The Aristocracy of HR

Solutions at the Intersection of Life, Work and Technology

Human Performance Deserves More Than a Review

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The Game of Supremacy Chess

Have you ever won or enjoyed playing a game where the rules were not explained to you? Let’s try this another way, have you ever enjoyed a game where the people you were playing with started switching up the rules midgame leaving you at a disadvantage and them ahead?...

The Audacity of No Rebuttal

I am no stranger to a good debate. In fact, I quite enjoy a healthy conversation comprised of fact, experience and well-placed opinion every once and again. The operative word here is healthy and by healthy I mean all parties in the debate are allowed their...

“Ask Czarina Live” is Coming to a Periscope Near You

If you haven't been bitten by the Periscope bug yet, let me coax you to join me this upcoming Thursday, 10/22 as I kick off my weekly Periscope show: "Ask Czarina Live". This will be an opportunity for me to tackle topics both in the HR realm and some things...

Reimagining HR: Career Paths To New Levels – Including the CEO Seat!

Today's guest author is: Joanne Rencher, Founder of WGN in HR and Chief People Officer for Girl Scouts of USA. Blow up HR. Disrupt it. Embed it in the business. Outsource all of it. Move HR Operations somewhere else in the company. Don’t talk...

“The Futurism of HR Technology” Series

Hey #HR Aristocrats! This is more of a "coming attractions" preview than one of my usual blog posts. There are lot of exciting things coming out of "The Aristocracy of HR" and I want you to hear it here. First, let's talk about Technology and more...

Rework is the Devil

For those of you that have not been exposed to the concept of rework- it is the act of having to reinvent, redo, redesign something that was done inefficiently to begin with and now someone has to step in and pick up the pieces. The most important aspect of rework is...

“Methodology Interruptus”: The New Art of Problem Solving

Business is not without its share of problems. The problems span the benign to those that are malignant, metastasized and on the verge of killing your business. Sometimes the solution to a complex problem is not readily available. In the interim, you ruminate over the...

“Thinking” You Are Qualified Does Not Mean You Are “Qualified”

If I had a dollar for every time I had a jobseeker tell me “well I thought I was qualified”- I would be an immensely rich woman and therefore would not be writing articles on the world of HR in my spare time but I digress. There is a sentiment among some jobseekers...

Dummies on HR: A Word on Sexual Harrassment

My first job out of college was in staffing. I was so excited and proud of myself that I was able to land something in my field. I attended every seminar and workshop there was in my college career center to prepare me for this job. I should have known from the...

Dummies on HR: “Holla For The Dollar”

In a previous life I worked for an organization that managed outsourced emergency departments and hospitalist services for hospitals nationally. Our accounts were in extremely difficult markets which meant that every physician we had the honor of hiring was priceless....

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