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No Harm - No Foul


Someone is interested in hiring me.  Shocking, I know.  What’s even more surprising is I have no real interest in finding a job.  I have one.  Running Employee Hold’em is a full time job, and it’s my deep desire to make it into a part-time gig.  It’s taken me 44 years to find out that […]

The Year Of A Million Dreams


I spent a couple of days in Anaheim last week participating in the American Society of Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) national conference.  The conference was in the Disneyland Hotel, and for three days these human resource experts learned about the newest tools and techniques to attract, motivate and retain their top talent.  I was […]

A Different Way to Look at the Salary Thing


Here’s the problem with using the Cost of Turnover as a key selling point for improving workforce engagement inside a company.  NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT IT COSTS THE ORGANIZATION, AND NOBODY WRITES A CHECK BACK TO THE COMPANY WHEN TURNOVER DROPS AND COSTS DECREASE.  Fine, I get it.  Really, I do.  CEO’s can’t see it, […]