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Sat.Jun 04, 2011 - Fri.Jun 10, 2011
How to Get the Boss to Listen to You
45 Things
JUNE 9, 2011
I'd like to say that because I've been in the communications business for a long time, I'm an expert communicator. But then, that wouldn't explain the responses I've gotten to some of my e-mails that state, "What are you talking about?" or the short-and-to-the-point: "HUH?" I know that you can't take communicating for granted. You've got to be clear and succinct. The boss is short on time.
Get Hired (Not Fired) With Your Blog
Evil HR Lady
JUNE 6, 2011
Want a way to reach out to potential hiring managers that demonstrates how awesome you are? How about blogging? Get Hired (Not Fired) With Your Blog
Work / Life Balance, Graphic Design, Blogging and HR. Oh, My!
Working Girl
JUNE 7, 2011
Guest post by Lyn Hoyt Laura Schroeder, my new Project Social partner, is fascinated by work-life balance and was curious about how I manage it all. wonder sometimes myself. It''s a lot on my plate. In fact writing this out in black and white kinda freaks me. I’m no super woman. We were late for art camp this AM. My husband and I share everything, from home to warehouse. Everyone was excited.
#ECTalent: Setting a Talent Agenda
Strategic HCM
JUNE 9, 2011
I’m at the Economist’s Talent Management Summit today. the first set of sessions have all focused on setting a talent agenda for maximum business impact. As part of this, Hugh Mitchell, CHRO at Shell, talked about this company’s business and explained why many of their employees have specific vs commodity skills – they only exist in people within this sector. So they can take a long term view.
Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance
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Project Social: Water Off a Duck's Back
Working Girl
JUNE 4, 2011
When I proposed we write about gender differences for our next blog post my project social partner Dave was less than thrilled: ‘I’m a white guy in HR. I can’t write about gender!’ He didn''t actually say that but I bet he thought it. So I’m flying solo this week but be sure to check out Dave’s latest post on talent management and stay tuned for Lyn''s guest post here at working girl. So, gender.
Innovating the L&D Business Partner role
Strategic HCM
JUNE 7, 2011
I ran a webinar for Citrix on Monday focusing on the role of the L&D Business Partner (and how this can be enabled through Online Training, including GoToWebinar which I was using). covered two main things: The need to focus on what L&D is providing – on the outcomes of L&D activities – and how this links to both human, and increasingly, social capital. Absolutely!
Bayer Sexual Discrimination: Stop the Mommy Wars
Evil HR Lady
JUNE 10, 2011
Why can women not call a truce on the mommy wars? We all make choices, and we need to learn to accept the consequences of those choices. Bayer Sexual Discrimination: Stop the Mommy Wars
Work in Reverse
David Zinger
JUNE 6, 2011
Employee Engagement: What was the best career advice you ever received? The best advice I received was to work in reverse: Don, a retired gentleman who lived in the same apartment as me in Winnipeg 35 years ago told me that retirement was wasted on someone his age because of health issues and being fixed in his ways. At the time he was about 85 years old. Employee Engagement
Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]
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Carnival of HR at Women of HR
Working Girl
JUNE 9, 2011
Check out the new Carnival of HR and post a comment to win the new Women of HR swimsuit calendar. just kidding about the calendar). carnivals human resources
#SBF11: HR as Humane Relationships
Strategic HCM
JUNE 8, 2011
I gave a short presentation on ‘The New HR’ to the Social Business (Enterprise 2.0) Forum in Milan today. wanted to make two main points to emphasise the importance of E2.0 folk involving their HR colleagues in Social Business projects: That thinking about the cultural change required to support Enterprise 2.0 think that’s a great build. also talked briefly about the opportunities for HR to use 2.0
Should You Apply Online or In Person?
Evil HR Lady
JUNE 10, 2011
Dear Evil HR Lady, Would it be beneficial to go personally and hand in my resume to nearby companies rather than submit it online? Should You Apply Online or In Person
Employee Engagement and the 3 P’s
David Zinger
JUNE 7, 2011
Mind your P’s for an engaged climate. Curtis Walker Jr. wrote a white paper for The Forum on Perceived Climate for Engagement and the Role of Social Influences in Fostering Individual Engagement and Performance Behaviors. He found a positive and significant relationship between an individual employee’s perception of an organization’s climate and that individual’s level of engagement. Employees perceive themselves as performing better when they perceive the work climate positively. If you would like to read more about the research and results, click here.
Innovation Buster: How Losing Your Best Employees is Killing Innovation
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Employees at the front lines often have better ideas for innovation than others within the business, but when they walk out the door, they take those ideas with them. Want to innovate better and faster than the competition? You need to hold onto your best employees and the ideas they have. In this session we will explore how various pieces of the talent life cycle are related to retention and examine more than 20 strategies and ideas for improving retention outcomes for your business.
A Little Fair Pay Humor
Working Girl
JUNE 5, 2011
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#ECTalent - Recognising Individuals: GE vs. Aviva
Strategic HCM
JUNE 10, 2011
OK, this was only a competition in my own mind, but after the previous panel session I was still feeling just a little… well, bored is the wrong word, but you know what even the best conferences (of which this is one) are like. John Ainley, Group HRD at Aviva , kicked off first. For him, developing an Employee Value Proposition depends on recognising the individuality of employees. So, Session C.
Rock the Shack
True Faith HR
JUNE 8, 2011
I know you come to True Faith HR for hard hitting HR analysis.and what could be more hard hitting than an analysis of SHRM Hotel costs. Last June , I examined the cost of hotels at the 2010 SHRM Annual Conference, and found some significant differences. Do those differences remain in 2011? Once again, I looked at selected SHRM conference brochures (i.e., the ones that I still possessed) over the past 11 years to see what it was cost a person to book a single room on a per night average. So, how does Las Vegas compare to years past? Its even statistically cheaper than 4 years ago.
Employee Engagement: I’ll take a double serving…
David Zinger
JUNE 8, 2011
Employee Engagement and Service: I’ll take a double serving… IBM is celebrating a century of social engagement. Rosabeth Moss Kanter in a Harvard Business blog recently wrote about IBM’s celebration through service. Nearly 300,000 IBMers and family members have pledged at least 8 hours of service in 120 countries through over 3,500 projects that draw on IBM tools and capabilities. According to the website for the project, 2243298 hours have been pledged so far. To learn more about the initiative click here. Employees love it. Customers love it. Employee Engagement
2016 Training Program Best Practices
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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?
Fair Pay and Keeping It Together
Working Girl
JUNE 9, 2011
My latest posts at Compensation Cafe and Women of HR: If Compensation Could Talk Would it Say, ''Go Away''? 10 Tips for Keeping It Together. Compensation human resources work life balance working moms
#ECTalent: Leadership Behaviours for the Future
Strategic HCM
JUNE 9, 2011
We didn’t get as much focus on the future as I was hoping for in the session, but mainly a comparison of the how vs the what of leadership (and therefore I didn’t get my question answered). Gareth Williams, HRD at Diageo talked about the development of leadership behaviours supporting the company’s Ambition. These about about you as whole person –being self aware, authentic, ethical etc.
When Leaders Push Too Far
NoExcusesHR
JUNE 9, 2011
I''ll admit it. Occasionally I get a bit too fired up for my own good. topic comes up that I''m passionate about and I get ahead of myself. In my enthusiasm to express how important the issue is (to me), I might overlook the other people involved. Passion is good.but blowing past your colleagues is not. In many ways the organization is our department. If you do, ahem , it''s time for a change.
Should You Apply Online or In Person?
Evil HR Lady
JUNE 10, 2011
Dear Evil HR Lady, Would it be beneficial to go personally and hand in my resume to nearby companies rather than submit it online? Should You Apply Online or In Person
Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success
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Budget Cuts Impacting Federal Training Organizations
Global Trends and Benchmarks
JUNE 9, 2011
While many private sector companies are recovering from the recession, the public sector is in a downslide. The 2011 federal budget finalized in mid-April calls for over $30 billion in cuts, with expectations for even deeper cuts in 2012. To cope with these spending reductions, training organizations within federal agencies are implementing targeted reforms - reforms designed to achieve cost savings and to better target training investments to make the best use of limited dollars. So how are federal training groups increasing their efficiency?
Blogathons and Shillathons
Strategic HCM
JUNE 6, 2011
I’ve had a few comments on my recent post about a blogathon (blogging about a company for compensation) taking place at a couple of other places on the web. There are certainly a couple of potentially negative issues raised by this sort of arrangement, including: individual blogs losing their sense of authenticity the social media / blogosphere loosing its robustness and authority. Blogging
Self-Esteem Comes First
NoExcusesHR
JUNE 7, 2011
How important is self-esteem? Is it a priority in your leadership style? It should be. All the strategy, data analysis, planning, fancy buildings, social media tools and shrinking budgets in the world pale in comparison to focusing on self-esteem. And I don''t mean your self-esteem. There''s No "You" in "Team" Am I suggesting that the items I listed above are not important? Of course not.
Bayer Sexual Discrimination: Stop the Mommy Wars
Evil HR Lady
JUNE 10, 2011
Why can women not call a truce on the mommy wars? We all make choices, and we need to learn to accept the consequences of those choices. Bayer Sexual Discrimination: Stop the Mommy Wars
HR's Critical Role in Creating Productive and Meaningful Workplaces
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Today’s workplace is characterized by chaotic forces—low employee engagement and productivity levels, and declining employee well being. HR Leaders have a critical role in defining the vision and strategy to transform and create a more productive and happy workplace.
Budget Cuts Impacting Federal Training Organizations
Global Trends and Benchmarks
JUNE 9, 2011
While many private sector companies are recovering from the recession, the public sector is in a downslide. The 2011 federal budget finalized in mid-April calls for over $30 billion in cuts, with expectations for even deeper cuts in 2012. To cope with these spending reductions, training organizations within federal agencies are implementing targeted reforms - reforms designed to achieve cost savings and to better target training investments to make the best use of limited dollars. So how are federal training groups increasing their efficiency?
#ECTalent: Future Proofing the Business (Strategic Workforce Planning)
Strategic HCM
JUNE 9, 2011
The session earlier this morning from Hugh Mitchell at Shell focused on the need to think long-term about talent, and this focus was continued into the next panel. Rafael Ramirez from Oxford’s Said Business School talked about some of the scenario planning he had been involved with at Shell and since. His perspective is that there is quite a bit of thinking about the 20-50 years time horizon.
HRIS and Change.Hate Them Both
NoExcusesHR
JUNE 6, 2011
Is there anyone left who doesn''t have some sort of Human Resources Information System ( HRIS )? Can''t be, right? Whether it''s a large system like Lawson or a flexible tool like People-Trak , many organizations have recognized the need to implement something. So what does one do if they don''t like the tool that''s been selected? Throw it away? You Selected the System, Right? said it - changes.
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