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.

Top 5 Things to Do When You’re Stuck Working the Day After Thanksgiving

Tim SackettNovember 22, 2012

The Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday has to be the most useless day of work ever. I know many folks who still don’t get this off as a holiday, and … Read more

Want More Job Referrals? Just Give Employees Permission to Give Them

Tim SackettNovember 19, 2012

It’s pretty widely accepted that referral hires are the best hires that most companies make. Pretty easy math equation on why: Good Employee + wanting to … Read more

My 9 Wishes For New HR and Talent Management Professionals

Tim SackettNovember 15, 2012

My favorite part of the fall conference season is the fact that I get to meet a ton of HR and Talent pros and connect. Of those, the ones I have the most … Read more

Here’s a Talk You Need to Have With Your Least Engaged Employee

Tim SackettNovember 9, 2012

Here’s a conversation with your least engaged employee. You: “Hey, Lee (Least Engaged Employee) – how are you doing?” Lee: “You know, working hard, … Read more

Title Creep, or Why We Need to Stop Handing Out Overinflated Job Titles

Tim SackettNovember 7, 2012

“I don’t care what you call me – my title is meaningless!” Have you heard this? If you’re in HR long enough, you’ll hear this a number of times over your … Read more

Taking Risks, or Why HR Needs to Stop Acting Like Everyone’s Mom

Tim SackettNovember 2, 2012

You know what I really like about Sales departments in most organizations? They try, or do, almost anything, once, to try and increase sales for your … Read more

What Would Your Employees Choose? More Money or a Better Boss?

Tim SackettOctober 30, 2012

There was a survey done recently by Michelle McQuaid and the results were picked up by a number of media outlets and delivered as big news. The basis of … Read more

When It Comes to Talent Management, It’s Just a Zero Sum Game

Tim SackettOctober 25, 2012

There is a mathematical concept called Zero-Sum Game, and it is says basically where one person, organization, etc. will gain, there is an equal loss by … Read more

How You Can Become the Most Liked HR Pro Ever — in Five Easy Steps

Tim SackettOctober 19, 2012

The old adage “I’d rather be respected, than liked” was made up by people who didn’t have any friends! And, it’s been perpetuated for centuries by HR Pros … Read more

It’s Really Hard Work to Truly Fall in Love With Your Job

Tim SackettOctober 17, 2012

Do you know what it felt like the last time you fell in love? I mean real love? The kind of love where you talk 42 times per day, in between text and … Read more