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    Superstructing
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    You are facing an existential threat to your company, and as Human Resources Manager you have taken what you believe are the necessary steps to confront that threat.



    Job Gains, Job Losses
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    Interesting interactive map over on Slate magazine, one that caught my attention immediately.

    The map shows the job losses and job gains month-by-month over the last two years in the US.



    Slow Saturday - Susan Boyle
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    If you have staff who are immobilized by fear of failure, or are looking at ways of breaking through cultural immobility, this video has to be your solution. Anything is possible.



    It’s an iPhone World
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    As an iPhone user I wondered if it was easy to post from my phone. It is, and I just did. Suitable for short posts and video/images. Too hard for substance or depth.



    Active Listening
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    Interviewers are in the business of gathering information and making a judgment as to the suitability of a job candidate for a particular role.

    To do that they have to interact with the interviewee and draw the most out of them.



    Doodling for Concentration
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    It’s very irritating to call a staff meeting of staff only to spot one or two of the participants doodling on the side of their notepad.



    Slow Saturday - Right or Left Brained
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    This is a left brain versus a right brain test. Just look at the girl above and see which way she is spinning for you. If you see her spinning clockwise, then you are more of right-brain person, and vice versa.



    Procrastination - Some Answers
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    Not too long ago I dealt with the issue of procrastination; something we all suffer from occasionally, or even a lot.



    Human Resources and M&A
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    Over the past decade we have heard a lot about how Human Resources must get a ‘Seat on the Board’.



    Surfing for Productivity
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    If you are considering an office ban on Facebook, Linkedin, XiaoNei, and QQ; think again.



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