Unmet Expectations
June 30, 2011
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My father passed away ten years ago, and from the time I was a young boy I can remember him telling me about his best
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Recharged and Ready for Action
June 29, 2011
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While many of my friends and colleagues have been hitting the SHRM11 Conference, I’ve been taking a break from it all in two cool (as in
Logic and Snakes Never Work
June 27, 2011
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One of the things I like most about Human Resources work is people and their unpredictable behavior. Over the years I’ve dealt with employees who
Work/Life Balance…or Not
June 25, 2011
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I’m on a vacation of sorts. I’m away from the office until the middle of next week, but it doesn’t completely feel that way. I’ve already
Who Have You Forgotten?
June 21, 2011
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This video is less than three minutes….but you will never forget it. How About YouWho is that someone in your life that thinks you’ve forgotten them? A friend, family
For Dad…Guns, Race and Inspiration
June 20, 2011
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My recent post on role models highlighted one of my “larger than life” heroes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I made only a slight reference to the person who introduced me
Corporate Mergers and the Knowledge Gap
June 17, 2011
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Recently my organization merged with a much larger one located 1,000 miles away. Although both are well established not-for-profit companies, our cultures and histories are quite unique. This was not
Afternoon Inspiration
June 16, 2011
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“You must do the thing you think you can not do.”– Eleanor Roosevelt Consider the weeks ahead… your task list…your overstuffed Inbox, the people you need to
You Trust Me, Right?
June 16, 2011
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I’ve been thinking about trust lately. It seems to come up in meetings, on surveys, in “the literature“, and as a generally accepted concept that is
Social Power Trip
June 15, 2011
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I love where the world of work, and in particular, HR is today. The whining about a seat at the table seems to be fading a
