David Zinger
OCTOBER 28, 2010
Recite this mantra when undertaking all employee engagement work. I was doing some work on the positive deviant perspective applied employee engagement when I came across a delightful and insightful line. I think we too often violate this mantra and end up unintentionally sowing the seeds of disengagement. Don’t do anything about me, without me.
Working Girl
OCTOBER 25, 2010
'So we’re into week 2 of Project Social and Dave Ryan and I caught up last Friday to discuss next steps. One topic that came up is that our circumstances are very different and yet, here we are working together. Dave’s a male HR executive living in the Midwest and I’m a working mom living in Munich employed by a California-based software company. We both have something to say about HR, however, and together we can say it louder.
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Strategic HCM
OCTOBER 26, 2010
'One of the things we talked about at the Connecting HR unconference was who are the social influencers? – the people who are influencing UK HR through social means in the new social world, rather than just through hierarchical power, as in the traditional structures of the present but maybe soon, the past. We didn’t get that many more names , so I’m not sure how much publicity we can get for this list, but I thought it triggered some interesting conversations.
45 Things
OCTOBER 28, 2010
I think when this whole economic meltdown started more than a year ago, I -- like many people -- didn't know how bad it was going to get. Since then, I've seen really good people lose their jobs. I've interviewed dozens of people who have been looking and looking for work. Some have gotten jobs, only to lose them months later. I talk to parents who have tapped into their children's college funds just to make the mortgage.
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David Zinger
OCTOBER 26, 2010
Engaging Positive Deviancy for Change. A deviant influence. I first was made aware of the positive deviancy model while taking The Influencer. As stated in the book: “Positive deviance” can be extremely helpful in discovering the handful of vital behaviors that will help solve the problem you’re attacking. That is, first dive into the center of the actual community, family, or organization you want to change.
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Strategic HCM
OCTOBER 25, 2010
'Last Thursday was ‘CHRU’, the Connecting HR Unconference. And what a great day it was! You can learn about the views of many of the people attending the event in their blog posts: Abi Signiorelli Will Cleare Callum Saunders Laura Chamberlain Alison Chisnell Alan Whitford Lucy Cotterill Sarah Foster Bill Boorman Gavin McGlynn Flora Marriott Mervyn Dinnen Val Garside Gareth Jones.
45 Things
OCTOBER 25, 2010
On the job, your work space is tidy and well maintained, with all your projects lined up like neat little soldiers. You can put your hands on just what you need at a moment’s notice, and never fail to throw away useless items. But while co-workers see you as the poster child of organization, you hide a dirty little secret: Your home office looks like a typhoon just hit.
David Zinger
OCTOBER 23, 2010
And another thing. The guy behind me. in 16A on AC297 to Vancouver. knew everything. He spewed nonstop advice for 3 hours. at the woman in 16C. He never said, “I don’t know.&#. “What do you think.&#. “Tell me your ideas.&#. Over Moose Jaw I jammed. loud Steely Dan tunes into my ears. to obliterate the irritating expert. My lesson from 33,000 feet: Don’t make others listen up. you’ll tune them out.
QAspire
OCTOBER 24, 2010
Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Establishing Forums to Build a Quality Oriented Culture Total Quality Management (TQM) says that quality is everybody’s job. Each individual’s approach to work, understanding of quality and personal standards of excellence are crucial for delivering quality. One of the biggest challenges for a lot of organizations today is to involve each and every team member in the quality game.
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Strategic HCM
OCTOBER 27, 2010
'It’s taken me a while to post on it, partly because of CHRU last week, and partly because I’m so backlogged with blogging (backbloggged?). But I recently presented on an excellent event at Roffey focused on innovation and chaired by MOK from Innovation Beehive. There were some great presentations, captured in the graphic, although I think some were more innovative than others!
Evil HR Lady
OCTOBER 29, 2010
For many companies, it’s time for managers to be determining year end increases for their employees. I know this is a dreaded time of year for people like you, because you have so much money you can’t spend all of it now, and what on earth would you do with a big raise? Sigh. Life can be so difficult, can’t it?
David Zinger
OCTOBER 24, 2010
Zengage. You have 2 more months in 2010. What do you need to do. to make this a successful year. as you navigate through the trick. of Halloween. and find the treat? Tags: Employee Engagement.
Quickbase
OCTOBER 26, 2010
Over the past several years, there has been a rise in virtual working teams and a rise in fluid teams. A fluid team is one composed of individuals who work together to complete a project, but once finished, they disperse and go their separate ways to work on different projects, often with different people. This […].
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Strategic HCM
OCTOBER 29, 2010
'I’ve been identified as #8 in John Sumer’s / HRExaminer’s list of top 25 influential online recruiters (v2) (only one of of three people – with Bill Boorman and Peter Gold – from the UK). I was delighted to be identified as #20 top HR online influencer and then #1 talent management online influencer last year, but I’m not too sure what to say about this one.
Evil HR Lady
OCTOBER 27, 2010
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have an employee who is 11 years older than I am and he thinks he knows more than and is more qualified than I am. He ignores my requests, won’t cc me on e-mails and doesn’t provide me with information about what he’s working on. I’ve tried meeting, talking, and sending him e-mails, but nothing seems to work with this silly man.
Workday
OCTOBER 28, 2010
'Once again, cloud computing tops Gartner’s annual list of the “Top 10 Strategic Technologies” for the coming year. But this time, Gartner says, many IT organizations are taking a more formal approach to cloud computing strategizing.
QAspire
OCTOBER 27, 2010
Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Author Interview: ‘Awesomely Simple’ by John Spence John Spence has done a brilliant job of writing a very useful handbook titled “ Awesomely Simple – Essential Business Strategies For Turning Ideas Into Action ”. It is a privilege to interview John on his book. Business is complex and this book is a great attempt to simplify it through ideas and how they can be turned into action. - - - - - [Tanmay Vora] John, it is a pleasure interviewing you.
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Strategic HCM
OCTOBER 28, 2010
'We’re still getting lots of great feedback on last week’s Connecting HR unconference (CHRU). However, I want to respond to the small amount of criticism we received about there being too much structure and organisation. I don’t mind criticism (not much that more than most other people anyway), but I think it’s important people associated with Connecting HR, and other related unconferences, understand why we did what we did.
Evil HR Lady
OCTOBER 25, 2010
No one wants to invade an employee's privacy or violate any laws, but if an employee seems to be abusing the system, can you ask why he's going to the doctor? Can I Ask An Employee Why He is Going to the Doctor?
David Zinger
OCTOBER 25, 2010
An engaging moment trumps an annual survey score. Key is unlocking the moment. Employee engagement is less about one consistent score measuring work over a year than ensuring that you fully engage with the key moments of your work. The key to engagement is not an annual measure but how we unlock the vital moments of work. How well do you show up for the moments that create change, produce results, and build relationships?
Evil HR Lady
OCTOBER 27, 2010
Evil HR Lady Why am I evil? Well, Im not, but thats the perception of all of us in HR. Need to fire someone? Come to HR. Need to explain to someone why, even after working their rear end off all year, that their annual increase is 2.7%? Come to HR. Need to come up with new mountains of paperwork? Come to HR. So, come join me on the Evil Side. Oh, and send me your HR questions.
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Evil HR Lady
OCTOBER 25, 2010
Evil HR Lady Why am I evil? Well, Im not, but thats the perception of all of us in HR. Need to fire someone? Come to HR. Need to explain to someone why, even after working their rear end off all year, that their annual increase is 2.7%? Come to HR. Need to come up with new mountains of paperwork? Come to HR. So, come join me on the Evil Side. Oh, and send me your HR questions.
Evil HR Lady
OCTOBER 29, 2010
Evil HR Lady Why am I evil? Well, Im not, but thats the perception of all of us in HR. Need to fire someone? Come to HR. Need to explain to someone why, even after working their rear end off all year, that their annual increase is 2.7%? Come to HR. Need to come up with new mountains of paperwork? Come to HR. So, come join me on the Evil Side. Oh, and send me your HR questions.
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