Archive for September, 2009

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The Difference Between a Great Sentence and Real Communication

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Here’s what I have to say about the difference between a great sentence and real communication:

In English classes, including 100% of the information will get you an A. In great employee communication, you have to chose the right 10% to be the most effective.
Class is ended. Go in piecemeal.

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Want Employee Wellness? Change Your Sick Policy and Other HR Hints

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

[Photo credit: Bronx]
Alright, I’m cranky.
Three people were coughing their heads off on my R5 train this morning. You know why? “They have the flu” is the easy answer. The real answer? Their companies have crappy sick policies. I don’t even know them and I know that.
You’re talking about wellness at work. I’m pretty certain about [...]

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Drug Test, or Stupidity Test?

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. -P.J. O’Rourke
Wouldn’t it be cool if companies stopped doing random drug tests and substituted random tests for [...]

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Protect Insurance Company Profits

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Will Farrell has something to say: Protect insurance company profits.

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
If you can’t see the embedded video, here’s the link.

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If You Want to Help HR, Get Out of the Echo Chamber

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them. — Albert Einstein
Last Thursday, I went to a book signing for The Rookie, a science fiction book by Scott Sigler about an intergalatic football league 700 years in the future.
In addition to getting to listen to [...]