How is your summer going? What are you looking forward to in the fall? How are you holding up? Join us for the July 2024 HR Social Hour chat to discuss these questions and more! Sunday, July 28th at 7pm EST/6pm CST on Twitter/X. Jeff Palkowski will co-host the discussion. Q1 – Tell us where … Continue reading HR Social Hour 7/28 – Question Preview →

Can you believe that we’re halfway through 2024 already?? We always say “time flies”because it seems to be faster than we’re able to keep pace with. So, let’s take abreath and see if we can be prognosticators for the 2nd half of this hectic year!! We spend so much of our time reacting to situations … Continue reading HR Social Hour Chat – 6/30 Question Preview →

https://youtu.be/8PmX7zEUg_w?si=gv6Nkn8lOzfgrgsj I made a mistake at work last week.  It was fairly sizeable.  I overlooked a detail that caused inconvenience for my team and one of our partners.  It was my fault entirely; an oversight on my part. Now comes the hard part – trying to forget it and move on.  I tend to stew … Continue reading Be a Goldfish →

Recently, my husband James and I were discussing a situation involving one of our former employers.  The organization is not doing well and layoffs are imminent.  A number of management employees have already been terminated.  James asked our friend if he was going to start looking for something new.  He stated, ‘No, I’m going to … Continue reading Please advocate…for yourself →

The HR Social Hour chat returns on Sunday, May 19th at 7pm EST/6pm CST. Guest host Claire Stroh will lead us through an 'HR Check In' - how are you? What do you need? How can we help? What are you struggling with? What can we celebrate? What the heck is going on in HR … Continue reading #HRSocialHour Chat 5/19 – Question Preview →

https://youtu.be/7XYGmCw9xoM?si=WIxW1DEh3zEWc1KX Wow, what an incredible March Madness this year!  It was so much fun to watch.  It always reminds me of when my youngest daughter, Emily, was born in mid-March and we spent 4 days in the hospital watching basketball.  Such a great time of the year.  I was disappointed that both the men’s and … Continue reading Lessons Learned for Business from March Madness →

Recruitment/talent acquisition is still a hot topic as we start the 2nd quarter of 2024. Join us for a lively chat centered on 'Attraction and Retention' on Sunday, April 14th at 7:00pm EST/6:00pm CST on Twitter/X. Christopher McQuade will be my co-host for the discussion. Here is a preview of the chat questions: What’s in … Continue reading HR Social Hour Chat 4/14 – Question Preview →

The 2nd #HRSocialHour chat of March 2024 is going to be one for the books. Chris Fitzpatrick (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfitzpatrickspeaks/) is going to lead us through a discussion on 'The Underutilized Phrases of Workplace Synergy'. I promise, when you read the phrases in question, you'll think to yourself 'oh yeah, I hear those all the time at … Continue reading HR Social Hour Chat 3/24 – Question Preview →

I have traveled quite a bit over the past few years.  I am always in awe of employees in the hospitality industry.  Who else loves wonderful service when you’re traveling or patroning a restaurant or hotel???  I believe high quality customer service is something we all value.  I just returned from the HR Conference Cruise.  … Continue reading Could we please cancel ‘tip’ culture? →

Whew, what a week! I had the great privilege of spending time on the HR Cruise with 99 fellow HR professionals (if you haven't looked into this, I highly recommend! https://hrcruise.com/index.cfm) I got off the boat and immediately went into Dance Mom mode. Hair, makeup, and 6 costume changes later...I can now concentrate on this … Continue reading HR Social Hour Chat 3/10 – Question Preview →