During this past holiday season, I spoke with several colleagues who were being “forced” to take their vacation time. You know how this works. Year-end is approaching. The finance department does not want a huge vacation accrual on the books. The policy says “use it or lose it.” So the manager says, “Start taking some vacation each week.”. This represents a total $224 billion liability for U.S. MORE

Happy New Year folks! As another year is behind us and we are all on our way to being another year older and another year wiser, I felt it appropriate to drop some wisdom on you that will help you build a useful relationship with your friendly HR department. If nothing else it will help you steer clear of some comments that kind of make you sound like a douche. Document. Document. Document. MORE

If you aren’t a creator, an artist, or an entertainer, eventually you will be replaced by a machine. I’m sitting 30,000 feet above the gulf of Mexico in a metal tube traveling through the sky at 500 miles per hour. As Louis C.K. the comedian said so famously, in a voice mocking an ungrateful passenger having to wait longer than usual on the tarmac, “‘And then, we get on the plane and they made us sit there on the runway, for 40 minutes. We had to sit there.’ Oh? Really? What happened next? Did you fly through the air, incredibly, like a bird? Writing a blog. lesson from agriculture. MORE

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Slow employee is listening to podcasts while she works. We hired someone, Beth, a few months ago. She is doing usual entry-level work and is slow, with lots of mistakes. We hired another person, John, who’s doing the same work, but much better. So I know that it’s possible to do that work better as an entry-level worker. Beth listens to podcasts and stories during work. think that may be the cause of all the mistakes. How do I talk about this to her? We allow listening to music, but it feels like podcasts are different. ” 2. MORE

insert animal of they year of your birth) and declare for HR that this is  . The Year of Others !!’ ’ So, what does this effort entail ?? I’d like to throw out to the profession that HR needs to be focused on others and not themselves. This isn’t some fluffy feel good idea. It’s a viable way to influence business and affect the bottom line. It’s simple. MORE

Music can be the backbone of inspiration for many. Whether you use music to de-stress or its just a way to distract yourself on your travels to work, I think these 10 songs might just be able to help make your day a little better. Change management is an important aspect in the business world! David Bowie – Changes. Let’s Jump back in time to 1971… Can’t beat a bit of David Bowie. Change. MORE

Music can be the backbone of inspiration for many. Whether you use music to de-stress or its just a way to distract yourself on your travels to work, I think these 10 songs might just be able to help make your day a little better. Change management is an important aspect in the business world, and implementing change can be a complicated process to which we constantly look for simple solutions.  This MORE

As we set our ships to sail in the New Year, one resolution top of mind in many CEO’s is the need to modernize or "re-skill", Human Resources. According to the Deloitte Human Capital Trends 2015 study, “While CEO’s and top business leaders rate talent as a key priority, only 5 percent of survey respondents […]. Featured Value HRM Leadership modernize HR Reinvent HR Reskill HR MORE

CareerCo overviews the best next-generation referral programs to help you power your way to prospective new pros. The post Tech Tools Power Employee Referrals appeared first on CareerCo Today. Online Recruitment Marketing MORE

… If you aren’t a creator, an artist, or an entertainer, eventually you will be replaced by a machine. I’m sitting 30,000 feet above the gulf of Mexico in a metal tube traveling through the sky at 500 miles per hour. As Louis C.K. the comedian said so famously, in a voice mocking an … Continue reading "All that is left is art". art time work future Technology MORE