My HR Practice

Across the years and settings that make up my career, I have been blessed to work with a few phenomenal leaders.  People who walk into a conference room and are noticed; even by the person from Finance sitting with her face in her email.  People who, not by virtue of their position alone, but by their very presence make others want to impress them. People who radiate energy and accomplishment.  People who pay for dinner! Huh?  People who pay for dinner?  Yes, people who pay for dinner.  You see, there is one thing I have observed about people who have the label "phenomenal leader"; those being led are always looking for the crack in the armor or the subtle, ever so discrete manifestation of one's true self that reveals that this person isn't so phenomenal after all. That crack, for most of us, comes during the work day when faced with the stress of missed commitments, failure of our teams to perform and realization that the complexities and challenges of the m

If you work, be a recruiter.  What?   Let that sit with you for just a minute. If you work, be a recruiter.  That's it... no qualifiers needed.  This doesn't say " If you work as a manager " or as an " executive " or even as an " HR professional ".  It doesn't say " if you work in private sector " or " a growing business " or " for yourself ".  Nor does it say " you can be a recruiter " or " you should act as if ..." No matter what you do for a living or for whom you do it, discipline yourself to be a recruiter and my promise is that you will differentiate yourself, positively, among those with whom you work and you will find a level of interest and challenge in your work that is energizing.  And you never have to hire a soul! Who am I to promise this?  I've been gainfully employed as an HR professional since 1986. In 2013 I will celebrate my 27th year of consecutive practice in thi