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Archive for November, 2009

New Way of Promoting Worker Safety?

November 30, 2009 at 2:10 pm by: John Phillips

When we think of efforts to promote worker safety, we think of investigations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and resulting fines. The settlement of a lawsuit in Ohio filed against Cintas Corp. calls attention to a possible new way of taking action about safety issues in the workplace.

Truth About Perception — Tip of the Week

November 30, 2009 at 9:19 am by: John Phillips

Execupundit provides this week’s tip with a conversation about substance vs. perception.

Testing the Interviewer

November 27, 2009 at 12:44 pm by: John Phillips

As a human resources professional, how patient are you when you interview someone for a job? Patience is ordinarily a good quality, but some interviews can test one’s patience.

Get Up — HR Song of the Week

November 27, 2009 at 10:10 am by: John Phillips

“Feel like throwing in the towel, don’t be a fool.” Then Van Halen belts out “get up and make it work, get up and make it work, get up and make it work.” Perhaps the alarm we should wake to each morning?

Thanksgiving Day, 2009

November 26, 2009 at 8:45 am by: John Phillips

As noted in last year’s post on Thanksgiving, it was not recognized as an official day of thanksgiving and remembrance until Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it so in 1863. The need for our country to set aside a time for thanksgiving had, however, been recognized in two proclamations issued by George Washington, one in 1789 and the [...]

Internet Privacy: Oxymoron

November 25, 2009 at 12:19 pm by: John Phillips

Employees are increasingly concerned about losing their privacy because of the Internet. All the while, they’re losing more of it every day. A Canadian employee has allegedly lost her insurance benefits because of pictures she posted on Facebook. (Click here and here.)

Thanksgiving Posts From Others

November 25, 2009 at 11:35 am by: John Phillips

Thanksgiving being upon us, many blogs have posts on the subject, the day, the meaning, etc. Some of the blogs I regularly check out have Thanksgiving posts that you should check out.

Twain on Madness and Life’s Mysteries

November 25, 2009 at 9:31 am by: John Phillips

Mark Twain once again provides us a quote for the week. As is true with most Twain quotes, this one contains both humor and truth:

Security Needs All Employees

November 24, 2009 at 1:49 pm by: John Phillips

Many employers have their own security departments. The Wall Street Journal reports that whether an employer has a security department or not, it’s time for all employees to take responsibility for providing security for the employer and each other. Stickups and burglaries are increasing at all kinds of businesses.

Corporate BS: The Book

November 24, 2009 at 10:29 am by: John Phillips

When I first started this blog, I did a regular weekly post called “Corporate BS.” I was reminded of these posts by a post done by Eclecticity, an erudite opponent and satirist of Corporate BS.