Archive for April, 2010
HR As Employee Advocates, Oops, Not So Fast
Friday, April 30th, 2010A recent article penned by Jim Redon stated that HR “…is not always your advocate. Employees often turn to HR if they’re having a problem with manager, but they don’t always come away satisfied…employees should realize that HR answers to the company…HR is a spear carrier for the boss.”
Interesting. Actually, this is not a new concern. [...]
It’s Time To Put The Performance Review Out Of It’s Misery
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010“It’s time to put the performance review out of it’s misery,” claims Samuel A. Culbert in a recent article. He goes on to say that the performance review is a “pretentious practice that produces absolutely nothing.” Mr. Culbert also presents an alternative method where the boss is held accountable for the success of the employee. He encourages conversations [...]
Labor Relations “Professionals” Keep On Hurting Us
Friday, April 16th, 2010 You’ve heard me cast dispersions on the Labor Relations people at the auto makers. You know, how they gave the store away to the union and caused the demise of the auto industry. Well, the same Labor Relations folks are alive and well and doing their “roll-over” act in our local, state and federal governments.
Let’s take, [...]
Lesson: Don’t Rehire The “Tigers”
Sunday, April 11th, 2010As everyone knows, Tiger Woods is back. He vowed to have a new respect for the game by not cursing and throwing clubs. Well…. the television mics picked up some cursing coming from Tiger’s mouth when things didn’t go his way.
What is the lesson in this for us Human Resource folks?
How many times did I [...]
I Still Hope That I Am Wrong
Monday, April 5th, 2010President Obama is now on a roll after his passage of the Health Care Bill. Soon after it’s passage, the emboldened President made 15 recess appointments including two union lawyers to the National Labor Relations Board.
Many pundits believe that he is going to get the rest of his agenda through quickly.
Some of you know where I [...]