45 Things
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
I think I've got a bit of a Halloween-candy hangover (who knew you could eat too many Milky Way bars?), so I'm just going to cut to the chase today. Here are my top 10 suggestions for your first day on a new job: 1. Be 10 minutes early. Give yourself time to stop in the bathroom and make sure you don't have anything funny hanging out of your nose. Comb your hair and pop a Tic-Tac. 2.
David Zinger
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
Employee Engagement Homework. David Zinger, founder and host of the 3000 member Employee Engagement Network , has worked from his home for over 30 years. David recently completed his first book, ZENGAGE: How to Get More Into Your Work to Get More Out of Your Work. David believes working from home is a strong pathway to robust work/life balance and a great contributor to engaged well-being. 15 Benefits of Working From Home: There is no commute so the journey from home to office is under 20 seco
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Strategic HCM
OCTOBER 30, 2010
'll be doing my online recruiting bit at the Social Recruiting summit in London on 30th November. It looks like a great agenda, with speakers from Germany, Spain and the Netherlands as well as the UK: Welcome and Introduction by Conference Chairman Alan Whitford , Founder, Recruitment Community Europe Social Media Recruiting and Employer Branding Matthew Jeffery , Global Director of Talent Brand, Electronic Arts Social Media and Employee Engagement (Panel) Jon Ingham , Executive Consultant, Stra
QAspire
OCTOBER 31, 2010
Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices I love project management as a subject not only because it gets so much work done, but also because project management manifests how people operate. I have written before that Projects are a great opportunity to practice leadership. They way we work on projects and the way we manage projects tell a lot of the kind of person we are.
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45 Things
NOVEMBER 5, 2010
For those of you have been in a shopping mall recently, I'm sure you've noticed the holiday decorations that hit the stores sometime after Flag Day in July. While you may have thought that was a tad bit early to be thinking of what you want from Santa this year, this latest story may have you thinking about what you'd like at the top of your gift list this year: An empty e-mail "in" box.
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Strategic HCM
NOVEMBER 3, 2010
'I’ve got an article on HR 2.0 in the current edition (volume 9 number 6) of Strategic HR Review. I suggest that HR practitioners wanting to gain benefits from social media need to: Develop a vision of the future Take their first steps towards the vision Provide governance and training Sponsor HR 2.0 themselves Monitor and improve. There are good examples of organisations following this sort of approach in the journal – although it’s a shame that some of them are rather similar to each other eg
Evil HR Lady
NOVEMBER 5, 2010
The reason you're not getting the job just may be that you're a jerk. Here's a checklist that will help you determine if you're not as nice as you should be. (Plus a little chewing out of a rude e-mailer.) Why Aren't You Getting the Job?
Reviewsnap
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
'We hear a lot of positive things about our performance management solution and it is interesting to hear some of the things that employees say about having our system in place within their organizations. One of the most interesting and frequent comments we hear is the notion that having a system such as ReviewSNAP in place shows employees that their employer truly cares about them and their development.
David Zinger
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Vive la différence. Employee engagement is about making a difference. Employee disengagement is about indifference. What difference are you making? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. David Zinger, M.Ed., works with organizations and individuals to foster engagement. He is a writer, educator, speaker, and consultant who founded the 3100 member Employee Engagement Network. David wrote, Zengage: How to Get More Into Your Work to Get More Out of Your Work.
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Strategic HCM
OCTOBER 31, 2010
'I’m also going to be chairing the XpertHR HR and Social Media Conference in London on Thursday 2 December 2010. By attending this conference, you will: Learn strategies to engage with and promote social media within your organisation. Hear from the experts - Rick Mans , Senior Consultant and Social Media Strategist, Capgemini and our conference chair Jon Ingham , author, blogger, consultant Social Advantage Improve employee communication through social media via intranets, wikis, internal and c
Evil HR Lady
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Dear Evil HR Lady, I’ve been working at the same job with -1 title change for 15 yrs. My hurdle is I’m being held back -due to personality conflict. I’ve trained all new hires (4 people) including 2 bosses. They are very difficult to please & moody. Most of my reviews are ‘barely acceptable.’ however, my boss is routinely asking me for help. I have asked to be promoted several times…every year for 4 years.
Reviewsnap
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
'Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hi during the recent HR Technology Conference in Chicago and the HR Southwest Conference in Fort Worth. We enjoyed meeting you and look forward to working with you in the future. The response was outstanding and many of you have already scheduled your demo and/or have subscribed. Thank you! If you didn''t have a chance to visit us at these conferences, give us a call at 800-516-5849 to schedule your "live" online demo of the ReviewSNAP performance man
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Strategic HCM
NOVEMBER 5, 2010
'I’m in the US for the Enterprise 2.0 conference next week but unfortunately arrived just too late for this week’s HR Happy Hour – Episode 74 – ‘Creativity, Flexibility, and Speed’ (they didn’t get much time for calls anyway). Steve Boese and Shauna Moerke were interviewing IBM’s Dan Roddy – the study director for IBM’s Chief Human Resource Officer study based on conversations with more than 700 Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) worldwide.
Evil HR Lady
NOVEMBER 3, 2010
It's not a person that is reviewing your resume, it's a computer. Learn how to figure out what the computer wants to hear.
Strategic HCM
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
'I’ll also be delivering this programme on HR Metrics for UMI on 6th and 7th December 2010: Measurement is an increasingly topical and important field for all HR practitioners to understand. However, the need is not simply to know the measures and metrics which are most commonly used to support different areas, but to understand which metrics can be used to support different business contexts, HR strategies and other requirements.
Strategic HCM
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
'I mainly only deliver open workshops in Asia and the Middle East, but there are also a couple of UK sessions where you can catch me over the next couple of months. The first is a workshop on reorganisation and restructuring for JSB on 23rd November: In an environment where change is the only constant, it is crucial that businesses are designed to respond and accommodate change.
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Strategic HCM
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
'I’ll be presenting in a couple of sessions at this November’s Enterprise 2.0 conference in Santa Clara on Tuesday 9th November: Human Resources professionals are at the center of managing the most valuable asset a company possesses - its people - and how to get them to interact and collaborate more effectively. Enterprise 2.0 planning typically straddles the intersection between Line of Business needs, Human Resources and Information Technology.
Evil HR Lady
NOVEMBER 1, 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
NOVEMBER 5, 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.
Working Girl
NOVEMBER 5, 2010
'A great post over at Fistful of Talent about the overconfidence of new managers lured me in by mentioning stinky fish in the title. I mean, who doesn''t enjoy stinky fish analogies about leadership? The author Suzanne Rumsey briefly describes her own first management experience and admits she wasn''t ''all that.'' Which made me think of my own first management experience.
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The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.
Evil HR Lady
NOVEMBER 3, 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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