When was the last time you asked a person, “Where are you going on vacation?” and they said, “I don’t know!” Or you asked, “How are you getting there?” and they shrugged and said, “No idea.” Doesn’t happen, does it? The reality is that vacations are so important that we make plans. We define the
Read More...Life, Links & Stuff I Found While Clicking on Things It’s been a while since I’ve blasted our readers in the face with a nonsensical, wandering post about lots of disjointed topics and links, so I figure I’d fix that right now. Get ready to become stupider. Definitely DO NOT read this while drinking alcohol
Read More...(Editor’s Note: Michelle Randall is MIPRO’s Accountant, and is key to its operations. This is her first blog post. Give her a warm welcome!) Can a term as shapeless and overused as company culture be a key in retaining your best employees? Can it compete with the two main pillars of pay and benefits? Actually,
Read More...Whatever Happened to Grit? I just finished reading Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, which — let me say this up front — is a book I’d recommend to anyone. It’s a great piece of nonfiction, but more importantly, it got me thinking about something nobody is talking about, but should be. That thing is grit. One thing
Read More...(Editor’s Note: As we close in on the beginning of the 6th Annual Oracle Maintenance Summit in Nashville, TN (March 26-29th), I thought it would be a good idea to introduce you to our own Tina Thames. Besides being an outstanding PeopleSoft consultant, Tina is gained fame in MIPRO for knowing “there’s an app for
Read More...Is disaster just a mistake away? The annual Maintenance Management Summit is quickly approaching and our team is fast and furious in preparation. I always enjoy being part of the planning process and then watching it all come together. We are also attending the Alliance (formerly known as HEUG) Conference as well. The PeopleSoft Asset
Read More...“Beware of the man who won’t be bothered with details.” — William Feather Speed or Quality Pick one. One of the lessons a child teaches you is that there is a very real life dichotomy between right and fast. My seven-year-old son thinks mastery equals doing something very quickly, with no hesitation. He doesn’t grasp
Read More...Tim Sackett over at TLNT plainly talks about a difficult topic: why, as a HR professional, you need to champion the ‘must-do’ moves. Must-do moves are the things in your organization that you must own and absolutely see that they get done. And they’re not always comfortable. Sackett talks about the obvious example: I asked
Read More...Can a Consulting Company Have Soul? If most people’s experience is any indication, you’d think such a notion is totally bananas. In a lot of ways, consulting has become a bad word, synonymous with expensive, often mediocre talent, political finger-pointing and projects that might finish on time and within budget, but don’t meet the organization’s
Read More...I recently overheard a conversation at a higher education institution that went something like this: Facilities Mgr.: Good morning, how can I help you? Caller: I need a new bulb for this projector. FM: Sir, what projector? Caller: The projector in my classroom. FM: Okay, where is your classroom? Caller: I’m in the Johnson Building.
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