Strategic HR

Here’s the Real Deal Regarding Presentations

March 25, 2011

A large part of my professional life has to do with delivering presentations, seminars and workshops on all kinds of topics, ranging from how to get the millennials to behave in the workplace (or at least civil according to their boomer bosses) – to how to motivate employees without spending a dime – to how [...]

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HR and Duct Tape

February 25, 2011

I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Daytona 500 NASCAR race on Sunday courtesy of OrlandoJobs.com. It truly was a lifetime, bucket list experience that I’ll never forget. OMG, it was fun – and LOUD. Being ever the Whisperer though, I couldn’t help but watch everything that was happening around me and how people behaved. [...]

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Is It Really A Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus Thing?

September 23, 2010

Just finished reading Ben Eubanks’ blog on men in HR for his “National Geographic Exclusive” and it struck me enough to stop what I was doing and start writing.  Not that I don’t LIKE writing a session description for a total rewards seminar, but… Good question to explore – why is it that men have traditionally [...]

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Going Out on a Limb, Here

July 7, 2010

Didn’t get to go to the SHRM annual conference in San Diego this year (or any year for that matter), so I took it upon myself to try to read as much as I could about all the conference doings and such.  After my bazillionth blog, it hit me.  A LOT of these fine folks [...]

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The Leaky Pipeline: Second Edition of What Was HR Thinking??

May 19, 2010

Happy to be back in the blog saddle once again – it’s been a busy month with billable work, so I just know the economy is on the rebound! Can’t say the same about Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.  Just read a Reuters article this morning announcing that a New York jury decided on $250M damages against [...]

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