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Be careful on Twitter. Think before you post on social media. Career advice 101 that extends from social norms about not talking about politics, sex, religion, money in polite company. (And in my case, Facebook because I SHALL NOT GO […]
When done badly, employee recognition is a thankless and fairly useless HR function. A company can be a good employer, or just try to look like one. Birthdays, holidays, retirements, manufactured “of the Year” employee recognition awards are often the latter. The Thought […]
“Bring me solutions” policies are bad for business and should be retired. It’s unrealistic, manipulative, lazy. Humans have problems. Customers do, companies do, computers do. Employees and stakeholders need proactive leadership, not reactionary order takers. Employees lack authority and resources. Problems […]
Social media at work is not always the best idea. Social Media Policies Are Important They protect the brand. They protect the employee. (Hootsuite has a good how-to for writing a smart company social media policy.) I’ve read all kinds of employee social […]
I’ve always been a good employee and a (would-be) overachiever. More accurately I’m an over-doer, trying for ‘greatness’ which is why I’ve edited this post too much and need to hit ‘publish’ already. Ahem. The Catch. Always one of those. Any […]