Jessica Hagy knocks it out of the park again on her brilliant Indexed. Her Golden Parachhutes Make for Wild Rides is sad, but true. How sad is it that big money is sometimes paid out for big mistakes?
I thought I’d mix it up a little bit and try something new. I was thinking about what motivates people to be in HR and this is just a short audio post (1:55) about that. Key questions:
Do you believe more Theory X or Theory Y?
What’s your philosophical foundation for HR? Can be people be motivated [...]
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. Whatever your motivation in HR, go out and change the world. Don’t wait for a place at the table. Make your own table. Today’s a good day to start.
Recruit or Die. Okay, it’s not quite that dire, but the book by that name was an interesting read this week. The book was described this way:
RECRUIT OR DIE: How Any Business Can Beat the Big Guys in the War for Young Talent — the first front-line look at the entry-level college recruiting game. [...]
I got this enigmatic note from the JT International News Wire:
It’s fun because it’s true. It’s sad because it’s true. Don’t let it be true about you.
Click here to see the video it references. Friends don’t let friends do teambuilding.
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