You don’t realize what you’ve got till it’s gone.

by Deborah March 9, 2011

As I sit here working on some client projects – I am watching and listening to NASA TV on my iPhone. This is the first time I have waited for a shuttle landing EVER. Well – maybe I did pay attention the 1st time a shuttle landed after the Challenger accident, but otherwise – I [...]

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When it comes to appreciation – surprises rule.

by Deborah February 3, 2011

SHRM recently sent out an e-mail reminding members about upcoming employee celebration dates: Employee Appreciation Day (March 4) National Employee Benefits Day (April 4) Administrative Professionals’ Week (April 24-30) Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work (April 28) April Fools’ Day/Humor at Work (April 1) I remember when we used to call Administrative Professionals Week [...]

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The “Lift-Off” was out of this World.

by Deborah January 25, 2011

Last week I attended HRPBC’s 2011 kick off meeting. The presenter was Tracy Anania, who is the Director of Human Resources at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center – how cool is that? Most of you are probably aware that the shuttle program is being cancelled NY Times – NASA, and this busy HR pro [...]

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Fabulous Friday

by Deborah January 21, 2011

In my effort to step up my blogging efforts, I began to work on a couple of blog posts for next week. As I was writing about the HR meeting I attended last night – it occurred to me that I had something much more important to talk about TODAY. You see….a very good friend [...]

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Can you Afford to Lose 84% of Your Employees?

by Deborah January 17, 2011

Over the last few days I have talked with several friends and acquaintances who recently quit their job after many years (or they are planning to). One called and said that a recent turn of events was a good “kick in the (forgive me) ass” and he wasn’t going to take it any longer.   [...]

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The Power of Volunteering.

by Deborah January 6, 2011

I love my HR association meetings in January. You see a lot of new faces, connect with old friends, and there’s a lot of excitement in the air. New year. New opportunities. A fresh new start. Tuesday night’s SMA South Florida meeting (a SHRM special interest chapter that focuses on recruitment and retention issues) was especially meaningful [...]

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My Wish for 2011 – The Year of Hiring the Unemployed?

by Deborah December 31, 2010

I met a couple of HR friends of mine the other night for happy hour and talked with them about something that was on my mind. I mentioned that there has been quite a bit of talk around companies not hiring candidates who are unemployed. I asked them how they felt about that. You see, [...]

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Better Late Than Never.

by Deborah December 27, 2010

This is my first official blog post. WHEW. There – I said it, I let the cat out of the bag and I don’t care. It took me a long time to muster up the courage to “put myself out there”. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. A. VERY. LONG. TIME. I [...]

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