Today we embark on another Work/Life discussion in my ‘Leader’s Series’ with Bill Boorman of the UK firm Bill Boorman Consultancy. For those who do not know Bill, he is quite a force in the Recruiting/HR/Social Media space. He not only runs a successful firm, he is the founder of TruLondon (The Recruiting Unconference London).
I’ve been to my fair share of company holiday parties over the years for several different companies. Some were tame and others were quite wild. I have seen and heard things that as “Trish outside of work” I wouldn’t bat an eyelash. But, those same situations as “Trish HR” are quite inappropriate. Here are my top five holiday party horror stories
This year, retailers are taking note and have begun planning months in advance for today. They are talking to experts on crowd control, customer flow in the stores, and staging practice for the employees in order to be better prepared. Walmart specifically kept stores open 24 hours so that it would avoid this type of incident again.
I went to the movies to see ‘Precious’. If you have not heard of it, it is the movie adaptation of the book ‘PUSH’ by Sapphire. After seeing the trailer, I knew it would be one of those movies I would have to see alone. I won’t give away the story, but I will tell you that it is about a sixteen year old girl growing up in Harlem who is pregnant with her second baby. Her father got her pregnant.
I thought I’d call in a real expert for us. Larry Kaminer. For those of you who do not know Larry, he is the Founder of the Personal Safety Training Group. He is also a Safety Trainer. Larry and I met via Twitter and blogging and he has become a respected resource for me in all matters of safety. So, I asked him to put together some information for us that we can share with employees, friends, and loved ones as we enter this holiday season.
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