From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Walmart Out For Blood

March 20, 2009

Image by Cara_VSAngel via Flickr I love this idea! Walmart reportedly is planning to use the DVD release of “Twilight” – a hit vampire movie based on the set of novels written by Stephanie Meyers which are tremendously popular with teens – to bring bloodmobiles to select stores across the country. If they were to [...]

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The Tools of Government

March 19, 2009

The Tools of Ignorance It’s spring training time here in Florida. Baseball teams are preparing for opening day. Pitchers are getting their arms in shape. Catchers are donning their equipment, which someone once referred to as “The Tools of Ignorance”. Meanwhile in Washington DC, our elected leaders are acting like a bunch of OCD jagoffs [...]

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Think Before You Tweet

March 18, 2009

Sarah Perez, a local Tampa blogger who writes tech stuff for ReadWriteWeb tweeted a link to this post titled How to Tweet Your Way Out of a Job from the blog I’m Not Actually a Geek. HR peeps, you may want to pay attention. Jobseekers, you may want to remember that some companies do know [...]

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EFCA: Americans are Mostly For or Against It

March 18, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Great examples of the old adage that you can make statistics say anything you want. On the same day, Gallup and Rasmussen released polls showing that Americans favor and oppose the Employee Free Choice Act. It really just depends who asks the question, who you put the question to, and how you [...]

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Dude, You Can’t Trust a Teen-aged CFO!

March 16, 2009

18-year-old restaurant CFO indictedAt least 5 reasions NOT to name your teenage son the Chief Financial Officer of your company. (Found in the Nashville Business Journal) 1. His experience for the position may be light2. His knowledge of accounting standards and practices may be skimpy3. He might go over the credit limit4. Name confusion could [...]

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Sacrebleu! Where’s my Severance?

March 13, 2009

Image via CrunchBase Severance Held for Ransom So, you don’t like the way things are going at the office? What are your options? You could: A. Have a discussion with your supervisorB. Look for new employmentC. Pray for an early retirement offerD. Contact a semi-competent attorney who will write a letter hoping for a quick [...]

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Don’t Trust HR to Add Value! Hmmm

March 10, 2009

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Who Defines “Value-Added”? Florida is a hotbed of news in the HR community lately. Last week, we got to be visited by the AFL-CIO and VP Joe Biden and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis all hanging out at the Fontainbleu Hotel in Miami, soaking up the sun and having [...]

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LIve Feed – Rally in DC

March 9, 2009

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Warren Buffett Talks a Little HR

March 9, 2009

Cover via Amazon Warren Buffett Speaks Warren Buffett on Unions and the Employee Free Choice Act – “I’m against Card Check.” Then he elaborates – a little! Related articles by Zemanta The PR Warrior: Master Communicator Warren Buffett Continues to Mesmerize (tsurch.com) Warren Buffett Comes Out Against Employee Free Choice Act: ‘I’m Against Card Check’ [...]

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Francine Hardaway | Blueprint for Survival

March 7, 2009

Image by Randy Stewart via Flickr Profiling Francine Hardaway One of the greatest things about social networking is the opportunity to encounter really interesting and special people. Even better is when you get to meet them in person and develop a personal relationship with someone. The best of all is when that person is someone [...]

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