Archive for December, 2008
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Okay, my posts about HR Rehab, are somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but I am serious concerning the need for an HR overhaul and calling it Rehab somehow fits to me. It is like going into Recovery. We are recovering from our second-class citizenship status. As Frank Roche would say, “We’re not sitting at the kid’s table anymore.”
A long [...]
More On Step 6 At HR Rehab
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008Last time we talked a little about HR leading the way after a Reduction in Force (this ties into Step 6 where they will want a seat at our table). This author has been involved in many layoffs in the electronics industry in past decades. These RIF’s led to a decline in loyalty and productivity. [...]
Taking Step 6 At HR Rehab
Monday, December 29th, 2008We all gaped at Step Six: Business is gonna want a seat at our table. The time of putting HR at the kid’s table is over. You said – Our business is about people – Now, with way fewer of them, it’s going to be true. Like scary true. Take a number. [source: Frank Roche [...]
Back To HR Rehab
Sunday, December 28th, 2008Meanwhile back at HR Rehab…
“OK, people, raise your right hand and swear after me…We’re not in charge of the holiday party anymore. Yeah, that’s right. We aren’t the social secretaries. We have real jobs to do. See Step #1. Thank-you, you now have taken Step Five.”
“But how do we get out of this responsibility? Companies [...]
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008Are you Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree? Or, is it a holiday tree? My goodness, I guess we should rewrite all those old songs, like…
Elvis should have sung, “Blue Holidays” instead of “Blue Christmas,” and Bing Crosby should have sung, “White Holiday” instead of “White Christmas,” but, somehow, that just doesn’t sound right. What’s a person to do? [...]
Rebellion at HR Rehab
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008“Tim left!”
“You’re kidding.”
“No, he said that he didn’t need recovery, that HR is fine the way it is.”
“Well, some of us won’t make it. You know that.”
“You’re right. I’m glad we’re here.”
“Okay, everyone, as you know, Tim left the group and we need to let him go and we need to get on with our own recovery. [...]
Oligopoly Is A Dirty Word
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008(I’m taking a break from HR Rehab today)…
I’m sorry, but it’s time that the “Big 3″ die a natural death. The Automobilia Rexus Americana has outlived it’s time; it’s extinct as the dinosaurs. Big business, small business, medium size business are not the enemy; Oligopolies are the enemy. The collusion of a small group of [...]
Taking Step Four at HR Rehab
Sunday, December 21st, 2008Step 4 is: Nothing is sacred. We’re going to critically think about everything we do. And if we hear people saying “That’s the way we’ve always done it,” well… don’t make me come over there.
Our counselor told us that there are other idea killers, like… “We’ve already tried that,” or, “That won’t work here,” or, [...]
Taking Step 3 at HR Rehab
Friday, December 19th, 2008Meanwhile back at Rehab we started reviewing the Third Step:
“We won’t accept mediocrity in HR. Human Resources cannot be where people go when they can’t find meaningful employment. We’re going to cowboy up our talent. We want – we demand – the best and the brightest.” [source: Frank Roche, KnowHR]
I used to hear of a company [...]
HR Rehab: Implementing the Second Step
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Someone in the group whined, “We can’t implement this step; employees need to know that they can come to us.” Others worried about the tone of the step and how it goes against the good nature of HR people everywhere. Being a fan of Larry Winget (”Shut up, Stop Whining and Get a Life”), I kinda liked [...]