We had a discussion on lying a while back. My position is that lying is never appropriate. I bet Eric Poehlman wishes he had listened to me. From the New York Times Magazine: Poehlman pleaded guilty to lying on a federal grant application and admitted to fabricating more
Apparently the same way you get to be CEO–practice. Fortune reports For one thing, you do not possess a natural gift for a certain job, because targeted natural gifts don’t exist. (Sorry, Warren.) You are not a born CEO or investor or chess grandmaster. You will achieve greatness
Okay, truth be told I’m already religious. But I’m not a Southern Baptist. I make no attempt to understand the finer points of Southern Baptist Theology. Still, I found this article, Texas Seminary: No Speaking in Tongues interesting–from an HR point of view. It seems the trustees voted
Tattoos are becoming more prevalent. Which brings up the question, what do employees do about that? Do they refuse to hire people with tattos? Do they require they be covered? Categorize them as acceptable and unacceptable? (Flowers and hearts, okay. Knives plunging through skulls, not okay.) The Associated
The only acceptable lie is when your Aunt Grace* asked if you enjoyed her special dish at the family reunion. Other than that, never. Don’t lie on your resume. Don’t lie in an interview. Don’t lie in your performance review. Don’t lie about why you need a day
First off, I stole the headline, from Ben Stein’s column in the NYT. Now that I’ve confessed that sin, let’s read Mr. Stein’s ideas. The rich certainly have more money than the poor (that is, after all, what makes them rich). You can either moan and groan about
Dear Wal-Mart, I realize you didn’t ask for Evil HR Lady’s Advice, but you should have. You see, I understand a jury just determined that you had forced employees to work through breaks and to work off the clock. This is what we call “stupid” behavior. Sure, you
Dear Evil HR Lady, For years I was practically trapped by panic disorder that got worse and worse until I had panic attacks that would last 6 or 7 hours at least 5 days a week. It made me incredibly avoidant and increasingly dependent on others as many
Peter Lewis reviews Amazon’s new Unbox in Fortune. You can pretty much tell his feelings about it, by looking at the headline: Two thumbs down for Unbox: Amazon’s new movie service is a horror show, says Fortune’s Peter Lewis. The idea of trying to download a movie when
I don’t travel a great deal for business. In fact, when I do “travel” it involves driving to another site that is 15 minutes away. So, I am definitely not an expert on business travel. Still, I was intrigued by this NYT headline: There’s Simply No Excuse for
