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HR SCHOOLHOUSE
JANUARY 5, 2015
[Wellness] Another View of HR ‘Big Data’
Unfortunately though, when Ginormous Corporate Conglomerate A and Large Regional Bank Holding Company B start using this sort of technology, it doesn’t set so well with Sally Lunch Bucket and Joe Six Pack. Pay your employees better, train them well and treat them well and maybe they won’t quit!”. And, as part of this movement to using data to more effectively manage initiatives and projects, the VPHR outlined her expectations that her HR team be viewed as, well, business partners. The evolution of HR. Yeah, like they care if you’re going to quit.”.
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HR SCHOOLHOUSE
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
[Wellness] The Community Has Spoken – #truBatonRouge
Darren Sherrard , Associate Director for Recruitment with the VA, discussed recruitment marketing and specifically chatted about paid vs. earned media as well as the evolution/merging/blurring of PR and recruitment marketing. We wrapped up the day with a free-wheeling discussion merging all sorts of topics together with a focus on how HR/Talent professionals can, perhaps, innovate; wellness (ugh!), use of technology, the digital divide, and spirituality in the workplace/business environment all landed on the table. “HR people and recruiters sure think differently, don’t they?”
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HR SCHOOLHOUSE
JANUARY 12, 2015
[Wellness] The ennui of the average worker
Open concept…well, for some of the employees. He (well, his wife) made sure the girls got a bouquet of flowers on their birthday to place on their desk, and he never (ever!) Once upon a time people worked in offices like this. Desks lined up in neat and orderly rows. Handbags tucked securely inside drawers. Open As this picture dates from the 1960’s, my guess is this was where the gals in the secretarial pool sat. The fellas, no doubt, had plush and luxurious offices with windows. I am worn out just looking at this picture. At first it was fun. But then boredom set in.
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HR SCHOOLHOUSE
JANUARY 13, 2015
[Wellness] You CAN Bring the Sexy Back: ‘Branding’ Employee Discipline
Well…yeah. It seems you can’t click open your web browser without reading something about “Employer Branding.” Or “Talent Branding.” Good stuff to be sure; I think it’s important and critical. What fascinates me is how we tend to explore this concept primarily from a talent attraction or recruiting standpoint. Oh sure, during the strategy phase of “employer branding” there is cursory attention paid to overall organizational culture and the end-loop/integration to the employee life cycle. “If we recruit these people,” says Mary the HR leader, “we need to think about retaining them.”
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HR SCHOOLHOUSE
JANUARY 20, 2015
[Wellness] Repetition and Reruns for the HR Win
The authors explored the drivers of re-consumption as well as the psychological and experiential aspects. “We interviewed people in New Zealand and America to determine why they chose to repeat their behavior,” Russell has stated. “We determined that that re-consumption behaviors serve five main purposes: regressive, progressive, reconstructive, relational, and reflective. The other day as I lay prone on the sofa flipping through channels I happened upon “When Harry Met Sally.” The last 30 minutes of “When Harry Met Sally.”. infused soundtrack. Baby fish mouth!” Jess (Bruno Kirby).
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