Motivation

A New Career, Anyone?

March 18, 2010

So, you’ve been laid off, downsized, right-sized, middle-sized, whatever, and now have to start looking for work. It’s been a tough couple of years since this damn recession started and that’s not making things any easier. I know. I’ve been writing resumes left and right for folks who have been blindsided by the economy and [...]

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A Passport for Employees

March 9, 2010

I’ll tell you, I’m a list person. Can cover a lot of ground with a bulleted list. Found a great list the other day posted on the fridge at Webster University where I serve as an academic advisor and associate professor entitled, A Passport for Life by Regina Brett. Thought the idea of it was [...]

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64 Ways to Show Employee Love

January 28, 2010

I was listening to the radio the other day on my way home from the ever-present swim team car pool drive (an hour and a half round trip, ugh) and heard the radio jockeys talking about Valentine’s Day and an article on they found on the Internet related to “64 Ways to Say I Love [...]

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Employee Snow Storms

January 2, 2010

With the new year beginning, I started thinking about what the year might hold for the workplace and employees. Well, I’ll be honest; I was really thinking about snow and skiing. Those two are at least fun — I know, I know. Unless you have to get on the roof with the hairdryer to de-ice the gutters before the second storm [...]

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First Annual We’re Not Turkeys List

November 25, 2009

In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, I’ve decided to share my top ten reasons why any organization should be thankful for HR. Here goes: 10 – We figure out where to find people to get the job done, even if there are no niche employees to be found who are experts in Java, HTML, Sequel Pro, [...]

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