Thinking about HR Rules

Posted on Friday, September 5, 2008 by Frank Roche

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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User Comments

  1. Ron Ulrici

    Sep 5th, 2008

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

  2. Frank

    Sep 5th, 2008

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

  3. Strahan

    Sep 6th, 2008

    Even average management trumps good rules.

  4. Frank

    Sep 6th, 2008

    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.

  5. Strahan

    Sep 6th, 2008

    Even average management trumps good rules.

  6. Frank

    Sep 6th, 2008

    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.

  7. Cheap Textbooks

    Feb 19th, 2009

    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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