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The HR Capitalist is on Break Finishing a Book...

Quick post - to let all who are kind enough to subscribe and read this site daily know where I am. After 11 years of posting almost every business day, I'm taking a month off to put the finishing touches... Continue reading

Posted Oct 8, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Amazon Raising All US Workers to a Minimum of $15/hr Is The Simplest Business Decision Ever...

In case you missed it, Amazon announced today that it would establish a $15/hr minimum hourly wage for all 350,000 of its U.S. employees. The new pay threshold will go into effect Nov. 1 and impact all full-time, temporary and... Continue reading

Posted Oct 2, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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HR HATER WEEK: Why Passive HR People Fail to Deal With The Problem...

Capitalist Note: This week is HR Haters week at the Capitalist. Let's ID the personas out there who don't respect HR and figure out how to deal with them. See the first two posts in this series here and here.... Continue reading

Posted Sep 20, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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HR HATER WEEK: How the People Who Hate HR Will Stick It You...

Capitalist Note: This week is HR Haters week at the Capitalist. Let's ID the personas out there who don't respect HR and figure out how to deal with them. HOW THE PEOPLE WHO HATE HR WILL STICK IT TO YOU... Continue reading

Posted Sep 18, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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HR HATER WEEK: Identifying People Who Hate HR...

Capitalist Note: This week is HR Haters week at the Capitalist. Let's ID the personas out there who don't respect HR and figure out how to deal with them. ----------------------------- I’ve been in HR for over 20 years. I’m somewhat... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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FALLING INTO HR WEEK: Hollywood Examples of People Waking Up in HR...

Note from KD - It's “Falling Into HR” series this week at The HR Capitalist. Go check out my post on Fistful of Talent from Monday as part of this series. This is the third post in that series. LOOK... Continue reading

Posted Sep 13, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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FALLING INTO HR WEEK: One Kid's Path Into the Rock and Roll Lifestyle of HR...

Note from KD - It's “Falling Into HR” series this week at The HR Capitalist. Go check out my post on Fistful of Talent from Monday as part of this series. This is the second post in that series. THERE... Continue reading

Posted Sep 11, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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It's "Falling Into HR" Week at the HR Capitalist...

I've decided that it's "Falling Into HR" Week here at the HR Capitalist. I'm up over at Fistful of Talent today with a post called, "ABSOLUTELY NO ####### ONE GROWS UP DREAMING OF A CAREER IN HR." to start the... Continue reading

Posted Sep 10, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Class Warfare in the Workplace Notes - WeWork in NYC and Office Depot Coworking Space...

If you're late looking into the whole "coworking" space thing, it's probably time you at least became knowledgable at a surface level, because things are changing fast my friends. How fast you ask? I offer the following 2 items to... Continue reading

Posted Aug 29, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Founder's Rules: Marriott to Put Copies of Bible and Book of Morman in Starwood/Westin/Sheraton Hotels...

There's a lot of pros and cons about working for a company that's still controlled by a founder. For me, I think the pros dramatically outweigh the cons. Every once in awhile, a little company grows into a giant that's... Continue reading

Posted Aug 28, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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The Average Fortune 200 CHRO is 54 Years Old...

That age means your average Fortune 200 CHRO is Half Boomer, half Gen-X. More stats on Fortune 200 CHROs from a great piece of research from Mark Effron and the Talent Strategy Group: --Tenure of Chief Human Resources Officers Is... Continue reading

Posted Aug 27, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Elon Musk Knows How to Embarrass/Frame Talent Leaving for a Competitor..

It's been a tough couple of weeks for an iconic leader in America - Elon Musk. First, he tweeted/floated an idea for taking Tesla public and may face securities fraud charges as a result. Then he had a rapper over... Continue reading

Posted Aug 24, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Google's Finding Out Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is Harder Than It Looks...

In case you missed it, Google is considering going back to China and launching a censored search engine. The news is full of coverage of Google employees protesting the move, primary by signing an online letter that's been initialed/signed by... Continue reading

Posted Aug 22, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Can Organizations Lead by Darth Vader/Nick Saban Thrive When Leaders Retire?

Short post today. I'm interested in the longevity of performance when a dynamic individual leader either leaves or simply GTDTTKDT. GTDTTKDT - Gets Too Damn Tired To Keep Doing This GTDTTKDT happens at the end of a dynamic leader's career.... Continue reading

Posted Aug 21, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Must Listen Interview: Robert Hohman of Glassdoor...

You hate Glassdoor. Check. You can't get your good employees to rate you on Glassdoor. Understood. Are you done? Can I move on? Ok, finish your tweet - I'll wait. Look, I know Glassdoor is a sticky issue. But it's... Continue reading

Posted Aug 17, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Why Facilitating Leadership Training Is Hard (Video)...

Spent the Last couple of weeks onboarding a great HR pro to help me facilitate a bunch of Leadership Training via my BOSS series in the next month. It's reminded me of what I already knew, but sometimes forget: Being... Continue reading

Posted Aug 16, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Mindfulness and Meditation Might Be Bad For Your Company...

There's a great scene in the movie The Matrix i'll use as the intro to talking about mindfulness. It goes something like this - one of the machines (Agent Smith) has captured the leader of the human resistance, and he... Continue reading

Posted Aug 14, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Asking for Salary Info: Your Latest Rundown of Which States/Cities Have Bans

Ok, kids - we're up to 10 states and 8 municipalities that have outlawed/banned asking candidates questions about pay history. That's a lot. Kind of sneaks up on you. The laws are aimed at ending the cycle of pay discrimination... Continue reading

Posted Aug 10, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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When Employees Challenge Others to Step Up or Get Out...

The Cleveland Browns (pro football) are bad. HBO has a show called "Hard Knocks", which embeds cameras at a training camp of one team each year. This year, they are on campus with the Browns. The hope, of course, is... Continue reading

Posted Aug 9, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Lessons for HR: A PhD on Netflix Revenue and Spending...

"The goal, is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us." -Netflix CEO Reed Hastings -------------------------------- Simple task from the HRC today. Watch this six minute video below and get a PhD on the Netflix spending spree on original... Continue reading

Posted Aug 8, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Older Workers and Unconscious Bias...

I did a post over at Fistful of Talent last week on older workers, unconscious bias and a new org attempting to represent older workers call I, Too, Am Qualified. Here's a snippet of the post, hit FOT for the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 6, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Administrative Leave Means You're Already Gone - Urban Meyer Edition...

Well, I heard some people talkin' just the other day And they said you were gonna put me on a shelf But let me tell you I got some news for you And you'll soon find out it's true... -"Already... Continue reading

Posted Aug 2, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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More College Recruiting: Natty Light Knows Their Target Audience Better Than Your Company...

Yesterday, I posted my observations after leading a college recruiting roundtable - which led me to recommend you zig when others are zagging if you're starting to ponder an investment in campus recruiting. Another observation - if you're a consumer... Continue reading

Posted Jul 31, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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College Recruiting: Know Who You Are and Where You Fit As a Company (Make Relative Deprivation Work for You)...

I had the pleasure of leading a roundtable discussion in Atlanta a few months ago on the topic of College Recruiting. I hadn't been in a position to really dig into this topic with big and small employers alike, and... Continue reading

Posted Jul 30, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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Check Out My Interview on Jennifer McClure's Impact Maker's Podcast...

Recently I had to the opportunity to appear on Jennifer McClure's Impact Makers Podcast. Jennifer's doing a great job with this podcast - very high end, go subscribe here - and of course, take a listen to my interview by... Continue reading

Posted Jul 26, 2018 at The HR Capitalist

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