DISQUS

Dr. Smoot · 1 year ago

Great list. If they were in ranked position, #10 would be my #1 choice. My experience is that it's the least obvious to HR folks.

Frank Roche · 1 year ago

Dr. Smoot...I agree with you completely. This is the order they fell out of my head...but I liked #10 best as well. (And welcome to the world of HR blogging. Cool beans.)

The Happy Employee · 1 year ago

The one about the table is my favorite. Very subtle...

Frank Roche · 1 year ago

The Happy Employee. Tee-hee. I liked it too. Buried it in there, but that's a big item.

ajit chouhan · 1 year ago

Even I feel no 10 should be No 1.

laurie ruettimann · 1 year ago

These are awesome, Frank!

Frank Roche · 1 year ago

Thanks, Laurie, that means a lot coming from you and your ability to turn a phrase.

Ajit, I think that seems to be the consensus. Just a random order as they are.

Robyn · 1 year ago

Hi Frank, "methinks" you truly celebrated St. Patrick's Day and this wonderfully rolicking post spun from the Leprechans around you. ;-)

Frank Roche · 1 year ago

Hi Robyn. [chuckles] That was some fun. LOL.

Cyndi · 1 year ago

I'm waiting for the next list....10 jobs you can do after you get out of HR! Wait, wouldn't HR speak be "transition out" of HR?

Frank Roche · 1 year ago

LOL, Cyndi. Yep, that's a good idea. And "transition" is the magic word. That, and "pursuing other opportunities." Very very good suggestion.

doris John · 1 year ago

Excellent List! Does HR ever exist? Point 5 seems the best. You are proberly in the wrong job is people is a pain. Hmmmmmmmmm.............

Jeff · 1 year ago

The real version of #5 is "This wouldn't be a job if it weren't for the people" ! Great post!

Ray · 1 year ago

Just found this blog. Nice work and gave me a good laugh as I look for a new job to "transition" out of HR. I would ad its time to get out of HR when you put a full sized poster on your office door of the Grim Reaper during Halloween that says I am neither human nor a resource.

HR Lady · 1 year ago

How about HR's hiring decision being vetoed by a senior manager's "gut instinct" and he wasn't even in the interview?!

Frank Roche · 1 year ago

HR Lady, I'd go with "ugh!" on that one. That senior manager must have gotten to that position by having ESP. It's the only logical explanation.

Crazy that things like that happen. Sounds very fishy, I have to say.

Eva Proctor-Laguerre · 1 year ago

Frank, the list is great I have actually run into a few number 5's.

D Whitmore · 1 year ago

Number 10 is the best, always talking _about_ employees - but never _to_ the employees!

Frank · 1 year ago

Thanks! It's funny, that's the one I come back to more often that any -- get out there and talk to people!

MARY · 1 year ago

I AM SO DONE WITH MY HR CAREER...HOW'S THAT FOR BEST PRACTICE AND ENGAGEMENT? NO ONE REALLY RESPECTS THE POSITION ANYWAY.

Frank · 1 year ago

Sorry to hear that, Mary. I used to work with a leader who said, "The sky's the limit, but this may not be your sky." It's always good to know when to move on. Sorry it's under trying circumstances.

kapeters02 · 1 year ago

Frank,

Thanks for the insight. Numbers 6 & 7 really hit the point for me. However, having the ability to sit at the table is difficult if your company does not support HR. Additionally, it is HR's responsibility to prove they deserve a seat at the table by functioning strategically on a daily basis. Evaluations that accurately measure the impact an intervention had on the bottom line may be one way to do this. by thinking strategically, and proving your departments success is a great way at getting a reserved seat at the table.

Bolinske Consulting & Recruiting
www.bolinskeconsulting.com

Recess · 1 year ago

Wow. Reminds me of this article.