There’s nothing wrong with fun and games. We sometimes forget that when we grow up. Really, every once in a while it’s okay to let the kids run through the sprinkler. Even at work.
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I first heard that line from my friend, John H. Play around with the emphasis for a bit to get the real import of that phrase.
I thought of John and his quote when the internet meme was makings its rounds this week saying that a Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had fired an employee because he [...]
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Do you know why Tiger Woods didn’t make the cut in a tournament last weekend? He couldn’t drive. Ba-da-boom. Don’t forget to tip your waiter.
I read a couple of terrific articles from communicator about what Tiger should do. Avoiding the issue isn’t among the advice.
Here’s a couple of good reads:
This just [...]
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In honor of Halloweeen Week on KnowHR, we decided to see how many of you show up at work in costume. But we’re not talking about Halloween costumes—we’re talking about masking your personality in the workplace every day.
We polled Philadelphia employees and learned that forty percent of you adopt a more professional [...]
I’ll be on Steve Boese’s radio show tonight along with Mike VanDervort, and China Gorman, COO of SHRM. The topic: Is HR Dead?
Thursday, October 29 – 8PM ET Does HR really need to disappear? Is the whole idea of a central department to help manage all of an organization’s talent really a relic? If [...]
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