Strategic HCM

JUNE 22, 2011

I’m missing the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston this year. Last year, I found it such a key event that as well as the Boston conference ( see my posts ), I went back again to present on E2.0 and Culture in the follow-up event in Santa Clara ( and these posts too ). But things are changing quickly. Take today for instance. Good point! agenda – focusing on social media for employee engagement.

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45 Things

JUNE 20, 2011

One of the things people like me always harp on is that you need to network all the time, whether you're employed or not. But I will be the first to admit that when I look back, there are things I wish I had done differently in my own networking efforts. Like not have a glass of wine on an empty stomach after a seven-hour flight. So, when I offer you networking tips, they come from experience.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 22, 2011

Dear Evil HR Lady, I often find myself in scenarios where my co-workers ask the team to contribute money for a common cause. It might be the birthday cake fund (”The team has hired 5 new people and we need to buy a bigger cake, so we need an extra five dollars.”) When a co-worker gets married, the team wants to purchase them a gift card. And the like. Now, I often don’t mind contributing to these kinds of things - five bucks here, ten dollars here, and it’s all good. suggested that, in one instance, I would just purchase the gift card on behalf of the team.

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David Zinger

JUNE 21, 2011

Engage the Day. Here are 33 ways to engage today: Focus on the work right in front of you. Savor your morning cup of coffee. Connect to your peers. Esteem your organization. Laugh to keep perspective. Stretch yourself to grow. Stretch yourself for flexibility. Appreciate your strengths. Be mindful of your emotions at work. Recognize another person’s good work. Remove obstacles to progress.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 20, 2011

In our culture, it's not polite to discuss salaries. But what would happen if salary information was publicly available? What If You Knew Everyone's Salary

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Working Girl

JUNE 23, 2011

Are you in a global leadership role or working in a global team? Join us for the global leadership round table at Focus next week: Managing an organization made up of people from the same cultural and linguistic backgrounds is a difficult task, but imagine if you were asked to lead a company that''s spread out across the world. Would you be able to lead with a global perspective?

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Strategic HCM

JUNE 24, 2011

SAP HR Summit at Mercedez-Benz World VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL A great event with SAP today. My own session was on HR and social media, and my contributions in a panel focused on the role of social media too. In fact the whole conference had a heavy focus on social media which I will explain in my next post (I’m separating these out so as not to contaminate this one with the title of that!).

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Josh Bersin

JUNE 21, 2011

Today Taleo announced the acquisition of JobPartners, a small European provider of talent management software, for $38M in cash. JobPartners is a small (~100 employees, around $15M-17M in revenues). Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. HR Systems Sourcing and Recruiting jobpartners taleo

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 24, 2011

In the past few weeks I’ve gotten a lot of emails from people who claim to be “overqualified.” To quote that philosophical genius, Inigo Montoya, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Why You Are Not Overqualified

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Working Girl

JUNE 21, 2011

You can find out what makes benefits so hot over at the Compensation Cafe. Benefits Compensation

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Strategic HCM

JUNE 20, 2011

On Wednesday I’m delivering a session with David Macleod, Chair of the Employment Engagement Task Force and Nita Clarke who along with David, co-authored the government’s ‘Engaging for Success’ report. We’ll be speaking on the government’s current and future policy to put employee engagement in focus: How will the Taskforce work, its priorities and what can organisations expect?

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David Zinger

JUNE 23, 2011

Safety trumps fear: Are you creating better conversations for employee engagement? Fear immobilizes. We may stay frozen in place with the unwillingness or inability to move forward. We may be ready to do something but not willing or able to do something. Stated Reasons. There are a variety of reasons for this. They may state that they are unprepared and need more skills. Fear that they may fail.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 20, 2011

The Supreme Court gave the victory to Walmart today. The reason Walmart prevailed had a lot to do with their policies--or lack thereof. This is good news for all of us. Why the Walmart Ruling is Good For Everyone

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Working Girl

JUNE 20, 2011

In the spirit of project social , Dave, Lyn and I wanted to share some of our favorite posts with you. Since we all hate lists with more than 10 items (OK, I hate lists with more than 10 items) we’re each picking 3. For a total of 9. It wasn''t easy. There are many great posts out there and I’m probably forgetting several that really moved me at the time. So, that''s my three.

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Strategic HCM

JUNE 22, 2011

I’m presenting later at a Westminster Briefing event on employee engagement chaired by Katie Truss, but first David Macleod and Nita Clarke (the Simon and Garfunkel, or Morcambe and Wise of empoyee engagement?) have been speaking about the taskforce. It’s about performance, less so happiness. We started with a reprise of the four things good performing organisations. Wish me luck!

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True Faith HR

JUNE 23, 2011

Tomorrow, I head to Las Vegas for the SHRM 2011 Annual Conference & Exposition. Like last year, I will be blogging it up.In the spirit of Spinal Tap ''s noted auteur, Marty DiBergi, I hope to capture.the sights, the sounds.the smells.of the 2011 Annual SHRM Conference. hope to get that.and a lot more. But, hey, enough of my yakkin''. So, what do you all want to read about from the conference? What stories do you want to hear about? This year, it will include a social media panel with the likes of John Nykolaiszyn , Matt Charney , Robin Schooling , and Laurie Ruettimann. Exhibitors?

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Josh Bersin

JUNE 23, 2011

As the global economy slowly recovers, more and more employers tell us they are seeing an increasingly difficult talent environment ahead. As I discussed in my keynote at IMPACT (video available), Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Learning Culture Learning Programs manpower group siemens

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Working Girl

JUNE 23, 2011

The other day I highlighted 3 blog posts that I thought were particularly good… and then realized I forgot one! How could I have forgotten Dan McCarthy’s hilarious post on Boomer Bosses and Millennials ? Why do I like this post so much? Well, aside from it being such a gracious and funny post the note from the millennial to the Boomer is so insightfully snarky: “Whether you like it or not, Boomers, you are being replaced. This is called change, evolution. Don''t worry though. Keep being crotchety. It will prepare you well for your upcoming retirement. Drink your cheap coffee.

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Strategic HCM

JUNE 22, 2011

I hadn’t received any suggestions for my presentation so I decided to simply focus on the opening preamble to the Westminster Briefing event. The first part of this focused on the role of the taskforce. In response to the question ‘Should HR be seen as accountable for engagement levels across an organisation?’, only 36% of people voted yes and 64% put no.) Engagement Events HR role

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True Faith HR

JUNE 19, 2011

The SHRM 2011 Annual Conference & Exposition is mere days away. know you''re excited. You''ve bought your new outfits from Ann Taylor. You packed your comfy shoes. You''ve been told to take off your badge as you leave the convention center. However, I have one piece, THE piece, of advice for the 17,000 new and returning attendees that you haven''t been told: KNOW YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND GET OUT OF THE WAY What does this mean? 1. Slower Traffic Keep Right. Yes, this is just like the highway, except there is a lot more traffic in a much more confined space. common courtesy SHRM SHRM11

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NoExcusesHR

JUNE 21, 2011

This video is less than three minutes.but you will never forget it. How About You Who is that someone in your life that thinks you''ve forgotten them? friend, family member, employee? It''s never too late, and the circumstances can never be so severe that you can''t reach out. Are you going to take the first step? I''d love to hear from you. No Excuses. love reconnect

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David Zinger

JUNE 18, 2011

I forgot again. mindlessly shifting many tasks. too busy to think. Employee Engagement

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Strategic HCM

JUNE 22, 2011

I’ll come back and post on my own presentation later, but to continue with the programme: More Presentations Firstly, David Macleod and Nita Clarke talked about what the taskforce will be doing next. They think there is a bit of zeitgeist developing around engagement and they want to catch and lead and this. One of the key actions will be developing a free, open access and interactive (social?)

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 24, 2011

In the past few weeks I’ve gotten a lot of emails from people who claim to be “overqualified.” To quote that philosophical genius, Inigo Montoya, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Why You Are Not Overqualified

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NoExcusesHR

JUNE 20, 2011

My recent post on role models highlighted one of my "larger than life" heroes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. made only a slight reference to the person who introduced me to Dietrich, and who essentially, is the one that moved me down my professional path. have dozens of examples as to why I was so influenced by this person. Looking back now, I am not surprised that I have been in leadership roles beginning at a "young" age in both my personal and professional lives. Two brief examples will illustrate his amazing impact. The landlord was white, and the man in need was black. The result? Thank you Dad.

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TheHRBlog

JUNE 19, 2011

Have you been asked by your employer to relocate? If so, you are in a situation which an increasing number of employees are finding themselves in today. There can be any number of reasons why you may have been asked to relocate. For instance, with many companies finding it difficult to manage financially in areas […]. Career Tips Employee Welfare Finances Problem Solving Real Estate Tips For Employees Workplace Business Corporate Relocation employee Employer Relations Employment Human resources Jappreet Sethi job Job Relocating Moving company Real estate Relocation

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Strategic HCM

JUNE 18, 2011

I had a good couple of days with a small group of recruiting leaders in Barcelona. think they enjoyed the workshop, though they didn’t agree with me on everything eg my suggestions on career sites in my last post. love the presentation from Nilofer Merchant on curating performance and culture. But it is already forming a major role within selection , and clearly has a key role within sourcing too.

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