The Bamboo Project Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

. Last week I wrote about an elephant in the room of careers and employment that we aren't really acknowledging or discussing--the fact that there are 3.3 job seekers for every available job opening. . Today I want to acknowledge another elephant in the room that is the reality for both those who are unemployed and those who are currently working. It is this (and pardon my bluntness here): From a job seeker perspective, many, many jobs suck.

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Strategic HCM

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

' I''ve previously posted on my first couple of sessions at Learning Technologies this year but never got as far as the afternoon sessions. But after lunch we had Bersin, describing some of the findings from their UK Training Factbook, and they''ve also since ran a webinar describing some of these findings in a bit more detail. Heavier reliance on instructor led training than in the US, supported by higher trainer staffing levels (10.1 vs 4.2 L&D staff per 1000 learners), leads to a much hi

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Synergita

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

(Some) 90 percent of performance appraisal processes are inadequate.” – Salary.com survey. In conversations with HR leaders and employees, the talent management process that suffers from the most disdain around the world is the performance appraisal. It’s one of the few processes that even the owners of the process dread. If everyone hates it, but it still gets done nearly everywhere, you might assume some asinine government regulation requires it, but in this case there is no such regulation.

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

'HR spends a lot of time ( or at least should spend a lot of time ) discussing diversity. This happens in part because we''re supposed to, in part because it makes good business sense.but mostly HR should be talking about diversity because it is the right thing to do. But sometimes doing the right thing is difficult. Losing Friends Many years ago friends would come over for an evening to visit.

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David Zinger

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Cleaning out 13 clogged arteries in employee engagement. Umair Hague wrote an intriguing post on the Harvard Business Review blog entitled: How to Have a Year That Matters. He offered a number of provocative questions, including: Why are you here? What do you want? Who’s on your side? What’s it worth? The question that caused me to pause was, what breaks your heart?

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The Bamboo Project Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

As a lot of my work recently has been with people who are unemployed, I have a ton of articles coming through my feeds on job search, unemployment, etc. Most of them are about "personal branding" and "building your network," how to manage your social media presence, write a great LinkedIn profile and navigate ever-more confusing and time-consuming online applicant tracking systems. .

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Achievers

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Managing is a tough gig. 19 million Americans plan to leave their jobs in 2013 , at an estimated turnover cost of $3 billion, and many of them will cite their managers as the cause. Meanwhile, the pressure is on for managers to transform into coaches who inspire, retain, and promote top talent. Are you getting nervous yet? So what’s a manager to do?

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TheHRBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

Human Resource managers may ask tricky HR interview questions to save time and try to figure out what kind of employee you really are. Joyce Lain Kennedy, a nationally syndicated careers columnist says outlines the 10 Trickiest Interview Questions & Their Answers Kennedy says that even if job hunters have rehearsed anticipated topics, an unexpected HR interview […].

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

'One of the hidden failings of leaders comes disguised as a perfectly legitimate request of the human resources team: " I''d like for HR to do some team building for my employees." Now you may be wondering how this seemingly normal, and perhaps even complimentary request could be considered a failing on management''s part. Well friends, more often than not this is an epic failure.

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David Zinger

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Learning employee engagement lessons driving in India. View from the road driving through Agra. Normally I don’t like the word drivers paired with employee engagement because it implies that we can drive engagement rather than invite engagement. But I have been thinking about the lessons from watching drivers in India navigage their way. I have only been in India for 3 days and just in Delhi and Agra.

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Conversation Matters

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

In today’s world employees often must deal with tasks and problems that require much more that simply following a predetermined step by step procedure – the problems require the exercise of judgment. Judgment is needed when we are faced with thorny questions about which there are no right or wrong answers. When asked one of those thorny questions we often say, “Well, it’s a matter of judgment.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

. Charlie Kim, CEO of NextJump. A few weeks ago I wrote a post on the "disposable worker" and the damage I think we're doing to ourselves and our economy with this approach. Yesterday in a comment on that post, Catherine Lombardozzi pointed me in the direction of an interview with NextJump CEO, Charlie Kim, whose company has adopted a "no fire" policy.

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Achievers

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

A chievers and Human Capital Institute (HCI) are conducting a survey on employee engagement, and we need your help! Although the links between employee engagement and higher productivity, involvement, and dedication are well understood, there is still a dearth of research on the elements of engagement and how these concepts are nurtured within organizations.

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

'That''s right, ladies and gentlemen. The 8 Man Rotation e-book is back for another year.and its our biggest edition ever!!! You admired the inaugural season covering the year in sports and HR for 2010. You loved the 2nd season covering 2011. Now, be in awe of the 3rd edition of the best sports and HR writing from the minds of Steve Boese , Kris Dunn , Lance Haun , Tim Sackett , and myself.

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

'I''ve been trying a bunch of social media strategies. If you were to ask my team how things are going, they would more than likely respond by saying ".with which approach? it feels like we have a new one every week!" That''s probably not the answer I was hoping for, but I''ll have to admit it''s an honest one. Try, Learn, Toss Despite my somewhat assertive style on going social, there is a saving grace in my approach.

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David Zinger

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Overcome Your Organization’s Employee Engagement Metaphoric Disconnect. I am honored to work with so many fine companies and organizations on engagement. To create a strong approach to engagement we must not use a cookie cutter or off the shelf approach to engagement. I have talked with 5 clients already in 2013 about the disconnect between what they offer their customers and clients and how they engage their employees.

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TheHRBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

You can make it happen. Strike out “I don’t know what to do” from your vocabulary. You’ll figure it out. Everything you have ever done has brought you to this point. The force of life is on your side. Start fresh. Break the bad habit of a recurring cycle that inhibits you to move forward […].

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Kaizen is a Japanese term that means continuous improvement. It all sounds good on the surface, but the reality is that very few companies fully embrace kaizen. They say, “But we’re improving all the time.” That may be true, but it’s the way in which companies make improvements that matters. In companies that truly embrace kaizen, the bulk of improvement—from surfacing problems and opportunities, to designing, testing, and implementing countermeasures (a better word than “solutions”)—are done by

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Achievers

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Millennials are stressed but optimistic, a new study from the American Psychological Association says. As a millennial myself, this isn’t really news. And I don’t say that because I’m part of the self-centered generation that has convinced itself we are the most important segment of the population. I’m just not surprised that 18-33 year olds report feeling stressed slightly more (5.4 on a scale of 10) than the national average (4.9).

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Strategic HCM

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Home. Bio-Contact. Consulting. Speaking. Writing. About-HCM. Welcome. Welcome height=200 id=Image1_img src=[link] width=220/>. Connect with me. Jon Ingham. Contact me at. info [at] strategic [dash] hcm [dot] com. Skype: strategic-hcm. +44 7904 185 134. Read more by me in. Contributions from David Ulrich, Marshall Goldsmith, Peter Cappelli, Noel Tichy, Ed Lawler, Jon Ingham, Beverly Kaye, Sharon Jordan-Evans.

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

'Change happens all the time. In fact, I''m pretty tired of using the term change because it is either perceived as a threat, or is completely missed by those who are simply unable to let go of their prehistoric, I mean traditional leadership styles. But change is a comin'' my friends. Mind Over Matter Instead of rambling on about change theory and the leadership development programming that supports it; I''d like to explore what we as leaders, particularly in HR think about during periods of ch

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David Zinger

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

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TheHRBlog

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Sometimes a new thought or a new idea is all you need to make a lasting change. You can wake up one day and decide to make your entire life change. If you are new to exercise or you dropped it for a while and you want to get back to doing it, the best […].

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

'There were lots of mediocre ads during the Super Bowl. However, the ad of the night, for me, was the Dodge Ram Farmer ad, featuring some brilliant still photography, and the iconic voice of Paul Harvey. Check it out below: I anticipate that SHRM is rapidly working on a "So God Made A HR Professional" ad, perhaps in time for the Annual Conference in June.

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Achievers

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Dear Amelia, I know managers play a key role in employees’ engagement, but how do you keep managers engaged? I find one of the best ways to keep your leaders at all levels engaged in your organization is to show them the “what’s in it for me.” So I coach leaders to find connecting points; connect leaders around the organizational goals and connect teams and then individuals into those goals.

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Reviewsnap

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

'With the Internet, it’s never been more obvious that the skills you learn in school could drastically change over the years of your professional career. The Internet (as we know it) didn’t exist prior to 1991, yet graduating college students are incredibly savvy about SEO and mobile connectivity. When you don’t have the option to go back to school, get updates through skills-based learning.

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

'All in the name of performance. The abuse of power, authority, influence, decision-making, manipulation and the law. Who goes to such extremes to chase an unattainable goal of being a top performer in their field? What kind of professional can end careers and tweak the interpretation of the law so things work out just the way they want them to? Who has this crazy ability in our organizations?

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David Zinger

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Overloaded into Rudeness. Over 60% employees blame their bad behavior on being overloaded at work. They say they have no time to be nice. Mental overload and stress short-circuit our capacity to be fully attentive about anything — even those with whom we work. ( source ). Commentary. Throw your overload overboard to set sail with civility at work.

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