Over the years, the goals of recruiting have changed. In the article, Hiring the Hero: 9 Traits to Look for In Successful Employees by Andreina Woodworth, the author discusses that it used to be about finding a set of...
Reading With Intent – How to Speed Read and Find Good Content
When I truly enjoy a book, I can read it in under an hour or two. If I have a tough time with a book, I can take as long as a month to finish it. Next time you want...
Creating a Charity for Debilitating Left Hand Injuries in Drivers
After driving around visiting family and clients this week and putting about 700 miles of driving on my car in just a few days, I witnessed a troubling epidemic on the roads. Apparently, we have an issue with drivers who...
Murder She Wrote and HR
Few people know I am fueled creatively by my intense hatred for Angela Lansbury due to her portrayal of Jessica Fletcher in "Murder She Wrote". Lansbury and the writers of Murder She Wrote fooled my grandmother and many other unsuspecting...
Enforcing Rules Like “The No Stopping Law”
I was making my horrific holiday commute from exit 1 to 7 in Danbury, CT yesterday to visit my family for the holiday weekend. Making sure I finished up with my last client before 4pm so I could avoid the...
Enter for a Chance to win an iPod Touch and Meet Robert Braathe in Scotia NY Saturday 11-4
This Saturday at the Baptist Health 7th Annual Holiday Celebration in Scotia, NY, I will have a booth from 11-4 offering advice on business, technology and human resources. At my booth, you will get the chance to win an iPod...
Driving and HR – The People Who Pull Up Behind You on A Hill
On Lake Avenue in Saratoga, there is a hill at a traffic light where I am waiting for someone to pull so close that I accidentally back into them because they are too close to me. It's frustrating; I leave...
Left Turn Lanes and Business Transitions
Today I present to you the first post in a series I call "Driving and HR". One can learn a lot by looking at situations on the road and how they can translate and correlate into dealing with situations in...