As mentioned earlier, I attended the HR Florida State Conference a few weeks ago. Jon Petz has been the emcee for years but this year I discovered more about him. I attended a concurrent session entitled “Boring Meetings Suck”. Little did I know that this was the title of one of Jon’s books. I got...
Last week, my company had its quarterly planning session. As part of the session, we analyze the previous quarter to see how we did. We review the goals we set and determine the success we saw as a result of those goals. We are so proud of the fact that we were able to accomplish...
Last month I began this series about Human Resources and its Body of Knowledge. Today I am continuing this series with Job Descriptions. Job Descriptions are a necessary tool in Human Resources. We use them for recruiting, compensation, worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation and most importantly liability prevention. I’d like to share with you a recent...
Our workforce is comprised of employees who possess varied work styles, disabilities or who represent different cultures or generations. It is so important for us to understand that we are all different and that workplace diversity should foster mutual respect among each other. We never want any of our staff to be marginalized due to...
Living in South Florida, we see people from all nationalities working and living together. There are many languages spoken. We get to experience different foods, traditions and languages. What an opportunity for all of us to be a part of the diverse area we live in. With this diversity does come some drawbacks. I can...
Yesterday, I was listening to a talk show as I was driving in my car and I heard someone say “Love what you do when you are doing it and it will show in the work you do.” It’s funny how messages get reinforced as I’ve been doing a lot of reading on this subject...
If you are working virtually, you are now finding this to be the new norm for most of us. When Covid hit us in March of 2020, so many people lost their jobs. Some of us were fortunate to keep our jobs, but we had to transfer from our offices to our homes. This was...
My sister sent this to me the other day, and it really hit home. So many of us are dealing with the impact that Covid has had on our mental health, and we need to face it head on. We cannot continue to keep saying, “I’m okay,” because many of us are not. There are...
Commander Data is a character from the famous StarTrek series. Data is an android and respective member of the star ship Enterprise leadership crew. Data is on the continuing quest to learn as much as possible about human behavior, including feelings. His ultimate goal is to become human as best as he can, given the...
When I recently watched a movie, there was a scene where the main actor entered a bar. The bartender approached his guest and asked him, “Can I get you the usual, Sir?” “Yes, the usual please” was the response. This scene got me thinking about how we treat our clients, what their expectations are, and...
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