Thinking about HR Rules

by Frank Roche on September 5, 2008

in Policies

You know what’s an easy way out for people? The phrase, “Rules are made to be broken.” Here’s what I say:

If you have an HR rule that is made to be broken, get rid of it. If you don’t enforce your policies fully and consistently, it’s not worth the paper it’s written on.

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Ron Ulrici September 5, 2008 at 7:46 am

Amen, Frank. Also, the fewer the rules, the better.

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Frank September 5, 2008 at 8:25 am

I like rules…that are firm and evenly applied. But most of them are stupid…and fake.

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Strahan September 6, 2008 at 9:28 am

Even average management trumps good rules.

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Frank September 6, 2008 at 9:37 am

Dude, you're the Ben Franklin of HR…some day you should put a book together…Words of Wisdom from JT. Seriously, this one is golden.

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Strahan September 6, 2008 at 10:28 am

Even average management trumps good rules.

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Frank September 6, 2008 at 10:37 am

Dude, you're the Ben Franklin of HR…some day you should put a book together…Words of Wisdom from JT. Seriously, this one is golden.

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Cheap Textbooks February 19, 2009 at 2:46 pm

I agree, every company has some HR policies that are really made to be broken. so it is better to get rid of such stupid rules.

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