Are You Capturing the Bulldog Spirit in Your Organization?
The side of Reliant Stadium in Houston reads, "The Road Ends Here" as the city hosted the Final Four this past weekend. As an avid college basketball fan (and really awesome wife) I secured seats for the semifinal games - Butler vs. VCU and UConn vs. Kentucky. This was not a wonderful Final Four for the city of Houston as there were no #1 or #2 seeded teams in the semifinals this year, but it was an incredible couple of games if you are a fan of college basketball.
Kentucky had a huge
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Quit with the Social Vomiting - Think Quality
I put mascara on for the first time in three months today. The female readers will no doubt understand the significance of that statement. For my male readers, suffice it to say, if a woman doesn't have to put on and take off mascara it's HUGE.
What does this have to do with Talent Management? Nothing really, but I wanted you to know why I've not been around lately. Approximately three months ago, I had a baby girl and took maternity leave from FOT as I didn't think anyone would
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Respect Authoritah & Other Words of Advice When Interviewing
In the last couple of years, my streak of 18 years without a traffic ticket has abruptly come to an end. In fact, I had the joy of two tickets within the same year - and not even for fun stuff but rather going 42mph in a 35mph zone. Whatever.
I ran across an article that referenced Chris Rock's "educational" video on what to do when you get pulled over by a police officer. Note: You know right now whether Mr. Rock's humor is your kind of humor, so don't watch the video if you'll
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Don’t Let Your Hiring Process Be Like The DPS
I had the unfortunate task of renewing my driver's license recently. Since I'd renewed on-line the last time, I actually had to go into a DPS office to have a new picture taken - even more unfortunate.
I probably don't have to explain how painful this process is to you. I'm guessing most DPS offices are similar to those in Texas, although Houston may be even more interesting given we're the 4th largest city in the U.S. But just for fun and to illustrate a point, this was my
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SONIC Style Uniqueness - Are YOU Memorable?
Recently, I was up in Dallas on business over my wedding anniversary and stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel & Resort. Now before you think hrQ is rolling in cash, remember my very first job in HR was with the Four Seasons, so I get a "friends and family" rate. Divide that by two and hrQ is getting off cheaper than if I'd crashed at Motel 6. Our stay was as expected. Everything was first-class, clean, great food and consistent service. Four Seasons knows how to run a hotel.
On
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