45 Things

APRIL 13, 2011

When you were a child and a lamp was broken at home, you may have pointed your finger at a sibling. Placing blame on someone else is hardwired into us and begins at an early age. But as we grow and mature we should stop the finger-pointing and look for solutions instead of blame. At the same time, we may grab for more credit, resulting in a workplace that is less innovative and more demoralized.

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David Zinger

APRIL 13, 2011

Does your work contribute to results and your wellbeing? Seth Godin writing about jobs and work… One way to approach your work : “I come in on time, even a little early. I do what the boss asks, a bit faster than she expects. stay on time and on budget, and I’m hardworking and loyal.&#. What’s not on my agenda that I can fight to put there? Employee Engagement

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 15, 2011

In this post, I try to show that, despite Neil’s perceptions, HCM is a people and organisation focused discipline which offers HR more potential for commercial impact than any other approach which doesn’t have human capital at its heart. Blogging People management strategy

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Working Girl

APRIL 15, 2011

I kicked off a Modern Workforce series in January, which focuses on workforce diversity topics such as remote workers, global teams, multiple generations in the workforce, working moms, adoption of Web 2.0 technologies, etc. Guest bloggers are always welcome. Last month I highlighted five great posts that contribute to this topic and here are my picks for this month. First up is a post about working moms at Hello Ladies that had me grinning ear to ear: If You''re a Full-Time Mom, Then What Am I? modern workforce talent management working moms

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 15, 2011

This idea about HR leaders adapting their behaviours seems to have been my key theme over the last couple of weeks, and of course it applies to other business leaders too. So I’m looking forward to attending this session in a couple of weeks time: Driving Sustainable Change Michael Watkins is the world''s leading expert on accelerating transitions. Change Events Leadership

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NoExcusesHR

APRIL 14, 2011

Lately on Sunday nights I''ve tried to watch some of the television show Secret Millionaire. It''s about wealthy folks who pretend to do a documentary on volunteering and surprise the people and organizations they encounter with a nice check at the end of the show. Great concept. Great message. Pretty good show. But you and I know that so many of us do add one more thing. Don''t be shy. No Excuses.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 13, 2011

Dear Evil HR Lady, I’m a graduate student at a top international relations program, currently searching for internships and soon to be searching for jobs. Do you think that’s true? could go on and on about how I’m not, how I got valuable leadership experience running a campus atheist group as an undergraduate, how I carefully avoid discussion of religion in professional and personal settings, but that’s not the first thing the HR will see. all they’ll see is my name attached to an unpopular and misrepresented social group. Is there a risk that this could cost me a job?

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David Zinger

APRIL 11, 2011

7 Ways to Foster Employee Engagement  Like Leonardo da Vinci. Webinar on Thursday. How to Engage Like Leonardo da Vinci. Join us for a Webinar on April 14. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/511559736. Michael Gelb, the prolific author, including How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci will be the guest on this 40 minute webinar.

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 11, 2011

I left Ben’s workshop early as I wanted to see more on some of the case studies supporting the CIPD’s work on Next Generation HR, which I also posted on a couple of days ago. particularly liked Laura’s explanations about how she is working to change John Lewis. Laura talked about how companies best undertake this reorientation. Events HRD11 People management strategy

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NoExcusesHR

APRIL 12, 2011

" The best leader is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what must be done, and the self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do i t." Theodore Roosevelt, American President How About You How do you balance the need to ensure the work gets done "the right way" with the reality of knowing that you have to let your team actually do the work? Do you interfere?

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 12, 2011

Many states are considering limiting employers' abilities to use credit checks as part of a pre-employment screening. Is this practice invasive or practical? Don’t Ban Pre-Employment Credit Checks

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David Zinger

APRIL 9, 2011

Working all the time. tablet is now screen not pill. well-being totters. Employee Engagement

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 14, 2011

And I’ll be talking about the opportunities for using this critical but generally poorly implemented HR / business process area at this other session I’m running for Symposium Events: Performance Management for Strategic Improvement If there was one process in HR, or even across the whole of business, that most organisations would agree is broken, it would surely be employee performance management.

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NoExcusesHR

APRIL 11, 2011

Do you know someone who is clueless about the reality of work today? Someone who just doesn''t understand the world is completely different from just a few short years ago? Someone who has failed to realize that tens of millions of people are leveraging real time tools and new global networks to connect with other professionals to get their work done faster, better, and more effectively? Hell no!

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 11, 2011

Whether you're a vegetarian or a meat eater, if there's nothing for you to eat a company party, you can feel unappreciated. Here's what to do about that. Vegetarian Discrimination

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Working Girl

APRIL 12, 2011

Guest Post by Jay R. Kuhns Wow! My first management gig! I''m actually going to supervise people. I''m going to be the one they look up to.ask for guidance.seek out my sage advice.draw upon my years.err.months of experience. This is going to be great! What do you mean my employees are as old as my parents? Wait a minute.what?" I Was Young At 27, I was fortunate to move into a formal management role as the Training and Development Manager for a Hospital. I was so excited I could barely wait to hear about the team I was going to lead. Nice research, eh? ) Why didn''t I know? Boy, I was good!)

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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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Strategic HCM

APRIL 14, 2011

I’ll be talking about some of the themes emerging from the CIPD HRD’s conference at this session I’m running for Symposium Events: Enhancing Organisational Capability through Learning & Development As the pace of change continues to increase, learning plays, or should play, a vital role in ensuring organisational success. Is it any wonder therefore if learning budgets remain under threat?

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NoExcusesHR

APRIL 13, 2011

I am honored to have been asked by Laura Schroeder to write a guest post for her terrific Working Girl blog. The piece is about the excitement, failures, and lessons learned as a young manager. ahem.that would be my experiences as a young manager. Ouch! I''ve eaten a lot of humble pie since I started blogging. Take a look at the post , and let me know what you think. Being a young (or new) manager is terrific, but one thing that is typically not handed out at orientation is the map of the leadership land mines. Laura and I would love to hear from you. No Excuses.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 15, 2011

Dear Evil HR Lady, I just started a new job that includes a housing allowance. Just when I thought how nice they are, my boss e-mailed me with this sentence “Now you have more reason to stay late in the office, since the apartment is just within walking distance.” No one else has a housing allowance or lives as close. How should I reply? I’m not at all happy with this line. My Boss Would Be Happier If I Lived at the Office

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Workday

APRIL 11, 2011

I occasionally hear this doubt about SaaS: "How can a SaaS company handle a large, global software rollout? Isn’t that a job for an ERP giant?" It’s natural to have questions about a new software delivery model, but this is among the most misguided doubts about SaaS—and where a key benefit of SaaS is often overlooked

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 13, 2011

The other main challenge to traditional HR thinking that got my attention during the CIPD HRD conference was this one about the role / importance of softer, more organic approaches as opposed to harder, more mechanistic ones. I’ve already referred to one example of this distinction in Laura Walker’s comments about changing the stories. Events HRD11 Leadership

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With Tests, Measuring Better Beats Looking Better…But Why Choose?

DDI's Talent Management Intelligence

APRIL 12, 2011

The latest: Technology is changing how employment tests are administered, while online tools are providing greater reach and convenience

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 13, 2011

Dear Evil HR Lady, I’m a graduate student at a top international relations program, currently searching for internships and soon to be searching for jobs. Do you think that’s true? could go on and on about how I’m not, how I got valuable leadership experience running a campus atheist group as an undergraduate, how I carefully avoid discussion of religion in professional and personal settings, but that’s not the first thing the HR will see. all they’ll see is my name attached to an unpopular and misrepresented social group. Is there a risk that this could cost me a job?

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 12, 2011

One of the points the CIPD was stressing was that HR needs to adapt to the situation it exists within (I agree). This is about remaining in a state of questioning, rather than what Lucy called, rather clunkily, solutioning. think this is right. HR tends to be too eager to grab hold of the next easy solution. And there were a few examples of this type of thinking at the conference unfortunately.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 12, 2011

Many states are considering limiting employers' abilities to use credit checks as part of a pre-employment screening. Is this practice invasive or practical? Don’t Ban Pre-Employment Credit Checks

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 11, 2011

Whether you're a vegetarian or a meat eater, if there's nothing for you to eat a company party, you can feel unappreciated. Here's what to do about that. Vegetarian Discrimination

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