From the monthly archives:

August 2008

English Required In Order To Play Golf

August 31, 2008

Golf has often been referred to as a gentleman’s game. One of the best golf books ever written is titled “A Good Walk Spoiled” by John Feinstein. Golf has also been lampooned by comedy in such film classics as Caddyshack, Billy Madison, and Happy Gilmore in which the Gilmore character played by Adam Sandler is [...]

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When Employees Vote – The Other Kind of NLRB Election

August 30, 2008

Teamsters Union Wins 2008 Most Decertified Union Award The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is the winner of Union Free America’s 3rd Annual “Most Decertified Union Award.” This honor is awarded to the labor union that lost the most decertification elections during the preceding 12 months. The judging was based on an analysis of the reports [...]

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Doin’ Employee Recognition, Crazy Dictator Style

August 30, 2008

So you win an Olympic Gold in Beijing. Some Olympic Silvers (3) as well. Your moment on the podium. Where do you go then? Orlando for a romp at Disney World? Not. London with the Olympic Committee like Michael Phelps? Nope. You go back home to Zimbabwe for a meeting with President/Dictator Robert Mugabe. Swimmer [...]

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Career Web Sites

August 28, 2008

Career web sites are one of the most important links in any corporate recruiting and talent acquisition strategy. One useful tool that can be found here on the HumanRaceHorses blog are links to the Fortune Top 100 Great Places to Work in the US and in Europe. Some of these sites are top notch. Others [...]

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FriendFeed as Business Tool – Chrisbrogan.com

August 27, 2008

Extremely useful post by Chris Brogan on using FriendFeed as a business tool . It is cleverly entitled: “”How to Use Friendfeed as a Collaborative Business Tool“. You should check it out.

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Some Surprises from HRFlorida (including Scoble & a Starfish)

August 27, 2008

An update from the HRFlorida Conference which I blogged about attending during the SHRM National Conference, which I missed. This conference was no cheap imitation. It was first class all the way We had three days of great sessions, terrific speakers, and great fun. (and curse you, Kris Dunn for blogging about it before I [...]

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Ten Thousand Dollars Tendered to Terrible Teachers

August 23, 2008

For Immediate ReleaseAugust 19, 2008 “Winners” Announced in “Ten Worst Union-Protected Teachers Contest” Washington, D.C.—Today the Center for Union Facts (CUF) announced the “winners” of its “Ten Worst Union-Protected Teachers” contest, which the group launched in March 2008. The contest allowed anyone 13 and older to nominate the worst union-protected teachers in America through CUF’s [...]

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Working in Human Resources Makes Me Sick

August 22, 2008

Breaking news from a story out of the United Kingdom! Working in Human Resources increases my chances for suffering health risk. I am starting to get sick just thinking about it! According to the web site, Health Insurance and Protection , individuals working in the human resources profession are the most likely to become ill [...]

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PharmaDiversity Job Board’s eJobFair

August 21, 2008

More than 1,600 positions to be filled at PharmaDiversity Job Board’s eJobFair in September Event will connect minority job seekers nationwide with positions in pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare industries Atlanta Georgia / August 18, 2008 — PharmaDiversity Job Board will present a live electronic job fair on September 17, sponsored by the National Association for [...]

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Transitions

August 21, 2008

Links related to yesterday’s post on the Diane Schroer lawsuit: Daily Kos story: America in Transition: A Transgender Special Forces Colonel vs. the Library of Congress Transgender Workplace Blog: THE LAW, POLITICS AND POLICY ISSUES OF TRANSGENDER WORKPLACE DIVERSITY

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