The Bamboo Project Blog

JUNE 17, 2011

Intuitively I've always understood that when we think we are stupid, we are less likely to learn. I'm well aware that my struggles with math throughout my lifetime began with a 3rd grade teacher who was convinced that girls couldn't work with numbers. But it's interesting to see how brain science now supports something many of us have experienced. From an article in Time Magazine on the optimism bias : Cognitive neuroscientist Sara Bengtsson devised an experiment in which she manipulated positi

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Josh Bersin

JUNE 17, 2011

We have been conducting a series of workshops around the country on best-practices in corporate social learning, and the results have been really overwhelming. As I’ve discussed with many of. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Working Girl

JUNE 16, 2011

'Guest post by Susan Avello If you are responsible for taking care of an elderly relative or friend, it will likely impact your health and your employer’s bottom line. Employees in the U.S. who are caring for an older relative are more likely to report health problems like depression, diabetes, hypertension or heart disease, costing employers an estimated average additional health care cost of 8% per year, or $13.4 billion annually, according to the MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employ

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45 Things

JUNE 16, 2011

There's the guy who clips his fingernails at his desk. The woman who talks in a "kitty whitty" voice when she asks for a favor. Or the manager who takes his shoes off in a meeting and props his feet on the table. All people I have worked alongside. All people I wished would be transferred to a faraway rain forest. But then I remember how much I like animals, especially those cute little monkeys, and know I can't inflict these people on any other living being.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

JUNE 14, 2011

On Facebook yesterday, LaDonna Coy posed an interesting question: Noodling--what would happen if we were actually able to figure out what we want in life (instead of what we don't want) and then focus on it? What would that make possible? I've been doing a lot of reading in and work with appreciative inquiry lately and this is one of its key principles, called the Poetic Principle.

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David Zinger

JUNE 14, 2011

Fill Your Bench. While watching the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs I was reminded how important it is to have a strong deep bench as players get injured, experiencegame misconducts, or fail to play up to expectations. How far can your organization go into your own playoffs? Who do you need to add to your team to increase your bench strength so that you can go deep?

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Strategic HCM

JUNE 15, 2011

'There’s been quite a bit in the HR press recently on HR technology and especially social media, perhaps in the run-up to the UK’s HR Software Show today (I’m not going to this as I’m holding on for the USA’ much larger HR Technology conference in October, and the new European one in November). HR Magazine has a quite nice article on social media, and notes a number of its major benefits including communication, recruitment and learning.

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Working Girl

JUNE 13, 2011

'Our new project social team member Lyn suggested today’s post topic: Attrition. (Our little team is growing. Now we just need someone who looks like Sabrina.) Dave and Lyn plan to talk about the downside of attrition, i.e., how it can negatively impact the rest of the team - you can read all about it over at HR Official and The Bacon Hut , respectively.

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TheHRBlog

JUNE 13, 2011

Troublemakers at the office come in various shades, and they have different styles and approaches to making their presence felt. To be fair, most of them may not even know how disruptive they can be – then again, some do. However, the sincere and focused always has a bad time with them. Maybe you cannot […].

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David Zinger

JUNE 16, 2011

How do your working stories engage you? “The most important story you will ever tell is the story you tell yourself.&#. ~ Jim Loehr, The Power of Story. Past and Future ? When you reflect upon the stories you tell yourself about your work do they take you to the past or to the future? I built a simple 2×2 matrix to help you see how this might look.

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Strategic HCM

JUNE 16, 2011

'I’ve already noted that I’ve not been attending the CIPD’s co-located recruiting or HR software conferences this year. In fact, I’m out in Barcelona delivering my own smaller recruitment focused event. So I’ve been trying to keep an eye on the UK show – but it’s not been than easy to do given the very low amount of social media usage there (more on this shortly!).

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 13, 2011

HR departments are often maligned as glorified paper pushers, but a good human resource manager is an invaluable resource, advising you on your people, management techniques, hiring and developing programs that will help you succeed. What--you say your HR manager isn't doing that? Then it may be the time to show him, or her, the door. Here are 9 red flags that your HR manager is doing a terrible job.

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Transparent Office

JUNE 16, 2011

When companies ask me how to deliver enterprise social software adoption, my advice is simple: Go to your local drugstore. I'm not kidding. Walk into any drugstore in America and whether it's Walgreen's, Wal-Mart, Rite-Aid, CVS, or an independent, I can guarantee you it's laid out the same way: The pharmacy is in the back of the store. The marketers who develop drugstore planograms know that the pharmacy customer is a captive customer.

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Nobscot

JUNE 12, 2011

'The following Tweet showed up on my twitter search for the term "Nobscot" this morning:Happily for me, my Nobscot is an HR technology company and we don''t serve food in which to spit. But what about the owners of this Nobscot restaurant? If they see this tweet, should they fire @aspensullivan? Where do things cross the line from venting online to putting customers at risk?

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Strategic HCM

JUNE 13, 2011

'Plateau Systems are organising the following webinar with my HR blogging counterparts Kris Dunn , Mark Stelzner and Steve Boese : Are you the authority on talent? An authority is defined as the undisputed expert in a particular field. And, just as the CFO is the authority on finance and CIO the authority on IT, HR leaders are emerging as the authority on their organization''s greatest variable expense — its people.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 17, 2011

What is your most ridiculous title? Or, what title have you had that absolutely did not reflect your actual work? I've written a whole article on Does Your Title Matter , but I really, really, really want to know what lousy titles you've had. In fact, I'll bribe you with chocolate. I have 3, 100 Gram Swiss Chocolate bars. I will send them to the three best submissions.

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True Faith HR

JUNE 13, 2011

'Tonight I watched the GOP Presidential Debate from New Hampshire on CNN. In an effort to get to know the candidates, a series of "fun" questions, known as This or That, were asked as CNN went to commercial. For example: Herman Cain, Former CEO of Godfather''s Pizza, was asked "Deep Dish or Thin Crust" (Deep Dish was his answer. Newt Gingrich was asked, Dancing with the Stars or American Idol (Idol was his definitive answer) Mitt Romney was asked Mild or Spicy Chicken Wings.

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NoExcusesHR

JUNE 17, 2011

'Recently my organization merged with a much larger one located 1,000 miles away. Although both are well established not-for-profit companies, our cultures and histories are quite unique. This was not a hostile take-over, nor was it a situation that would result in one side "winning" and the other "losing." Fortunately, both organizations had significant opportunities to improve their work by coming together.

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David Zinger

JUNE 11, 2011

Working like a dog. fetch a ball heaved far away. then repeat again.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 15, 2011

Dear Evil HR Lady, I am a sales manager and my area happens to be booming lately, requiring extensive travel; planes, trains, and automobiles. I am exempt of course. I make my own schedules and go when needed and stay as long as is necessary to get the job done. I am away from home often and normally at least 2 to 3 nights at a time. I all of a sudden have not much of a life at home.

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True Faith HR

JUNE 13, 2011

'Today, I have a guest post at XpertHR where I take a light-hearted, truly Coperican take on the question "If I could change one thing about HR." Check it out here.

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NoExcusesHR

JUNE 16, 2011

'I''ve been thinking about trust lately. It seems to come up in meetings, on surveys, in " the literature ", and as a generally accepted concept that is essential for organizational success. So with all this focus on trust, I assumed I could simply find the Trust for Dummies book and begin executing on it''s various chapters. Book, What Book? I searched a bit, but couldn''t find the book.

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45 Things

JUNE 13, 2011

The big day comes and you finally get a job interview. You've done your research on the company, you've got questions prepared and have even used whitening strips so your teeth practically glow in the dark. (Of course, your teeth ache so bad in an air conditioned room it brings tears to your eyes, but hey.whatever it takes to get a job.) But then the interviewer asks you into her office.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 17, 2011

What is your most ridiculous title? Or, what title have you had that absolutely did not reflect your actual work? I've written a whole article on Does Your Title Matter , but I really, really, really want to know what lousy titles you've had. In fact, I'll bribe you with chocolate. I have 3, 100 Gram Swiss Chocolate bars. I will send them to the three best submissions.

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True Faith HR

JUNE 16, 2011

'In 8 days, I will be flying out to Las Vegas for the 2011 SHRM Annual Conference. One of the rites of passage associated with registering and attending the conference is the bevy of mail you receive from vendors hoping to lure you to their booth to discuss the latest in HR technology, drug testing, relocation, etc. Occasionally, they entice you with the promise of a certain geegaw that you can''t find at any other booth.

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NoExcusesHR

JUNE 16, 2011

'"You must do the thing you think you can not do." - Eleanor Roosevelt Consider the weeks ahead. your task list.your overstuffed Inbox, the people you need to reach out to, the projects that need attention.the people around you. Now think about what you only dream about doing.that stretch goal that feels like so much more than a stretch. Find a way to move past the clutter, the tasks, the excuses , and start working on that stretch goal.

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NoExcusesHR

JUNE 15, 2011

'I love where the world of work, and in particular, HR is today. The whining about a seat at the table seems to be fading a bit now that ( finally ) the HR community has begun to realize you earn seats, they aren''t issued at new employee orientation. Social Media has completely changed how we work, and for those of us that have embraced this powerful resource, our perspectives on work and our world have changed forever.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 15, 2011

Dear Evil HR Lady, I am a sales manager and my area happens to be booming lately, requiring extensive travel; planes, trains, and automobiles. I am exempt of course. I make my own schedules and go when needed and stay as long as is necessary to get the job done. I am away from home often and normally at least 2 to 3 nights at a time. I all of a sudden have not much of a life at home.

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