Frequently, when we talk about the leadership pipeline, the question comes up, buy or build? This means, do we train and develop the people we have (build), or do we go out and seek new people (buy). It’s almost always cheaper to build than to buy. Not just
This proposal is to allow men and women to work together without worrying about illicit behaviors occurring. I realize I’ve just posted about how I don’t speak for my company. However, I feel fairly secure in saying that we won’t be implementing this, regardless of whether we operate
Recently, several of my favorite bloggers have quit–or disappeared completely–from the blogosphere. Dr. Flea, Fat Doctor, Miss Snark, among others. (No point in giving you links to the first two. Dr. Flea’s blog has completely disappeared and Fat Doctor’s is by invitation only.) Miss Snark said she is
Anything about Women’s issues, I like to give credit to my good friend, Susan B. Anthony. After all, without her work (and the work of others) we wouldn’t have this New York Times article:After Baby, Boss Comes Calling. And it’s not just Susan B. that cleared the way.
Question 1: Hi, over the last year, I have seen many of my peers- managers fail in their roles, taken out of that job, reassigned to something different, only to land in their “dream” job with in the company. It’s sending out signals that in order to get
Is up over at Race in the Workplace. Carmen even has carnival pictures!
Dean Dad over at Confessions of a Community College Dean has two posts that I believe are very relevant to the listening and problem solving portion of we Evil HR types. Here’s a quote from the first post: When Night Dean said it was possible, what he meant
Hi all. Carmen and I made a small mistake and gave the wrong e-mail address out for submissions to the upcoming carnival. The correct e-mail is team at raceintheworkplace dot com. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Noon (Eastern Time!) tomorrow (May 16). The Carnival will
Hi, what information can HR give out when they get a call from the future employer (in California)? Can they give out the current salary and the information why somebody was fired? Having never lived in California (and truthfully, hoping to never live in California), I have little
