If I knew I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself. — Mickey Mantle, U.S. baseball player (1931-1995)When I saw this quote of the day today I thought, “Mickey Mantle was ahead of his time.” How many...
Topics: Communication, Healthcare, Wellness

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SHRM’s leadership shines bright again with this offering of the week at the SHRM Bookstore: Ready-To-Use Performance Appraisals.I can’t make this stuff up, folks. If you’re a manager, there’s nothing more important than managing...
Topics: Performance

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You know what’s a crisis? Drought. Famine. Disease. Nuclear annihilation. You what’s not a crisis? Meetings. Rumors. Performance reviews. Fake deadlines. When you get as old as me you’ve seen a few things come and a few things go....
Topics: Culture

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There’s a mismatch between what science knows and business does. — Dan PinkI read this article about motivation on SwissMiss:Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most..
Topics: Management, Motivation

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My friend Donna, who runs Sheer Brick Studio, led me to The Lemonade Movie. The trailer here tells the story of a few of the 70,000+ advertising professionals who have been laid off in this economy and what they’re doing with their lives. My...
Topics: KnowHR

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