A practitioner does Chicago
From PseudoHRAugust 31, 2010 at 7:30 am
In less than four weeks the Minion and I are bound for The HR Technology Conference in Chicago. No I don’t have my own discount code; I’m just a lowly ... (more)
Posts for PseudoHR
August 31, 2010 at 7:30 am
Taking control
From PseudoHRAugust 24, 2010 at 8:30 am
Greetings from a hotel room in St Louis. Yeah, that’s what my life has come to; travel, lots and lots of travel.
This weekend, Shauna and I are road tripping ... (more)
Customer service is like, hard and stuff
From PseudoHRAugust 9, 2010 at 8:30 am
Customer Service is not rocket science; it’s really not even slightly difficult. Yet it never ceases to amaze me at the companies that are doing it horribly ... (more)
Voluntary vs Involuntary – Not about turnover this time
From PseudoHRJuly 28, 2010 at 8:31 am
We have a saying around my office, ‘Coworkers are involuntary friends’. The general premise is simple; you cant pick your coworkers like you can pick your ... (more)
ADP VE NUGM
From PseudoHRJuly 19, 2010 at 8:30 am
It’s been a busy few weeks for me since the last post. A week after returning home from SHRM10 I hopped on another cross country flight to Las Vegas for the ... (more)
SHRM10 – Closing thoughts
From PseudoHRJuly 5, 2010 at 5:16 pm
I’ve started this post, both in my head and on the computer, more times than I can count. Each time it takes a different direction. I guess I’m conflicted ... (more)
Be vivid – let your employees do the same
From PseudoHRJuly 1, 2010 at 1:01 pm
The SHRM10 closing general session was led by Marcus Buckingham. Buckingham is an excellent speaker; witty and wicked smart….. and not to mention easy on the ... (more)
Acquisitions – making good business sense
From PseudoHRJune 30, 2010 at 3:59 pm
I’m seeing a running theme with some of the session I’ve attended at this years SHRM conference. Obvious.
So maybe I didn’t attend the right sessions, ... (more)
Great places to work – it’s not rocket science
From PseudoHRJune 28, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Creating a Great Place to Work: Lessons from the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For
Nice session The speaker was easy to listen to, didn’t read ... (more)
Day One SHRM Shenanigan Recap
From PseudoHRJune 27, 2010 at 9:54 pm
SHRM Day one recap
There are a few things that stuck out today that, for me, have made this conference better than any of the others I’ve attended. And I know ... (more)
SHRM Blog Squad
From PseudoHRJune 10, 2010 at 4:30 pm
I am beyond excited about being selected for the SHRM Blog Squad! For those that don’t have a clue what I’m talking about, here’s an excerpt from the ... (more)
Light at the end of the tunnel
From PseudoHRJune 9, 2010 at 10:35 am
The past few months have been a whirlwind of learning, adapting, and change. We roll out the last large piece of our new HRIS next week and I’m in a bit of a ... (more)
Small Businesses and HR Law
From PseudoHRJune 2, 2010 at 10:08 am
Over the past month I’ve heard or overheard more bad HR stories than I’d like to repeat. With the exception of a handful, the stories have come from companies ... (more)
Be more than the title you are given
From PseudoHRMay 13, 2010 at 7:30 am
I said I was coming back to the Titles thought and now that I’ve had a few days to think it over, here’s where I’m going to plant my flag.
Here’s the readers ... (more)
HRevolution – The Aftermath
From PseudoHRMay 9, 2010 at 9:16 am
HRevolution never ceases to impress me. The planning committee is a stellar group of HR professionals that know how to pull off a one day unconfernece in style. ... (more)
Hair Stylist and Bad Onboarding
From PseudoHRApril 26, 2010 at 8:30 am
I have the greatest hair stylist in the world. Not only can she make my mess of hair look stylish, she’s really intelligent. For the past four years, she’s ... (more)
Rehashing the past – Blowing Off Steam
From PseudoHRApril 21, 2010 at 8:45 am
My professional and personal life has been insane for the past few months. I honestly can’t say that I know for sure that I’ve worked in my office a solid ... (more)
How to lose a good employee in under five steps
From PseudoHRApril 9, 2010 at 7:37 am
1. Go on and on in the interview about how great your culture is, then on his first day reveal just how screwed up things are. Be sure to save those TPS reports ... (more)
The power of Please
From PseudoHRApril 6, 2010 at 8:00 am
One thing that annoys me beyond belief is people that demand things. Some people do it without realizing and others do it because they feel they have the right. ... (more)
Renewal
From PseudoHRApril 5, 2010 at 8:00 am
Last week was one of the longest, hardest weeks of my life thus far. For those that do not know, my grandmother passed away Wednesday night at the age of 83. ... (more)
How they got here – Q and A
FromMarch 26, 2010 at 7:30 am
One of my favorite things about Google Analytics is viewing the keyword searches. I love the different ways people found their way to this blog. Some are off
... (more)Accountability – Hold yourself accountable first
From PseudoHRMarch 25, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Are we not adults? As leaders are we not setting examples for others to follow, always being watched?
This line of thinking is spawned from several things, one ... (more)
HRIS, Self Service, oh my!
From PseudoHRMarch 22, 2010 at 7:30 am
I’m the first to say, I love technology. I have reputation at my company of being the techie nerd. I’d like to blame it on my IT geeky husband but I can’t, ... (more)
ABP – My Muse
From PseudoHRMarch 16, 2010 at 4:30 pm
I lost it. I’m posting an all points bulletin for my muse.
If you see it, please call me ASAP so I can reclaim it.
Ugh, maybe it’s the stress at work or ... (more)
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