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.
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.
Knowledge Musings
JUNE 28, 2008
Eli Goldratt is in the process of writing another book, this one entitled Inherent Simplicity. Rather than a fiction, it is a monograph set up as a (fictional) discussion between Goldratt and his daughter, Efrat. I received a galley proof on the arrangement that I would tell people about it and offer to pass the same offer to more people. So, if you would like to get a copy (free!
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JUNE 27, 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.
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?
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).
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?
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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.
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!
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.
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.
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Knowledge Musings
JUNE 27, 2008
Goldratt Consulting have created a place to share a variety of videos that relate to Theory of Constraints, from Eli Goldratt talking about various aspects of the TOC concepts to other demonstrations of successful implementations of the principles. And yes, they do own TOC.tv. Here's the overview page with a list of current videos. I think some are shifting to for-pay after a few weeks.
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.
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. 1. HR Wench writes about the Americans With Disabilities act and Age Discrimination in answering a question about a school teacher.
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. 1. HR Wench writes about the Americans With Disabilities act and Age Discrimination in answering a question about a school teacher.
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Knowledge Musings
JUNE 26, 2008
My friend, Lilia Efimova is wrapping up her PhD thesis work on the subject of blogging and has a nice summary of a number of Reasons for using weblog to keep information bits. I see these as all elements of personal knowledge management where weblogs provide lots of assistance. Portability / Number of access points. Preservation of information in its current state / Currency of information.
Transparent Office
JUNE 26, 2008
Sliding into engaging connections. Â . 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.
Knowledge Musings
JUNE 25, 2008
Just for fun, I am attempting to post while on the rail - Amtrak that is. It's a familiar refrain, once you get into the business world far enough. The business needs a solution, but the IT team delivers a technology that doesn't match. Or reversing the blame, the business asks for a technology (and IT delivers), but that technology doesn't actually "solve" the problems the business confronts.
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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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.
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.
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.
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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Transparent Office
JUNE 24, 2008
Nothing up your sleeve except extra golf balls.  . by David Zinger. Here are 10 management questions based on popular clichés: Can you think outside of the box if you work in a shoe store? If you have 20 cents do you have a real paradigm shift? If you work for NASA can you really say it’s not rocket science? If you work in the garmet industry can you push the needle?
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?
Transparent Office
JUNE 23, 2008
Lisa Haneberg recently shared a brilliant list of 5 simple reasons managers fail. #1 came as no surprise to me. Fail to build positive and trusting relationships. So simple, yet often completely missed by many managers. Management is a team sport folks, and if you don't like it, you shouldn't be a manager. If you get that point, then let's talk about this a little more.
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