I have 47,000 followers on LinkedIn. Only some of them are bots and scammers. You may not want 47k people following you on LinkedIn, but you probably want more engagement on your posts. I’m holding a training session through HRLearns where I will teach you how to amplify
I’m so excited to announce the launching of my newest website and newest business: HRLearns! The website just went live this week, so pop over and take a look! This is a joint venture with Victoria Purser of Conquer-HR. You may know Victoria from her Boot Camps where
Several years ago, I met with a startup founder. His new software evaluated body language and then reported whether a person was honest, enthusiastic, bored, or whatever. I asked, “How do you account for cultural differences?” “There are no cultural differences in facial expressions!” he said. “You are
If you want to know what HR has been doing this week, it’s been talking with people about the end of noncompete agreements under the new proposed FTC ban. On the one hand, CEOs (who generally have noncompetes themselves) panic that their employees will be free to cross the
If you’ve relied on noncompete agreements to protect your business and your business secrets, you’re in for a bit of a bumpy ride: The Federal Trade Commission just voted to ban noncompete agreements for all workers. This ban not only looks forward, preventing employers and employees from entering into new agreements,
Sometimes, the universe hands you the perfect thing that you need at the moment. Sometimes, it hands you the worst possible thing. Regardless, you can’t give up. You have to keep going. Improv is all about “yes, anding” whatever life throws at you instead of sitting down and
Humans of Talent Acquisition, would it help you to know how to: Get even the most avoidant hiring manager onto a call/meeting Demonstrate your AI-proof skills and value within the first 5 minutes Skillfully glean information from your hiring manager––something AI will never be able to do!––so you
Shopify recently rolled out an extremely … interesting … compensation policy. Basically, the company will now limit pay raises to employees who amass the most points within a competitive ranking system. Those with higher point scores get raises. And others? Well, they’re out of luck, with not even a small raise. It sounds horrifying, and, indeed
When I was a teenager, my mother told me I should become a senator. Why? Because of this lovely little thing called the “filibuster,” where you could just keep talking forever and stop all Senate business until you either passed out, a la Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,
Suzanne Lucas, known as the Evil HR Lady, has a distinctive writing style characterized by clarity, directness, and a touch of humor. She addresses complex human resources issues in a manner that is accessible to both HR professionals and general readers. Lucas is known for demystifying the
