Tim Sackett

Tim Sackett, MS, SPHR is executive vice president of HRU Technical Resources, a contingent staffing firm in Lansing, MI. Tim has 20 years of HR and talent background split evenly between corporate HR gigs among the Fortune 500 and the HR vendor community ? so he gets it from both sides of the desk. A frequent contributor to the talent blog Fistful of Talent, Tim also speaks at many HR conferences and events. Contact him here.

Homing From Work? It Also Means You’re Working From Home

Tim SackettApril 17, 2014

Every year we get stupid business phrases that become part of our lexicon: “Use it or lose it!” “Necessary evil” “A seat at the table” “Thinking outside … Read more

The Five Traits of Truly Lousy HR Leaders

Tim SackettApril 15, 2014

The things you can always count on in life are: death, taxes, and a lousy HR leader in your organization. I think I saw that on a t-shirt at SHRM National … Read more

The 7 Habits Of Remarkably Likeable HR Managers

Tim SackettApril 4, 2014

Ripped from the pages of Inc. magazine’s recent article, 7 Habits of Remarkably Likeable Bosses, I give you … something slightly different: The 7 Habits … Read more

Tim Sackett’s HR 101: What Do You Do If an Employee is Carrying a Gun?

Tim SackettMarch 31, 2014

Okay, HR fans, here’s the game — I give you a real-life HR scenario and you tell me how you would handle it if your were the HR person in charge of … Read more

Want to Revolutionize Recruiting? Then Switch to the “3 Minute Hire”

Tim SackettMarch 25, 2014

Let’s look at how 95 percent of people are hired. Besides a little variability, almost every person, at some point in their career, has been hired in … Read more

Do You Want a Few Great Employees, or a Lot of Really Good Ones?

Tim SackettMarch 18, 2014

You know what I find really funny? That we take a really interesting concept like “Good is the enemy of great” from the 2001 book Good to Great, and we … Read more

The Skills That Really Make Great Leaders Great

Tim SackettMarch 14, 2014

Have you ever worked for a boss that was horrible? That’s an easy question to answer, isn’t it? The person came immediately to your mind (for my staff … Read more

Struggling to Find Good Candidates? More Resumes May Not Be the Answer

Tim SackettMarch 11, 2014

I work in a world of resumes, where resumes equal solid, quality candidates. I recently met with a client who needed “more” resumes because … Read more

To Be Honest, I Really, Really Hate Analytics and Big Data

Tim SackettFebruary 28, 2014

Editor’s Note: Sometimes readers ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. Don’t kid yourself – you … Read more

What Do You Do When Your HR Department Really Sucks?

Tim SackettFebruary 27, 2014

Are you working in an HR department that sucks? You know if you are, it’s all right, you can admit it, because it’s the first step in changing it. I bet I … Read more