Strategic HCM

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

As may know, I’ve been running a short survey over the last few months. This is now closed and I’ve been through the results. A lot of my questions for qualitative, making it difficult to communicate the results in a short summary but I’ll come back to individual questions from this over the next couple of months. Anyway, I started with key business challenges. Again, I suggest that’s about right.

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45 Things

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Most of the people I know who are remote workers say just like any work situation, there's both good and bad aspects. They love being able to dress more casually, of course, and appreciate that it often gives them a chance to see their kids more. But the downside for many is that they often feel left out of the loop and find it difficult to communicate effectively with the boss. Share the love.

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QAspire

MARCH 2, 2011

People deliver their best work when they are fully engaged with the purpose of their work. In an organizational setting, people only deliver their best when they are engaged with the purpose, vision and values of the organization they work with. They look at their work as a part of a larger whole – and not just a discrete component. How do we engage our people? That’s the question many HR leaders, project managers and organizational leaders have been asking. To help them, Ben Eubanks at upstartHR compiled a fantastic and fr.ee Download PDF ). The CEO was taken aback.

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David Zinger

MARCH 3, 2011

Employee Engagement: Vulnerability as a First Step. view of employee engagement in hospitals. Employees want to understand the direction of the organization and, more importantly, how their roles assist the organization’s process. Hospital executives can help spread mission, vision and values simply by being more present in their hospital halls. Employee Engagement

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Working Girl

MARCH 4, 2011

I''m excited to join the amazing Women of HR blogger team. My first post takes a tongue-in-cheek hard hitting look at whether there''s really a glass ceiling. leadership modern workforce working moms

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Monster HR

MARCH 1, 2011

Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. George Bush and Condoleezza Rice. Stacy and Clinton. Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy. Whether in real life or reel life, work spouses are out there. You've seen them, right? Or maybe you're in such a relationship: Two people who spend most of their working hours together, behaving like a married couple. Having a work spouse is not uncommon. The Benefits of Work Spouses.

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Strategic HCM

MARCH 1, 2011

The recent UK labour market statistics pointing to a jobless recovery throughout 2011 and beyond emphasise the need for all organisations to get the most out of the people they currently employ. It’s a shame therefore that most research shows that consultation continues to be performed so poorly. There are broader benefits to listening to employees ideas as well. Ignoring them is not a good idea.

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 2, 2011

Want to get yourself fired? Combining your sex life with your office life is a good way to get yourself and your career in trouble. Sexting and Other Bad Career Moves

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Working Girl

MARCH 1, 2011

My new post at Compensation Cafe tells the story of a happy employee who became a very angry employee. Compensation managers talent management

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

At QAspire Blog, January 2011 started with a post on “excellence”. Organizational excellence is not possible without balancing people, process and leadership aspects. In February 2011, we explored these areas a bit further. In case you missed any of these posts in Feb, here is a quick round up of all my writing in February

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Strategic HCM

MARCH 4, 2011

So what does the Big Rethink look like within HR? You may be interested in these notes on innovation in HCM from my Winter newsletter : Unfortunately innovation is not something that is seen as a priority by many businesses (see this article and this one in the FT for example). think this is a shame. And it is an area crying out for innovation. Want to innovate your HR strategy and processes?

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 4, 2011

In a tough job market, rude rejections unfortunately are common. What's the best (or worst) kind of job hunting rejection? Have You Received Rude Rejection Letters

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Working Girl

MARCH 2, 2011

Studies show that employees that are "engaged" in their work perform significantly better than those who are not. The problem is finding real, tangible ways to make that happen. Thanks to Ben Eubanks there''s a new eBook that includes personal stories about engagement and what it means, tips for companies on communication and culture, and some really great, specific how-to content. Check it out!

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David Zinger

MARCH 1, 2011

Engagement is both bliss and blisters so take blistering action and avoid blissful thinking. great teacher. Joseph Campbell offered brilliant insights on personal mythology and how we navigate through work and life. Campbell believed we should follow our bliss. When he was challenged later in life with the idea that following your bliss was just selfish hedonism, he stated that perhaps he should have said, “follow your blisters.&#. Mental blisters. believe employee engagement goes beyond doing what you love and loving what you do. Take the bliss-tering action 2 step. Employee Engagement

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Strategic HCM

MARCH 1, 2011

So I delivered this webinar for Citrix Online today: Online learning and the learning organisation. talked about social learning, why this is important, and why despite its importance, we still tend to focus on the learning of individuals rather than social groups such as teams, communities and networks. also stressed that online learning is probably the most powerful enabler that we have.

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True Faith HR

MARCH 4, 2011

Last weekend, I was attending the ASBBS Conference in Las Vegas. Having some spare time, and being somewhat a hamburger aficianado, I decided to grab lunch at the Burger Bar in the Mandalay Bay. Perusing the many options on the menu, I came across the Rossini burger which they were selling for $60. That''s right, you can get a $60 burger at the Burger Bar. Would my expectations be heightened?

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Can you hear the collective groan when you launch that new compliance course? Do you get complaints both public and private from trainees about the uselessness of the training courses you've launched? Is there anything that can be done about it?

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Leadership Lessons from Dr. Seuss

DDI's Talent Management Intelligence

MARCH 3, 2011

As I am currently preparing for an upcoming Leadership Development Program, a little light bulb went off in my head: there is also a lot to learn from Dr. Seuss on leadership

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NoExcusesHR

MARCH 4, 2011

If we are the leaders. Why are the employees frustrated? Why are there important projects not started? Why are there future leaders still waiting for mentors? Why are there direct reports still in need of support? Why are there training needs left unmet? Why are we too busy to listen? Why aren''t we pushing our staff out of their comfort zones? Why aren''t we reaching out to support our colleagues?

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Strategic HCM

MARCH 3, 2011

I’ve been at the Economist’s Big Rethink today. went to the event because I’m so convinced a ‘big rethink’ is required in so many areas, including people management. And because I think companies can and should compete on ideas (and it’s what I try and do in my personal consultancy as well). Still a lot of what was said about customers applies to employees too. Or perhaps there is?

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True Faith HR

MARCH 3, 2011

Tensions remain high here in Wisconsin as the standoff between Gov. Walker and the public employee unions continues unabated. Some have directed their anger at the so-called " Wisconsin 14 ;"the 14 Democratic State Senators who engaged in a "foot filibuster" by leaving the state to prevent a quorum on the budget repair bill stripping Wisconsin public sector unions of their collective bargaining rights. Some have argued that these Senators should be back in Wisconsin doing their jobs and letting the budget bill come up for a vote accordingly. cloture filibuster unions wisconsin

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 4, 2011

Dear Evil HR Lady, My coworkers and I are all miserable because our manger is, in a word, terrible. While I’d love to list her shortcomings (they are many), I’ll just say that in the seven months she has been here, she single-handedly ruined what used to be a fantastic, high-functioning group. Finally, one of our coworkers (we’ll call her Tanya) approached HR about the problems we’ve been having. This launched a little investigation into our team. We were sure this investigation would culminate in our manager’s termination. Yet, she persists. We’re feeling pretty helpless right now.

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NoExcusesHR

MARCH 2, 2011

We''ve seen them in action. They''re calm, cool and collected. Nothing seems to faze them when the problems come so quickly it''s impossible to keep an accurate count. At some point we just want to step back and watch them. Amazing leadership, right? NOT SO FAST We''ve also seen when the chaos settles down and these same leaders struggle mightily. fact they often look for a crisis. 2. Perhaps. 3.

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Strategic HCM

MARCH 3, 2011

One of the ideas discussed at the Big Rethink which I think has relevance for HR, and in which the treatment of employees is analogous to that of customers, is this way of looking at corporate - or employer – branding: How people form ideas about brands has changed. We’ve tended to think of it a bit like ten pin bowling in which if we have enough enthusiasm we can bowl passive consumers over.

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Josh Bersin

MARCH 1, 2011

This year is our fourth annual Learning and Talent Management Research Conference, IMPACT:  The Business of Talent® (April 26-29 at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg, Florida) and it is. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Business Trends Enterprise Learning Talent Management impact IMPACT 2011

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 4, 2011

In a tough job market, rude rejections unfortunately are common. What's the best (or worst) kind of job hunting rejection? Have You Received Rude Rejection Letters

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

By accepting your leadership position, you''ve indicated you WANT to do this job. That''s right. You signed up for this. You applied, interviewed, and understood the role (Please don''t use the excuse you didn''t know what you were getting yourself into. If that''s true, it''s your fault, not the company''s.) You wanted this job, and now you have it. The status quo = death. But how does one grow?

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Strategic HCM

MARCH 1, 2011

I’ll be delivering a webinar on Social and Online Learning and the Learning Organisation at 11.00am GMT today. In this webinar, I’ll be going back to the question I asked at TRU: why does 95% of what we do in HR (here, L&D) focus on individuals (when what’s most important is teams. Do join me if you can. And I’ll be posting on my reflections from the webinar later on today.

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