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.

The 1 Thing Your Organization Wants From You (But Doesn’t Even Know It)

Tim SackettFebruary 21, 2014

You know what your organization wants from you? It’s not to be great. Or to be an “A” player. Or high energy. Or Top 10 percent. It’s also not … Read more

Inclusiveness Dilemma: The Challenges Dealing With Differences at Work

Tim SackettFebruary 19, 2014

College football star Michael Sam’s announcement last week that he is gay, and would soon the first openly gay NFL player, rekindled some hot workplace … Read more

Should an Employee Punching Another Employee Always Get Fired?

Tim SackettFebruary 17, 2014

What would it take to get you to punch an employee? For most HR Pros, the answer might be “Not much!” if they were joking behind the locked doors of their … Read more

7 Words Mathematically Proven To Get You More Hires!

Tim SackettFebruary 13, 2014

Wired recently worked with OkCupid and Match.com to find out which words were used on the most popular dating profiles on their sites. Millions of data … Read more

How You Can Tell Who Really Is an Essential Employee

Tim SackettFebruary 12, 2014

I’ve had many conversations in my career with employees who “essentially” felt they were probably more important to the business than they really were. You … Read more

Yes, There’s a Lot That HR Can Learn From Parking Lots

Tim SackettFebruary 10, 2014

I read an article last week and found out parking lots have their own industry — just like health care, banking, automotive, etc. Parking lots are … Read more

Do Managers Have a Bias For Hiring Attractive People?

Tim SackettFebruary 6, 2014

We already know that there is an attractiveness bias when it comes to hiring. But, what about when it comes to managing your daily team? Do managers give … Read more

5 Ways That We Keep Employees From Becoming Leaders

Tim SackettFebruary 4, 2014

In HR (or OD, Training, etc. – pick your title) we like to believe we constantly develop our employees to become the next generation of leaders. But many … Read more

Pregnancy Leave: Just How Much Is Too Much?

Tim SackettJanuary 27, 2014

So, I’ve been up north at HRPA 2014 and have learned so much about our Canadian HR sisters and brothers (and like the U.S., it’s still mostly sisters!). … Read more

The Trick to a Great HR Department: Act Small – Even If You’re Really Big

Tim SackettJanuary 22, 2014

Do you know why most restaurants fail? They don’t do anything really, really well. There are a number of new burger chains popping up all over the country … Read more