ACUP A Midwest Success

• Lise Nyrop, manager of human resources support services at MU, led an entertaining session on how to work with your HR person. She cautioned people to bring issues to HR early, before they develop into larger problems. Don't "reward" difficult employees by taking work away from them, she added. Rather, raise the bar on what you expect from them and make it clear that if they don't measure up, there will be specific consequences. Discipline and praise have to be immediate, she said.