Monthly Archives: April 2012

The term Gay Index was coined by Richard Florida in Fast Company severl years ago, but it brings up an ongoing issue I hear in the marketplace. When we are writing policies and procedures regarding discrimination aand harrassment in the workplace … Continue reading →

I was watching the local news herein Tampa Bay the other night and a story came on that made we stop to think about how we do things within the HR arena everyday. There is a local man who was scheduled to fly to NJ to be with his daughter who was … Continue reading →

I recently posted a blog entry entitled “open letter to the CEO” and one of the readers took me to task for posting something with a misspelling because I used the term Stakeholder instead of Shareholder. While we might be talking semantics here, … Continue reading →

Daniel Bloom & Associates, Inc. has introduced a proprietary course entitled Driving the Human Resource 500: Achieving HR Excellence through Six Sigma. It is designed to show HR professionals how to utilize continuous process improvement to enhanc… Continue reading →

Growing up I heard often that you should be careful what you ask for. Apparently the organizations that thought that asking for social media passwords was a legitamate way to gain information about prospective new employees and whether they fit in… Continue reading →

I was in a discussion recently with an individual who I believe is destined to become a real leader within what ever organization they finally connect with. But they expressed the view that HR only meant hiring and staffing. This point hit home th… Continue reading →