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God Has No Place in the Workplace

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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  Employees Rights to Religion at Work I understand that the law provides employees the opportunity for religious accommodation meaning employers should provide employee time off to worship, attend their church, and observe their religious holidays.  I have had my share of run-ins with management staff as I explained that employees can take time off to attend [...]

January 11, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

3 Lessons Learned From Lion King for the Workplace

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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I’m in Vegas this week, but not for the reasons you might think.  My husband, Greg is here on business, and it also happens to be my daughter, Ryleigh’s third birthday.  We didn’t feel like it was fair for us to be apart on such an important day for Ryleigh so I made the trip [...]

December 15, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A New Revolution

by Ray_anne
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A world that finds distress necessary seems to be emerging. I don’t really understand it, but it seems to be true even as we recognize the need to ease distress, solve an issue, change a course, innovation and provoking thoughts or actions occur. Provocation has, on more than one occasion, driven home the need to [...]

December 15, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

What Always Worked Before: Learn to Be Flexible

by Ray_anne
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Several years ago, I sat in front of the CEO of a small company that called itself a start-up for start-ups. I was new to this type of organization, a technology-based company, trying to get off the ground with little funding and big ideas. I had worked for the whole of my career, up until that point, [...]

December 7, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A Different Kind of (HR) Trenches

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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There’s been a lot of discussion surrounding Trench HR.  These are human resource professionals who work for organizations maybe as service HR postions, middle managers, and senior leaders for an organization.  For me, Trench HR is anyone who is below HR VP level and below.  Because let’s face it, if you are the Chief HR [...]

December 6, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Help! When’s the Right Time to Leave a Job?

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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These days I seem to be part HR blogger and part Anne Landers providing readers advice and insights into navigating the world at work.   I guess it comes with the territory.  My business life right now during the holidays consists mostly of hoodie sweatshirts and house slippers so I’m up for the challenge, and [...]

November 30, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

And the verdict is… Not Guilty!

by Ray_anne
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I have some worn-out luggage.  Actually, it’s baggage and it ain’t pretty.  I carry it with me always:  a sense of guilt attached to my actions and how they affect others. Maybe it comes from a strict and religious upbringing, maybe it just comes from an inordinate accountability that I feel, maybe I just feel [...]

November 29, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Almost Dooced. A Social Media Workplace & HR Story.

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Since last week when I shared my story about how my personal brand, namely my blog was causing tension between me and my former company, a number of social media and blogging savvy professions have connected with me sharing their personal stories and frustrations with social media both in and outside of the workplace.  It’s [...]

November 18, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Compensation Quandry. How HR Asks for a Raise.

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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It is no secret that the human resource department is non-income generating.  We don’t sell software, negotiate new service contracts, or build widgets.  And yet our department is often responsible for compensation of the entire organization, merit increases, and often the evaluation and employee talent process. Most senior leaders of an organization do not fully [...]

November 11, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Fountain of Youth – Exploring Ageism

by Ray_anne
magic fountain - I want some!

Every day brings new challenges to face and conquer. Whether or not you are able to triumph will depend upon, not only skill, but also resolve. Distractions line the way, as does discouragement. And as you age or become more entrenched in your work, the distractions change, as do the things that discourage you. I guess I [...]

October 28, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Price of Experience – Exploring Ageism

by Ray_anne
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Long ago, in a galaxy far away, I attended my first health care human resource conference as an exhibitor. I was nervous and had pieced together an outfit as I didn’t even own a full-fledged suit yet. What was I thinking? I am NOT a salesman or so I kept telling my boss. The retained search firm [...]

October 27, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Leaky Bucket Theory

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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This week I’m taking a break from the blog, and I’ve chosen to feature some of my best and favorite blog posts over the past four years.  Today’s post written in May of 2010 was titled “HR’s Leaky Bucket.”  The blog discusses the role that social media and mobile technologies will now play in HR [...]

October 27, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Last weekend I attended my first Red River Rivalry football game in Dallas, TX, with my husband, Greg who is a raving, professional Sooner fan.  The game between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas is hosted each year on a neutral field called the Cotton Bowl, home of the Texas State Fair. [...]

October 12, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Cow-a-Bunga at HR Tech, Dude! Surf’s Up!

by Ray_anne
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I have been working for the last several months getting ready for the HR Technology Conference.  Yesterday, I arrived in Vegas to witness all of my plans to come together, seamlessly.  HA!  Big fat HA!  The technology company for whom I work is exhibiting and we are happy to be here.  As you can imagine, [...]

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