From the monthly archives:

April 2008

I am getting pushed out! Help!

by Lance Haun on April 28, 2008

From the mailbag:
I know that I’m about to be fired. My boss has started the paper trail. I’m being written up and “counseled” for every tiny thing. For example, I forgot to sign one form out of 30 that I complete each day and was written up for not following procedure.
My question [...]

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Blog when you’re mad

by Lance Haun on April 24, 2008

I am pissed right now about something and let me tell you something, it inspired something crazy in me:
I am writing this entry, I did two entries over on my Vault blog and I am still writing down ideas as I am doing this. All of the course of an hour and a half.
I am [...]

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Adventures with Supervisor’s Handbooks

by Lance Haun on April 21, 2008

So I am doing a series of posts on Gradience Software, specifically their supervisor handbook software. Now I have always been open here so I will say that they contacted me first but I am glad they did. I have been wanting to put together a supervisor handbook for some time and they have a [...]

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Recruiting ROI

by Lance Haun on April 20, 2008

So I am going on a recruiting trip to Southern California and I am excited about the possibility of seeing sunshine. Often times, when taking a trip to a nice area of the country to recruit, some concerned people question the expense of it. Are we really getting our money’s worth? Let’s breakdown the cost of a trip for two people for four days

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What to do about your flaky boss?

by Lance Haun on April 7, 2008

From the mailbag:
My boss is a flake and I think it could ruin my career by him going overboard and me be pulled down with him. What should I do?
While this isn’t a true mailbag (I was asked it on Instant Messaging), it is a great question.
People always seem to get nervous whenever their boss [...]

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