Business, Beauty or Sexy Head-shots
What is the Right Balance for Women in Business? There are two issues I think about and ask my female colleagues and friends about with some frequency – aging and standards for female… Read More
Category: HR
Corporate Social Responsibility – an increasingly integrated approach
Community stewardship is increasingly expected from American companies of all sizes. Philanthropy used to be the purview of very large corporations through their own foundations. Today, even the smallest companies have creative ways to show… Read More
Strategic Planning – Looking at the Future – Still Relevant?
Is your Strategic plan still relevant? Your specific plan may have lost some relevance but strategic planning has not. A plan from 2 years ago is less useful than it might have been… Read More
Recruitment, Workplace Branding and Employee Satisfaction
Introduction Years ago, I attended a breakfast hosted by the Northeast Human Resources Association where a management consulting firm discussed recruitment that emphasized employer branding. I had been considering a more strategic look at… Read More
How my Twitter account was spammed/hacked
First, my apologies to my followers for the stupid spam messages they got. It is exasperating to know that my followers were bothered in any way. Here’s what happened. What happened I first… Read More
911, the Media and Human Trauma – It’s Complicated
I teach a psychology course, Trauma, Abuse and Recovery, in which we discuss both personal trauma and more public, large-scale traumas like natural disasters. In addition to natural disasters of course are those made by… Read More
HR Talent Alignment and Positive Culture = Cooperative Gain
Cooperative gain is a phrase I heard once used in a scientific context and adapted to Human Resource management here . Cooperative gain This is what happens when company goals and values are… Read More
Universal HR Program Design Principles or Guidelines
One way to control HR costs and manage employee expectations Employees don’t always understand how and why their company’s Human Resource programs are designed. As the top HR person in a given company you… Read More
6 Strategies Sucessful Banks use When Lending to Nonprofits
Banks with troubled nonprofit portfolios are often in a tough position. Nonprofits typically operate on peril’s edge—tight cash flow and insufficient surplus to withstand late or decreasing revenue payments. Their very nature creates… Read More
HR Response to Mental Health in the Workplace
This post is a Human Resource-oriented comment on this wonderful article, link below: Responding To Mental Illness in Your Workforce: Leading a Culture Change Tweeted by @psychcentral 8/3/2011. The author, Carol A. Kivler, MS,… Read More