From the monthly archives:

June 2010

SHRM 2010 – My second 48 hours, otherwise known as “Are you on Tweeter?”

June 30, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Random Recaps from San Diego The first ever SHRM/ Monster Tweetup was a Monster Top Shelf kickass production.   Attendance was estimated at 350.   Drinks were flowing.  Elvis Paninis were rocking the snack trays of serving staff.   Robin Schooling continued her 2010 Apple electronics grab by winning an iPad.  I saw a lot [...]

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SHRM 2010 – My first 48 hours

June 28, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Random thoughts from San Diego I have actually been in San Diego for about 50 hours, but hanging out and around the SHRM Conference for 48 hours.   I haven’t been to a session yet.    I am trying to see portions of the conference from a different perspective.   So, if I am not [...]

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A man among women

June 28, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Some guys have all the fun Being the first male contributor to the Women of HR site was something  of a humbling experience.   The post I eventually submitted was one of the more difficult pieces that I have put together in the past few months. Let’s just say that I was a [...]

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Delivering Happiness to the workplace

June 27, 2010

Image by tpeek via Flickr Deliver Happiness Yesterday, on my 5 hour flight from Tampa to San Diego to attend the  2010 SHRM Conference, I read an advance copy of  “Delivering Happiness: a path to profits, passion and purpose” by the CEO of Zappos.com, Tony HSeih. Here is my short take on the book. The [...]

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On the Road Again….to #SHRM10 in San Diego

June 25, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Getting to #SHRM10 by flying Delta Airlines from TPA to LAX…. and then a short jump down to San Diego, where I will be delivering a multimedia stream from #SHRM10 that will include articles, tweets, pictures, and YouTube updates, and possibly a surprise or two. So far, plans include: Dinner with Gerry [...]

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Talking social media with the C Suite

June 25, 2010

Image by Intersection Consulting via Flickr Be prepared to discuss both sides of the issue The last of four videos of my thoughts on social media, graciously shot and edited for presentation by my buddies at Jobing!  In this one, I talk about how HR peeps can approach a discussion on social media and its [...]

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Hoe gaat het? #TRUAmsterdam

June 24, 2010

Image via Wikipedia When you can’t get to Amsterdam, send ‘em a video, yo! I had a paying project come up for this week that prevented me from attending the first #TRUAmsterdam event.  Having to say that hurts, dudes.  Amsterdam is my favorite city in the whole world, and it is difficult to miss an [...]

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Insights on Social Media

June 23, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Why Social Media Matters in Human Resources This is the 3rd of 4 interview vignettes that I shot for Jobing at the HR Florida State Conference and Exposition.  In this one, I share my views on why social media is more than a fad, and why human resources professionals need to understand [...]

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The Future of Social Media and Human Resources

June 21, 2010

Image by Matt Hamm via Flickr Here is another in a series of short videos in which I talk about the future of human resources and social media.  This was shot at the 2009 HR Florida State  Conference.  The filming and editing was done by Jobing.  I was interviewed by Brett Farmiloe of Jobing.   They [...]

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Talking Twitter

June 21, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Twitter is the coolest thing ever invented! Here is a short video of me talking about ”What is Twitter?” at the 2009 HR Florida State  Conference.  The filming and editing was done by Jobing.  I was interviewed by Brett Farmiloe of Jobing. Related articles by Zemanta Twitter Started Promoting Sponsored Tweets (shoutmeloud.com) How [...]

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