From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Jimmy Buffett on Strategic Human Resources Issues

December 31, 2009

Jimmy Buffett via last.fm Fruitcakes, every one of us! One of my favorite Jimmy Buffett songs  is Fruitcakes.    It has a catchy beat, but I like it for the lyrics.   I always considered this song to be Jimmy’s best commentary on the human condition. I was looking at the lyrics today and realized that it [...]

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Writer’s Block, Tollbooths, and The Beatles

December 30, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Writing about Writer’s Block I wrote yesterday about my on-going troubles with writer’s block when it comes to finding anything meaningful to say about human resources right now.  I received a lot of encouragement, and some great advice and ideas on what others do to deal with the same issue, including: Relaxation [...]

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Sailing along in the Doldrums

December 29, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Finding the story in things One of the things I like about blogging is that it is a great way for you to find the “story” in things you confront every day.   For the past two years, I have been writing about human resources and business related issues on an almost daily [...]

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Basic Management Moves for the New Year

December 27, 2009

Image by US Army Korea – IMCOM via Flickr Try talking with your employees (first published in July, 2007) Almost every business talks about reinvention of their culture or creation of a new work environment at some point. The major issue is that it something quite often easier said than done. Actually, the process can [...]

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How I got started using Social Media in HR

December 26, 2009

Image via CrunchBase Looking back Like many other bloggers,  I am recycling old material as holiday filler reflecting back on the previous year, and in some cases, the beginning of my blogging efforts.   I read this piece from August 17, 2007 this morning.  It talks about how I first got introduced to social networking, and [...]

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Happy Holidays from the Human RaceHorses Blog!

December 25, 2009

My simple wish list for the holidays: Happy holidays for all my friends and especially to my readers Jobs around the world (prosperity) Tolerance Joy New friends Personally wishing you all the best on this holiday, and in the coming year -  Michael VanDervort From Wordle

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When Your Life Hangs in the Balance

December 24, 2009

Image by Into Somerset via Flickr Life is all about Balance A couple of weeks ago, Trish McFarlane asked if I would like to participate in her Leader’s series on Work/Life.   Since this is a topic near and dear to my heart, and my personal sanity, I quickly agreed to do something. It is a [...]

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Jobs are a love-hate relationship

December 23, 2009

Image by mikecolvin82 via Flickr People like to complain about Work As many of you know, I switched the URL site for this blog from here last August.  I imported all the posts and everything, but I never took down the old site.  I still average about 10 -15 hits a day to that site, [...]

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The Situation with Titles

December 21, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Defining Your Employees Steve Boese wrote a post the other day about a guy on a television show who called himself  “The Situation“, rather than using his real name.   Even though “The Edge” of U2 has done this for years, it is still a fun idea.  Steve played around with nicknames for [...]

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Making an impression: That first 30 seconds can last a lifetime!

December 21, 2009

Image via Wikipedia A Bad Example Let me tell you about an experience that I had earlier this week.  Then let me tell me about the lessons from this experience that could be applied to your next job interview. I stop almost every morning at to buy coffee at a Hess station in Tampa.  Earlier [...]

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