Evil HR Lady
JULY 24, 2009
First I just wanted to say that I really enjoy reading your blog. I like your straight forward answers and sense of humor! My question to you is what should a new graduate like me do to get into the HR world? A little bit about me: I’ve graduated with my BA in psych in 07 and will receive my MBA in Sept 09. I’ve also gotten a HR Certificate. I’ve worked as a recruiter for about a year at a staffing agency and found that sale was not something I enjoy.
True Faith HR
JULY 6, 2009
It was with great interest that I read about Ben Eubanks’ “ Introducing the HR Education Series ,” at UpstartHR.com. As someone who has taught HR for 14 years, and who has been intimately involved with SHRM College Relations at the local, state, regional and national level, the subject is near and dear to my heart. Working in small, liberal arts college, I am the sole proprietor of our HR program. Its success or failure is dependent on how well I carry out my job.
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The Bamboo Project Blog
JULY 23, 2009
Stephen Downes points to a column by Larry Magid on the need for today's young people to develop critical thinking skills that will help them better evaluate what they read online. In it, Magid talks about the fact that in the old days" of mass media we had "trusted" news sources that we could generally rely on for the "truth." With the proliferation of media in the Internet age, this has changed.
Transparent Office
JULY 29, 2009
What makes individuals and organizations embrace Enterprise 2.0? There's a friendly but sharp ideological debate playing itself out on Twitter, the blogosphere, and in conference breakout sessions. I think it's confused. On one side, there's a group--I'll call them the "Kumbaya Crowd"--who believe that a spirit of altruism, sharing, and teamwork for the common good are what drive use of blogs, wikis, microblogging, and social networking. For the Kumbaya Crowd, E2.0 adoption is all about culture.
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Josh Bersin
JULY 9, 2009
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Evil HR Lady
JULY 24, 2009
First I just wanted to say that I really enjoy reading your blog. I like your straight forward answers and sense of humor! My question to you is what should a new graduate like me do to get into the HR world? A little bit about me: I’ve graduated with my BA in psych in 07 and will receive my MBA in Sept 09. I’ve also gotten a HR Certificate. I’ve worked as a recruiter for about a year at a staffing agency and found that sale was not something I enjoy.
Working Girl
JULY 23, 2009
This seems to be the ultimate secret of human capital management. You may think you know this, but do you really? If you look at any financial statement you will see debits and credits, which in turn represent assets and costs. That''s the secret of accounting, by the way. Most assets become less valuable over time. Again, nothing mysterious happening here, if you buy a new SUV (shame on you!)
The Bamboo Project Blog
JULY 20, 2009
Meredith Levinson has posted a series of 6 excellent questions to identify change agents and innovators during a job interview that she got from Amanda Hite, founder and president of recruiting and HR consulting firm Talent Revolution. It occurs to me that these six questions would also be great thought starters for both individual and organizational reflective practice. They are: What do you do to build, manage and maintain your network? If I Google you, what will I find?
45 Things
JULY 23, 2009
"Never put anything in a e-mail message you wouldn't want read in front of 12 lawyers." That's the best advice I've ever been given by a lawyer, and I pass it along as often as I can. The reason is this: lawyers love e-mails when they
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Josh Bersin
JULY 13, 2009
The top issue on the minds of HR leaders today is the need to “rebuild a culture of performance&# in their organizations. From the 2009 Talent Management Factbook®, n=780 organizations). Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.
Conversation Matters
JULY 30, 2009
In this three part series I‘ve classified the evolving landscape of knowledge management into three categories. The first category is Leveraging Explicit Knowledge and is about capturing documented knowledge and building it into a collection - connecting people to content. The second category is about Leveraging Experiential Knowledge and it gave rise to communities of practice and reflection processes. It is primarily focused on connecting people to people.
Evil HR Lady
JULY 20, 2009
I don't hire people; haven't hired people in years. But, I can still tell you that it's important to make sure what you send to someone who does hire people is tailored to that particular job. I was reminded of this when I received an e-mail from a public relations person who wanted me to promote a book. I know that this person did not tailor his e-mail to me at all for the following reasons: 1. He just starts out with the text. No salutation including my name.
Reviewsnap
JULY 24, 2009
Have you ever been fired, demoted or reprimanded and had no clue that it was coming? When the boss gives you the bad news you just want to laugh and ask if you''re being Punk''d, but unfortunately you know that is not the case. It probably feels like someone just dropped an anvil on your chest and you wonder what you did to deserve this. And, for that matter, you can''t think of a single instance of someone talking to you about performance related issues.
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The Bamboo Project Blog
JULY 8, 2009
I'm currently reading Matthew Gardner's Shop Class as Soul Craft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work, and it's raising some interesting questions about "knowledge work" and where we may be going with the information economy. For a decent summary of some of Gardner's main points, check out his NYT Magazine article, The Case for Working with Your Hands ).
45 Things
JULY 30, 2009
Congress is currently seeking a ban on texting while driving after studies have shown that the practice is as dangerous -- or more so -- than drunk driving. Further, it's been found that even talking on a cellphone while driving means
Josh Bersin
JULY 26, 2009
In our Q2 TalentWatch® research report (TalentWatch is Bersin & Associates business research on employment, hiring, talent readiness, and investment trends, available to research members) we see. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.
Conversation Matters
JULY 1, 2009
One of the fascinating task my consulting brings is the opportunity to conduct in-depth studies of complex issues about knowledge sharing in a variety of organizations. This post is about a recent study I conducted for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to look at the Lessons Learned problems across the Intelligence Community (IC) and within DIA specifically.
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Evil HR Lady
JULY 29, 2009
My mother is working part time for benefits until she retires. She has hated this job for many valid reasons. They have reprimanded employees hatefully in front of customers and refused employees time off for medical reasons. She had cataract surgery on one eye and was required to work that next day. She did not complain. She made the managers aware at the time of scheduling the first surgery that she would need to have the other eye done in two weeks.
Reviewsnap
JULY 22, 2009
This morning I read a good post on Renegade HR called "Create a Performance Management Culture The Ghandi Way" and I want to extend my thoughts on this approach. All too often companies do their reviews once a year and forget about the employee''s development until next year''s reviews come around. Then when it comes time for next year''s reviews the managers rate the employees similar or identical to the previous review and their development plan looks no different than the previous year''s.
The Bamboo Project Blog
JULY 15, 2009
Why this video works (in no particular order): It's short--less than a minute. It reminds us of how we usually peel a banana and the problems with it. There is a demonstration of the old, bad way to peel and then the new, wonderful way--both clearly depicted, accompanied by a verbal description using simple language. There are no long explanations on the theory or history of peeling bananas--just straight to the task at hand.
45 Things
JULY 20, 2009
When I graduated from college -- even though I loved the experience -- I literally ran to my car after the ceremony, speeding away in my '72 Olds Cutlass Supreme. (An An awesome car I could now kick myself for selling
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Business Management Daily
JULY 16, 2009
Take advantage of tax law exceptions for “raiding” an IRA. Here are four prime examples. The post 4 ways to raid IRAs penalty-free appeared first on Business Management Daily. Employee Benefits Program Human Resources Small Business Tax
Conversation Matters
JULY 4, 2009
Two years ago I participated in a meeting to develop a knowledge management strategy for Ecopetrol, the state oil company of Columbia, South America. I want to describe it because it has stayed with me as a good example of an organization making use of its collective knowledge. It’s not a perfect example, but it’s one I think back on often.
Evil HR Lady
JULY 20, 2009
I don't hire people; haven't hired people in years. But, I can still tell you that it's important to make sure what you send to someone who does hire people is tailored to that particular job. I was reminded of this when I received an e-mail from a public relations person who wanted me to promote a book. I know that this person did not tailor his e-mail to me at all for the following reasons: 1. He just starts out with the text. No salutation including my name.
Reviewsnap
JULY 20, 2009
Employees that have performance incentives as part of their compensation package need to earn their bonuses or other form of incentive compensation. In some organizations, incentive compensation is too loosely tied to performance and payments are made regardless of performance. This sends a very bad message in terms of accountability. When performance does not meet the minimum requirements for payout under an incentive compensation arrangement, there should be no payout.
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