Sorry, the Employees Are Not Coming Back
Unlike the usual quick blogs that I generally post, on occasion, I am going to delve deeper into subjects that I find my readers need to be thinking about and considering. I just spoke at the Maryland Society of Human Resources 2021 State Conference. One of the...
Are You Undergoing Kidney Surgery?
I just got off a video call with a potential client. They were consulting with me about their back-to-the-office strategy and were having problems with their vacation policy. The organization was returning to the office after over a year of remote work, and during...
Spuddle
The word spuddle means “to put in a great deal of effort and achieve only very little.” Let’s face it, all of us spuddle sometimes. It’s just a matter of how often and for how long. I spuddle when I have a proposal to write, when I have eaten a big lunch...
Blending Is Not Just for Your Blender
I went to lunch last Thursday with my colleague, Shirley. Shirley has been a VP of HR for the 18 years that I have known her, and I have been able to partner with her in three of the four companies where she has worked. Shirley wanted to meet with me because she had...
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