HeyJaredThe Contrarian HR
We ditch the HR rulebook for fresh, wild takes on employee experience and people management.
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Be Prepared for the Next Step! (opens the original)
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Most employees are not considered because they are not ready for the next step. How to have succession conversations with employees and why you should always develop yourself. Enjoy! Subscribe now
Welcome to the era of corporate bullshit! (opens the original)
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Have you ever looked around at work and thought, “What a whole lot of bullshit”?If you have, you’re probably not alone.This book takes a contrarian look at the absurdity of modern corporate life — from pointless team-building games and corporate perks to outdated HR practices that do little to solve the problems organisations actually face.Because while we imagined the future would bring flying cars and holograms, apparently we got remote guacamole competitions, llama colouring and sack races.We
Everyone Wants a Promotion. Nobody Wants to Be Better at Their Job. (opens the original)
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Everyone wants a promotion, a salary increase, to be recognised as high potential, or be considered a future leader. And yet, somehow, very few people want to do the one thing that would make all of those things more likely: Get better at their job.So we must ask why. I have seen this repeatedly. L&D puts together a development program and you have to chase people to attend. Send out a learning opportunity and nobody signs up. Offer a workshop and suddenly everyone is “too busy.” Give people acc
Hating the Idea of Working for Others? The 9-5 millionaires (opens the original)
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You can literally make millions a month by working for others but you don’t even have to, because you can make millions over time if you’re smart about it. The 9-5 job isn’t your enemy, it’s a powerful tool. When used strategically, it can fund your goals, build your skills, and create long-term wealth. The world was built on regular jobs, and many people have built great lives, some even becoming millionaires, simply by showing up, saving wisely, investing early, and treating their job as a ste
The Most Hated HR People (opens the original)
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By and large, HR doesn’t have a great reputation. But there is one particular group of HR people everyone tends to hate. They stand out by the number of people who avoid them.Josh Bersin’s video, The Highest Predictor of Top HR Teams (watch below), put something into perspective for me, so I started looking back at my own career and the HR community I have worked with over the years.The HR people who tend to be the most disliked, ignored and avoided are very often the ones who have never had a r
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