Evil HR Lady

JUNE 14, 2008

First I must say how much I’ve enjoyed your blog – it helped me a lot when I applied for a new job last year. Now (for only the second time in my career) I work for a company that is large enough to actually have an HR department! My question is, I see references to roles such as ‘HR Generalist’ and ‘HR Business Partner’, and I’m sure there are more I haven’t found yet. Could you please give a quick summary of the various HR roles and the differences? Oh the desire for Snark is overwhelming me.

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Josh Bersin

JUNE 21, 2008

In the last few months we have read more and more about the global economic slowdown. Jim Cramer, the Wall Street pundit, wrote in today’s New York Magazine, that he has never seen things as dismal as they are on Wall Street. Today the State of California announced a 5.7% unemployment rate, an increase of. Read more» The post Talent Management in a Slowdown – Update appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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Transparent Office

JUNE 30, 2008

What do you do when a wiki pilot succeeds? This is a question I'm hearing more and more. Usually the conversation goes something like this: "We launched a wiki pilot. It went great. Everyone in our group uses the wiki. We can't live without it. We'd love to see the rest of the company follow our lead. But.they're not." In theory this shouldn't be happening. According to most theorists of social software, getting started is the only hard part.

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Reviewsnap

JUNE 27, 2008

Hello ReviewSNAP friends! We just wanted to shoot you a quick message and let you know that we have recently added a drop down list of social bookmark sites to make it easier for you to bookmark our posts on your favorite sites! This will save you the time of copying and pasting our URL into the sites and save the clutter of the social bookmark icons. Business Links Miscellaneous Social Bookmarks

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Knowledge Musings

JUNE 12, 2008

I sat in on a Catalyze Community webinar today, given by Carey Schwaber , a Sr. Analyst at Forrester Research. The topic was "Ten Tips for Driving Better Project Outcomes" and was directed at the Business Analyst role, which is one way to view the Product Management role. (A A recording of the webinar will be posted in a couple days.)

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 14, 2008

First I must say how much I’ve enjoyed your blog – it helped me a lot when I applied for a new job last year. Now (for only the second time in my career) I work for a company that is large enough to actually have an HR department! My question is, I see references to roles such as ‘HR Generalist’ and ‘HR Business Partner’, and I’m sure there are more I haven’t found yet. Could you please give a quick summary of the various HR roles and the differences? Oh the desire for Snark is overwhelming me.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 25, 2008

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 4, 2008

I am a Project Manager who was reprimanded for going out to a restaurant for lunch with several employees. One of them had a beer and upon returning to the office he commented to the newly appointed (inexperienced and unqualified) "Executive Assistant" what she missed for not going with us. I don't believe the company is liable if we are hourly paid employees during a lunch not paid by the company and not related to work in any way.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 23, 2008

I am also an Evil HR Lady. They even call me 'The Warden'. I think they're kidding but I wear it as a badge of honor nonetheless. I am the HR Director and I have 4 Evilettes who handle most of the basic HR functions while I handle more of the big picture and really, really drama filled stuff. My question is; how do I handle those situations where an employee comes to tell me something that they want addressed but want to remain anonymous?

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 17, 2008

Help evil HR lady!! The tables have been turned! I’ve just recently been told my HR Manager position has been eliminated (darn those salespeople, why couldn’t they sell more!!). But hey, I’m an evil HR person; I know the tricks to make this work. Now that my colleagues know I’m being let go, they are all commenting that I need to get rid of my goatee (yes, I am an evil HR guy). Here is my (admittedly unusual) question – do employers really care about applicants with facial hair anymore?

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Transparent Office

JUNE 30, 2008

Jack Hayhow shared 2 quotes from management guru Peter Drucker on management made simple that started my management brain thinking: Make sure your people are doing work they find meaningful and satisfying. Do everything you can to help your people make progress. I read these and I thought to myself, "Thanks for sharing these Jack. Now HOW do I do them? I know I need to do those things. My question has never been WHAT but rather HOW do I do them?”. What do YOU think?

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Transparent Office

JUNE 28, 2008

I got some good feedback about my last Sunday Link Love , so I thought I'd do another one for you this week. Thanks to TexasEx94, Armin , and Miki for your encouragement on last week's post. Lisa Haneberg created How to Hire a Manager. If you're looking to hire a manager because you're getting promoted? According to Lisa, this will serve the whole organization. Scot Herrick reminds us to do something productive every day.

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Transparent Office

JUNE 28, 2008

 Books…Books…Books: Read Your Way to Better Managing. by David Zinger. Read the following disconcerting snippet from Ryan Wall’s blog, RyanWallPaper : A study done a few years back (American Booksellers Association) revealed that the average business person with 6 or more direct reports above the age 40 reads.7 business books every 5 years! YIKES! Please tell me you are above this average! Better yet, what business book or books are you planning to read this summer?

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Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

Join Patrick Sayers, president of Newcastle Research, to learn the biggest mistakes to avoid when switching your HR software and gain insights into the most important things companies consider on the path to a successful HR technology strategy.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 27, 2008

We're having a bit of a "discussion" behind the scenes regarding the Carnival of HR. The question is, should a host be able to require submissions on a certain theme, or should they just deal with whatever gets submitted. My opinion is that I have no opposition to an occasional theme, but I wouldn't want it to be a requirement for every carnival. Some dates just scream theme. Well, at least, to me, they do.) So, vote in this poll. We'll go with whatever the consensus is

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 27, 2008

We're having a bit of a "discussion" behind the scenes regarding the Carnival of HR. The question is, should a host be able to require submissions on a certain theme, or should they just deal with whatever gets submitted. My opinion is that I have no opposition to an occasional theme, but I wouldn't want it to be a requirement for every carnival. Some dates just scream theme. Well, at least, to me, they do.) So, vote in this poll. We'll go with whatever the consensus is

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Transparent Office

JUNE 27, 2008

Your manager just walked into your office and said: “Today’s your lucky day. You have $1000 to spend on your team, however you want to. Come back to me by lunch time with your list of items and we’ll buy whatever’s on the list, as long as it doesn’t exceed $1000 total.&#. What would you buy? A good lunch : I manage 8 folks, so at $25 per person, that’s $200. Refreshing beverage of choice : Some like iced coffee, some iced tea, and some want juice.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 26, 2008

I know. It's a day late. Unless I get distracted and then it will be two days late.) I should be fired. In fact, this isn't the only reason I should be fired. Let that be our carnival theme: Reasons to fire Evil HR Lady. HR Wench writes about the Americans With Disabilities act and Age Discrimination in answering a question about a school teacher. I'm neither disabled nor over 40, so I'm not a likely candidate for a law suit. Therefore, I'm easy to fire.

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Speaker: Alex Anderson - Total Rewards Strategist at Lockton Companies | Leo Tokar - President, People Solutions and Partner at Lockton Companies

Join two total rewards experts, Alex Anderson and Leo Tokar, for an in depth discussion on how your organization can implement transparent and flexible benefits and compensation plans.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 26, 2008

I know. It's a day late. Unless I get distracted and then it will be two days late.) I should be fired. In fact, this isn't the only reason I should be fired. Let that be our carnival theme: Reasons to fire Evil HR Lady. HR Wench writes about the Americans With Disabilities act and Age Discrimination in answering a question about a school teacher. I'm neither disabled nor over 40, so I'm not a likely candidate for a law suit. Therefore, I'm easy to fire.

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Transparent Office

JUNE 26, 2008

Sliding into engaging connections. by David Zinger. We seem to be in a constant search for the defintion of employee engagement. It is like what one judge said about ponography, you know it when you see it but it is difficult to define. To me, employee engagement is connection. View this 16 slide presentation on the key connections for employee engagement. View | Upload your own. Share This

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Reviewsnap

JUNE 25, 2008

When a business is initially successful, it is generally in one type of business. That success often leads owners and managers to begin thinking they can make any business successful. They start thinking about diversifying into other types of businesses. The reverse of this is when a business is struggling and the owner or manager believes that the only way to achieve success is to diversify.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 25, 2008

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Speaker: Carrie Missele - Practice Lead, Learning and Development at Inspirant Group

In this webinar, Carrie Missele will walk you through the process of developing an effective onboarding program that leads to a happy a happy new hire!

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Transparent Office

JUNE 25, 2008

Guest post from Barry J. Moltz. I know a lot about management mishaps. After working for IBM for 10 years and then running three businesses of my own over the past 15 years, I have had my fair share of train wrecks both as a manager and employee. At IBM, they trained me as a classical manager with classes, simulations and 360 HR surveys. I felt fortunate to have that training when I started to manage my own businesses without the luxury of an HR department.

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Reviewsnap

JUNE 24, 2008

Success in business is almost entirely dependent upon the quality of the people a business employs. Those that hire and promote people who fit their jobs well and are considered high performers tend to do well. Those that have a casual attitude about hiring, training, retaining and promoting high performers tend to struggle. While product/service offered, the economy and a little luck often play into the success of the business, it is people that determine its long-term success.

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 24, 2008

Expat question for you: I am recently hired by a large international Hospitality organization. The welcome, after the very aggressive recruiting, has been disappointing. Somebody hinted at the possibility that "the company had let me down" during my probation time and therefor could be found responsible for my relocation costs. Normally, if the employee resigns during their 3 months probation time, the cost for the return tickt and moving expenses falls back on the employee.)

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Evil HR Lady

JUNE 24, 2008

Expat question for you: I am recently hired by a large international Hospitality organization. The welcome, after the very aggressive recruiting, has been disappointing. Somebody hinted at the possibility that "the company had let me down" during my probation time and therefor could be found responsible for my relocation costs. Normally, if the employee resigns during their 3 months probation time, the cost for the return tickt and moving expenses falls back on the employee.)

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Speaker: Carrie Corbin, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Hope Leigh Marketing Group

Join Carrie Corbin, Global Workplace Executive, Strategist, and Consultant, for this discussion on some of the most common questions around building a global hiring and attraction strategy.

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