From the monthly archives:

May 2010

Flash Mob Protests on the Rise

May 30, 2010

I like to keep an eye on developing trends in business.  Sometimes I even write about them when I think I see one on the horizon.    So with no fanfare, here is something that I think is a developing labor relations trend:  the growing use of flash mobs as a form of protest. Here are [...]

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Why Lady Gaga should be the 2010 Keynote speaker for SHRM

May 29, 2010

Image via Wikipedia The Best Alternative to Al Gore (with benefits) Image via Wikipedia As we discussed here a couple of weeks back, SHRM has selected Al Gore to be the keynote speaker at their 2010 National Conference in San Diego.   It is my guess that a lot of people would be the keynote speaker [...]

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Be a better leader by communicating

May 29, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Three leadership skills to develop Anyone out there had a candid conversation with their employees lately? Not a discussion about business objectives, or water cooler conversation, or even that performance appraisal that you had to do – you know, the one you dreaded because you had to tell someone that they aren’t [...]

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How many HR Managers does it take to change a lightbulb?

May 26, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Just one, but they are probably wearing 97 different hats I have been a generalist HR practitioner and site manager for most of my career.   I have done almost everything you can do in a generalist role at one point or another.    Today, I am a specialist, and a consultant.   I don’t [...]

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Labor Relations Roundup: New Leadership, Old Arguments, Bailouts

May 24, 2010

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Management and Labor Unions still at odds If you work in human resources, there are a lot of things going on right now – very quietly for the most part – that are going to impact the field, especially if you deal with labor relations.   If you work in [...]

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How Warren Zevon defined my life

May 23, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Quirky, a little off kilter, and talented Apropos of nothing, really, lyrics like this are the reason I miss Warren Zevon.  The very last line of this song is very often the story of my worklife, resulting in not so much balance. He probably should be in the Rock and Roll Hall [...]

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Talking Human Resources and Social Media Policy

May 22, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Important Human Resources Information Earlier this week, I made an appearance on the DriveThruHR radio show hosted weekdays by my buddy, Bryan Wempen.  I talked about recent trends in the labor relations fields and how they will impact those of currently doing  a human resources job every day.   So if you want [...]

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Questionable level of professional recognition

May 20, 2010

Image by nasa hq photo via Flickr A potential candidate I received this email today from Robert Patterson, the VP of Research for Distinguished Professionals Online.     Well, at least I think it was for me.  It is kind of hard to tell since the research didn’t actually extend far enough for them to determine my [...]

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Leveling the playing field

May 18, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Ridin’ in a pink cadillac The Employee Free Choice Act may be on life support in Congress, but what if it wasn’t – and just imagine – what if the concept  that the majority of any group gets to decide the fate  of the entire group applied to the personal choices we make [...]

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New Department of Labor website simplifies H-1-B process

May 17, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Tool simplifies burdensome H-1-B visa process If you work at all with the H-1-B process, the Department of Labor has just released a new tool that is designed to make the process much simpler.   Here is the DOL announcement, along with links to the site: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today [...]

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