How important is honesty when giving feedback? One thing HR professionals hate is when a manager comes and says, “I can’t take it anymore we have to fire Tiffany!” And the HR professional pulls Tiffany’s file and finds that her last performance review rates her as performing above
Happy Swiss National Day! I’ve been in Switzerland for 15 years. I planned on staying two or three. Alas, life happens in unexpected ways. In honor of 15 years in this country, here are 15 things about Switzerland you might not know. 1. It’s Switzerland’s 733 birthday today!
Twelve years ago, I wrote a rather pompous viral article titled “Why my child will be your child’s boss.” Granted, the headline was designed to get hits, but I truly believe the principles the Swiss schools espouse, namely independence. The child in the article graduated from secondary school earlier
After 18 years of being Evil HR Lady, I decided it was time for a change. From now on, this blog will be known as Elvis HR Lady.
I work for a company that has employees under a US umbrella org with a “parent” company overseas. Many decisions are influenced by the parent company, sometimes without regard for US customs/practices. The most recent is a trend of “just fire them,” “we can replace them,” or “if
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I post on LinkedIn about five times a week. I look at LinkedIn multiple times per day, every day. I see a lot of LinkedIn content. Most are meh. Some make me want to pluck my eyeballs out, an some make me want to vomit. But this made
In May, I had the opportunity to travel to Brasov, Romania, to speak about using Improv Comedy as a tool for HR. It was a fabulous conference with the most amazing people. And Great People Inside throw one heck of a conference. If you live anywhere in Europe,
I frequently get pictures from Pixabay to illustrate posts. I used the search term “America,” and it did not disappoint. Here’s just a brief snapshot of what it returned. I’ve been living in Switzerland for 14 years and I do love it here. But, my heart is still
Do you want a better resume? Here are a few tips: –Ban the word “responsible” from your resume. Responsible only means what you were supposed to do, not what you actually did. –It’s okay to use “a” and “the.” Managed the 2022 budget process, led a team. –If
