HR: Low Risk of Drowning or Hypothermia

Perri Kennedy wrote the HR Quote of the Week last Saturday on Twitter:

Watching the “Deadliest Catch” marathon. HR has its downsides, but at least the risk of drowning or hypothermia is relatively low.

Human Capital Devalued Against the Euro

In response to the subprime mortgage crisis in the U.S., coupled with the international trade deficit, the Federal reserve announced today that Human Capital has fallen to its lowest level in 7 years.

“We’ve decoupled the value of Human Capital from the Euro,” said Federal Reserve VPHR Ignatius D’Uomo. “We’re still buying into Human Capital, but we’re worried that it’s not going to hold against other world currencies.”

Human Capital was introduced in 2001. It replaced the Employee, which was valued at 1/100 of a Human Capital. Twenty years before that, the Employee (also known as the Associate in some places) became worth 17 Workers. In total, 1,700 Workers = 1 Human Capital.

“We have to be vigilant about a run on Human Capital,” said Mr. D’Uomo. “Otherwise, one day Human Capital is worth something, and the next day it’s worthless.”

We’ll continue to monitor this very serious situation with the Human Capital at KnowHR. What we don’t want to see is Human Capital used as a gasoline additive or food preservative.

How Not to Dress for a Job Fair

Did you see this one of a guy at a job fair in a t-shirt that is VERY NSFW? (Words only, BTW.)

Dress Code Conundrum

Laurie Ruettimann at Teambuilding is for Suckers has a really funny post today called The Dress Code for Casual Fridays. Eight percent of humor is the truth. LOL.

Suffer from Motivational Deficiency Disorder?

If your employees are suffering from Motivational Deficiency Disorder, there’s always Strivor. (Click to see video if it doesn’t show above.) One little pill can stand in for excruciating hours of “engagement” training. One little pill can make bad managers into Harvard Business School case studies for managerial greatness. One little pill can make profits big, and one pill can make problems small.

Maybe not. Strivor isn’t real. It’s a spoof of drug ads made to motivate consumers to take a little pill for every ailment. And just like a little pill won’t solve motivation at work, neither will a slogan or a training class. Getting at motivation requires deep thinking and consistent actions by managers. There’s no magic pill.

[Found at Teamwork is for Suckers by the "Punk Rock HR Pro."]

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