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Holiday Horrors and Other Gifts Gone Bad

December 10, 2010

We’re just on the other side of Thanksgiving and bingo! Here we go. The office parties, Yankee swaps, white elephant exchanges, Secret Santa’s and other saccharine holiday cheer. Oh boy. Nah, I’m not a Scrooge. I really do love the holidays – all of ‘em. You name it: Alban Arthuan, Christmas, Eid-al-adha, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Rohatsu, Soyal, [...]

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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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Florida Style – HR At Its Best!

August 26, 2010

IT’S A RECORD BREAKER. Let me say that again: IT’S A RECORD BREAKER! I don’t know about you, but I’m getting ready to join over 1,700 people at the 2011 HR Florida State Conference & Expo in Orlando, which starts Monday, August 29th. If you want to join the fun, head over to www.hrflorida.org to register. State conference director [...]

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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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Aim to Misbehave

June 12, 2010

How many companies can create excitement about a new product like Apple does? Once again, with the advent of the iPad they are in the lead when it comes to creative disruption. Creative disruption is when a person creates something or solves a problem that transforms. Nintendo also did it with its Wii console. Did [...]

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