Human resources can tend to be a "heavy" subject. It's seldom about fun and games; However, I've also experienced the humor in HR over the years. Please share with us any fun anecdotes/stories about the human resource process, including those in thes...
I see Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) as the equivalent of "QuickBooks for managing the workforce." They can handle employee data beginning with payroll right through to COBRA administration. Along the way, HRIS systems offer bells and whis...
Seth Godin defines the new American Dream as: "Be remarkable. Be generous. Make art. Connect people and ideas." Today's strategic HR executive embraces this concept. As I see it, four attributes or characteristics make or break an HR executive's ab...
How many of you have a mission statement for your work? Not a company one, but a personal one? Stephen Covey encouraged us to do this years ago, exhorting us to find that sweet spot where our personal mission statements and corporate mission statemen...
The primary role of human resources in risk management deals with employment practices; not getting trapped in wage and hour claims, discrimination and harassment litigation, and wrongful termination lawsuits. Then there's leave management, includi...