A Practical Plan for When You Feel Overwhelmed

Oct 06

A Practical Plan for When You Feel Overwhelmed

If you’ve tried to send me a message on LinkedIn, email me or even if you’re one of my closest friends, you’ll know that I always say I am busy. I know, it sounds like a cop out and I’m sure its frustrating to not be able to get my attention but I guess I like being busy and I get so enthusiastic about stuff I can’t help myself. In any...

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The Why of Work #AHRINC

Jun 20

The Why of Work #AHRINC

At the AHRI National Convention this year I had a pretty awesome time because I got to hear Dave and Wendy Ulrich speak. I also got them to sign my book and have a photo with me! Yep, I am a nerd. Anyways, people have been asking me about what I’ve learned and what I thought was good so I got my butt into gear and started writing up some of my notes to share...

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Compulsions are not choices and they rarely lead to positive outcomes

May 27

Compulsions are not choices and they rarely lead to positive outcomes

Today’s post comes after a week, where for most of it, I can only describe myself as having been in what my partner and I like to call a “funk”. It’s not a good thing like Parliament Funkadelic, it’s more like when you know you are in a bad mood that you just can’t shake. I tried to be conscious of it and ‘do the right...

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Another HR event; new connections and new research

Feb 03

On Tuesday of this week, I attended a breakfast seminar hosted by A.S.K. learning at the Hilton with one of my colleagues from work. I was really looking forward to hearing Annalie Killian speak after following her on twitter and her posts on LinkedIn. In case you haven’t heard of Annalie, she’s the Director of Innovation Culture and Collaboration at AMP....

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