John Baldino

United States

President at Humareso at Freelance

Dad, Husband, #HR Pro leading & blogging @Humareso, @SentinelPay, @GoMaavee, Speaker, @Phillies fan, @Saintjosephs & @VillanovaU Grad, #HRKindness #HRTech

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Work Overload Is Real. Here’s a Framework to Tackle It.

2 weeks ago | blog.humareso.com | Robin Schooling |John Baldino

Work Overload Is Real. Here’s a Framework to Tackle It.3:42 You know the feeling: your calendar looks like a game of Tetris, your inbox is spiraling, and your to-do list? It’s a scroll, not a list. You’re busy. Overloaded. And honestly, unsure where to even begin. Welcome to modern work life, where full plates are worn like badges - and burnout is never far behind. But let’s be clear: operational excellence doesn’t mean saying yes to everything.
The Grouch: Getting Rid of the Curmudgeon in You

1 month ago | blog.humareso.com | John Baldino

The difficulty of being a curmudgeon is deep and wide. As a rapidly-becoming older person, the temptation to slide into the glass being perpetually half-empty becomes more appealing. “Nothing” will ever be as good as it once was, and it is my job to highlight those failures through an unwelcome twelve-point treatise. Now while I don’t actually do this (please God, don’t have me do this!), I am struck by how many do.
Mr Cellophane

2 months ago | blog.humareso.com | John Baldino

My kids are talented. Obviously. All throughout their childhoods, there were marked opportunities for greatness and future renown. Now, I know that every parent thinks this, but they’re wrong. My kids were the best (says every parent). My son was destined for MLB, my eldest daughter was going to be the next Matisse, and my youngest daughter was Broadway-bound. Look, I had great expectations.
A Look the 2024 HR Technology Conference: Hot Trends

Oct 2, 2024 | blog.humareso.com | John Baldino

Working to make technology work better. Isn’t that what we believe our technology partners are doing? After a week at the Human Resources Technology Conference in Las Vegas, it sure seems like that is just what they are doing. The embracing of artificial intelligence as the norm rather than a trendy addition to be cast aside within a couple of years was visible in almost all the platforms on display.
Shadow Dancing: Phantom Development Practices Abound

Sep 4, 2024 | blog.humareso.com | John Baldino |Robin Schooling

Have you been fascinated with having special powers? As a kid comic book enthusiast, I would spend hours reading the adventures of various superheroes. When those stories came to life on the small or big screen, I was front and center (still am, truth be told). Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man, was a stud. He was the world’s first bionic man. For those of a certain age, do you remember this mid-1970’s TV Show intro? “Steve Austin. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.
Urgent: Stress and Anxiety at the Workplace

Aug 6, 2024 | blog.humareso.com | John Baldino

Urgent: Stress and Anxiety at the Workplace4:25 Remember the kid who got picked last in kickball? Perhaps it was you standing there feeling the anxiety of others being scooped up to a team while you hang out there in social purgatory. It’s a recipe for a core memory that you’d prefer not to have. Fast forward 15-20 years and here we are at the workplace. Kickball teams are still being picked. It may not be as formal or as obvious as recess protocols, but sides are picked, nonetheless.
I Get Money: Compensation Strategies Don't Just Happen

May 22, 2024 | blog.humareso.com | John Baldino

I Get Money: Compensation Strategies Don't Just Happen3:27 Compensation strategies vary, but cash is still required to make it work. With businesses owing trillions in debt though credit lines, leveraged financing, SBA lending and more, the flexibility in simply adding 3-6% to compensation becomes more difficult to guarantee. There are a few ways for additional monies to be secured. Again, the route of credit expansion remains the most popular.
Storm Front Coming: Why You Need an Inclement Weather Policy

Apr 11, 2024 | blog.humareso.com | Robin Schooling |Sarah Morgan |John Baldino

Yesterday, here along the Gulf Coast of the US, an outbreak of storms (wind, rain, tornado warnings), had us at heel before it moved along on its eastward swing. Personally, since we’re a remote-forward organization, I didn’t have much to worry about other than wondering if I would lose electricity and/or WiFi. (Naturally, because we pay heed to the local meteorologists, we also had our shelter-in-place room ready, made sure the generator was geared up, and laid in a supply of “storm snacks.”).
Waiting for a Girl Like You: Is Your Talent About to Leave?

Mar 26, 2024 | blog.humareso.com | John Baldino

In the movie Life Itself, Oscar Issac’s character, Will, has a great line about waiting for the right moment to ask out Abby (Olivia Wilde). He is waiting for the right moment because when he starts this relationship with her, he is all in. There won’t be any turning back. He wants to ask her out at the right moment to set that tone from the onset. He’s waiting with a purpose. And we might be working with some of those “waiters” as well.
Love and Affection in the Workplace

Feb 14, 2024 | blog.humareso.com | Robin Schooling |John Baldino

One of the most consequential relationships adults who work outside the home experience is the one they have with their employer and, by extension, their job. Yet, in the realm of human experience, “love” is often associated with the relationships we have with romantic partners, friends, family, and higher-order beings while we often overlook its significance in the workplace.