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Reflecting on my career, I can attribute many of my “soft skills” to my parents. My father’s schooling ended after seventh grade, but he wanted his three girls to have access to quality education, and that education was reinforced at home.

Each day, he had us read the New York Daily News, starting with the sports section. Then we’d move to the politics section, with his directive, “Let’s see what Mayor Koch is up to.” As an entrepreneur who sold cars, Daddy always included us in his business. We wrote receipts, greeted...

Jon & Wendy talk to #SHRM18 Blogger Jessica Miller-Merrell 

We're joined by Jessica Miller-Merrell, founder of Workology. We talk about why she started #NotAtSHRM, fun things she has planned for conference, and Jessica and Jon connect over classic rock and marching band! 

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OK, you’re in HR, so you should get this.  You don’t continue to get return engagements unless you produce good work or a good product. 

Jonathan Segal is all over the place when it comes to issues impacting our HR world. He writes, he speaks, he thinks, he litigates… he does it all and he does it well.  I can attest to this as I have attended many of his presentations, including an invite to my home state Illinois at...

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When you’re traveling for work it can be difficult to make time for being a tourist. But since there’s nothing more depressing than telling someone you’ve been to a city dozens of times and still don’t know a thing about it, I’m telling you that it’s time to start making time. This year, the SHRM Annual Conference will take place in Chicago and if you’ve never had the chance to visit this beautiful city before, you should seize this one....