References matter: How to ask the right people
Someone I worked with over a decade ago recently asked me to be a reference for her. My interaction with this individual was marginal at...
Equality or exclusion?
Friends and business associates who know me well will say I'm a passionate advocate for equality. My decision to not be a member of an...
Defensible Documentation: Documenting for the Employee Personnel File
Maine is made up of a lot of small and medium sized businesses. Oftentimes, the person responsible for human resources is also the...
SHRM Certification with Kaplan University
For those of you who aren't currently certified, I wanted to let you know that I'll be leading the SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP at Kaplan University...
Let's invite them in...
At every opportunity, I'm telling HR professionals and anyone else who will listen that if we, as employers, are committed to having...
SHRM Convention
Another successful Maine HR Convention has come to an end and I think many of us will say that we learned a lot, reconnected with friends...