From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Red Herrings, Keith Partrdge and HR Happy Hour

October 30, 2009

I love me some HR Happy Hour!   It was a bucket of awesome fun to do the special Halloween edition of HR Happy Hour last night!   Here are some of the things I learned. Talking about the death of human resources is  a lively topic for an internet radio show. Lance Haun is a freakin’ [...]

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It’s a big day at the Human Race Horses blog

October 29, 2009

HR. It’s alive! The next three days make this week a big week for me. From Drop Box First, I will be attending my first meeting as a member of the HR Florida 2010 state conference planning committee.  I am very excited about this opportunity for several reasons.  It is my first ever service with [...]

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Boo! It’s blogging carnival of HR — hr bartender

October 28, 2009

Human Resources Articles | blogging carnival of HR — hr bartender     Sharlyn Lauby has created  a hauntingly good edition of the HR Carnival over on her blog today with more than 25 of the top HR related blog posts of the last two weeks. You can also see what everyone will want to be drinking [...]

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Over There: Is the Recession just going to be another Groundhog Day for Recruitment and HR?

October 26, 2009

Over There with Andy Headworth The latest installment in my recurring Over There feature takes us back to the United Kingdom where Andy Headworth takes a look at the ways in which UK recruiters have been dealing with the recession. Does it seem like we have heard this before?  Naw…….. Just like it was yesterday [...]

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Sharing Social Media with the Non-Believers

October 25, 2009

Talk amongst yourselves From Drop Box I write and speak quite often about my belief that human resources professionals need to work to increase their use of social media, or at the very least, develop a knowledge base and understanding of the various basic tools and concepts that are part of the social media arena. [...]

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Confronting Social Media at Work

October 20, 2009

Are you ready?   It is coming soon.  Maybe tomorrow, maybe sometime in 2010, but it is definitely coming to your office. No, I’m not talking about Halloween, or Christmas. I’m not even talking about the end of open enrollment. I am talking about the day in your HR career when you are confronted by [...]

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Have You Been Over There Yet?

October 16, 2009

Recapping “Over There”     Bill Boorman and Jill Elswick at Recruitfest 2009 For the past several weeks, I have been running a weekly feature that I have been calling “Over There”.  The idea behind “Over There” is to network with bloggers and HR professionals in my network who are living and working outside the [...]

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Blog Action Day: How Global Warming Could Hurt Florida

October 14, 2009

I believe in global climate change From Drop Box I believe that we are undergoing some sort of global climate change.  I am not sure how much, but I do know that it used to snow a lot more in Michigan when I was a kid than it does today.  I remember building and freezing [...]

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Leadership Skills for Future Leaders

October 13, 2009

Business Sector Blogs Many of us who do human resources and social media work have a list of favorite blogs. Many people who fiollow business like to read blogs in their field or industry.  I’d like to recommend one today. If you work in the food service industry, whether that be retail grocery of food [...]

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Leadership and Organizational Agility

October 11, 2009

Random thoughts on decision making The decision making process of complex organizations is an interesting process to consider and observe. From Drop Box Numerous factors figure into the equation of making an organizational decision.   I used to believe that complex organizations made decisions based on careful planning, thoughtful analysis, and visionary long-term thinking. I now [...]

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