Want your own copy of the KnowHR book? We’re giving out ten copies of the book – to the five best nominations we receive. All you need to do is nominate a co-worker who doesn’t currently read KnowHR. Let us know why they should receive a free book. If we like what you say, you [...]

You don’t want to make Baby Jesus cry, but you could if you were SHRM and featured a book this month titled “Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews.” Get out the Kleenex, because this is going to be a doozy. Here’s the description:
Writing performance appraisals is one of the most difficult and time-consuming tasks managers face. [...]

Who better to write a book that’s subtitled How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time than the fabulously-named Joel Comm? After all, Twitter is a communication device if there ever was one, even if it’s communication at 140 characters at a time.
In Twitter Power, Comm (man, I wish that were my [...]

I know that the pearl in the peapod was a graphic design decision in Alexandra Levit’s Success for Hire, but it caught my eye. Alexandra’s writing kept me going.
Success for Hire has a very descriptive subtitle: Simple strategies to find and keep outstanding employees. You know what I like? It’s true. Alexandra set up this [...]

I stayed at my first Ritz-Carlton when I was 22 years old. I was sent on a 3-day business trip at Laguna Nigel. Just go take a peek at the pictures in this link and you’ll get the idea. Stunning. I was told before I went on the trip that I would need to “dress,” [...]