each heaven sent cry a bit more desperate than the last. His hands were restless and … Continue reading

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2013 – Testing HR’s Mettle

A close confidant recently told me, “If I could summarize the year ahead, I’d say that everything I’ve learned over my 40+ years of HR is about to get put to work. Although I’m dreading it, I also believe this … Continue reading

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HR Fear Factor – Are You Ready To Be A “Performance Advisor”?

Yesterday morning the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) released its latest research findings entitled, “The Future of HR – The Transition to Performance Advisor”. The report is based upon qualitative and quantitative data gathered through surveys and interviews with hundreds … Continue reading

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HR Tech 2012 – Community Matters

My childhood subdivision was a place so thoroughly explored that neither a downed tree nor tattered moving truck escaped our notice. The comings and goings, although never intentionally tracked, were indexed and cataloged each and every day. We were explorers … Continue reading

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