Comments on: I Just Want to Get My Grass Cut http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2009/06/11/i-just-want-to-get-my-grass-cut/ Know More HR. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:45:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: HR World » Blog Archive » Friday Links: Finding the Right Employees and Training Them Well http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2009/06/11/i-just-want-to-get-my-grass-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-94959 HR World » Blog Archive » Friday Links: Finding the Right Employees and Training Them Well Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:07:53 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/?p=1903#comment-94959 [...] Frank Roche at KnowHR uses his recent experience with a bad lawn mowing company to illustrate why it’s so important to hire and train well. [...] [...] Frank Roche at KnowHR uses his recent experience with a bad lawn mowing company to illustrate why it’s so important to hire and train well. [...]

]]> By: Frank Roche http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2009/06/11/i-just-want-to-get-my-grass-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-94944 Frank Roche Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:09:49 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/?p=1903#comment-94944 @Angela...lol, the first song from that band will be a Blues number about that poor, dead peony. @Angela…lol, the first song from that band will be a Blues number about that poor, dead peony.

]]> By: Frank Roche http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2009/06/11/i-just-want-to-get-my-grass-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-94943 Frank Roche Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:09:15 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/?p=1903#comment-94943 @Michael...thanks. Hiring is important. Terminating on time, as you say, is key. So...now I'm going to be mowing my own grass. Disappointing, but it will be how I want it. @Michael…thanks. Hiring is important. Terminating on time, as you say, is key.

So…now I’m going to be mowing my own grass. Disappointing, but it will be how I want it.

]]> By: Michael Long (The Red Recruiter) http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2009/06/11/i-just-want-to-get-my-grass-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-94837 Michael Long (The Red Recruiter) Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:38:05 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/?p=1903#comment-94837 Growing up... I was responsible for mowing the yard, trimming, even some occasional gardening. It helped me buy baseball cards and grab an extra snack or two at school. Beyond the "learning responsibility" part... I grew to appreciate the work that a yard and garden require. For that reason, I would rather have zero scape now... but, back to my point. Perhaps consider making that call. Someone, somewhere will eventually end up in the same situation that you did from the New Guy. Those people should not be in business... or, at least, they should consider a different line of business. It's not being mean... it's just helping the process along. In HR... hiring right is super important... I concur! ;-) I would add that terminating on time is vital as well. Let's face it, they are probably as unhappy with their failures as the hiring manager is with their performance. The circle of life... and business ;-) Great post Frank! Looking forward, Michael Growing up… I was responsible for mowing the yard, trimming, even some occasional gardening. It helped me buy baseball cards and grab an extra snack or two at school. Beyond the “learning responsibility” part… I grew to appreciate the work that a yard and garden require. For that reason, I would rather have zero scape now… but, back to my point. Perhaps consider making that call. Someone, somewhere will eventually end up in the same situation that you did from the New Guy. Those people should not be in business… or, at least, they should consider a different line of business. It’s not being mean… it’s just helping the process along.

In HR… hiring right is super important… I concur! ;-) I would add that terminating on time is vital as well. Let’s face it, they are probably as unhappy with their failures as the hiring manager is with their performance.

The circle of life… and business ;-)

Great post Frank!

Looking forward,
Michael

]]> By: Angela Rao-Brown SPHR http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2009/06/11/i-just-want-to-get-my-grass-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-94711 Angela Rao-Brown SPHR Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:53:56 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/?p=1903#comment-94711 "whipped my peony"....hey, that would be a great name for a band! “whipped my peony”….hey, that would be a great name for a band!

]]> By: Frank Roche http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2009/06/11/i-just-want-to-get-my-grass-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-94673 Frank Roche Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:12:08 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/?p=1903#comment-94673 LOL...I am very careful to call him New Guy...but he's on the verge of being a name. It was, in fact, the whacked peony that drove me to distraction. LOL…I am very careful to call him New Guy…but he’s on the verge of being a name. It was, in fact, the whacked peony that drove me to distraction.

]]> By: Bill Strahan http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2009/06/11/i-just-want-to-get-my-grass-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-94672 Bill Strahan Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:55:06 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/?p=1903#comment-94672 The old joke was, don't get in a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel. New joke is, don't whack the peony of a guy with an award winning blog and 600 twitter followers. The old joke was, don’t get in a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel.

New joke is, don’t whack the peony of a guy with an award winning blog and 600 twitter followers.

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