From the monthly archives:

June 2010

S’up Beaches? Sand and surf in Florida!

June 20, 2010

Just so you know, Florida is not dead yet, despite all the rumors of our impending demise.   I went over to Clearwater Beach this morning, and hung out.  The water was still gorgeous, the sand white and newly cleaned.   Crews were putting out the big beach chairs, and the essential beach umbrellas, not a luxury [...]

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Labor unions battling over turf

June 19, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Spy vs. Spy Remember the Spy vs. Spy cartoons that used to run in MAD magazine?   Here is an example of that with real life implications to union leaders and workers in St. Louis. Union vs. Union Here is an interesting case of unions fighting with each other over their respective turf [...]

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Michael VanDervort, Olympic Champion. WTF??

June 18, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Silver Medal Winner?  Really? As I noted here yesterday, I was proud to be the first male contributor to the Women of HR site.   This has already prompted some teasing from some of my peers, but I am a strong male, I can take it!  If you want to see who the [...]

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I don’t throw like a girl, I just manage like a woman!

June 16, 2010

Image by squacco via Flickr Women Of HR In case you didn’t see it yet, I had the notable privilege of being the first male contributor to the new Women of HR community web site.  My post was about the differences of leadership styles between men and women.    It is also about my own personal [...]

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My People Report Summer Camp Adventure – Part 2

June 16, 2010

Cover via Amazon Perfect mix of conference and unconference I attended a unique conference last week.  It was called People Report Summer Camp, and it was aimed primarily at human resources practitioners in the restaurant industry.  The conference was put on by Joni Doolin and the wonderful staff at People Report. If you are not [...]

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National Labor Relations Board: There’s an app for that!

June 15, 2010

Image via Wikipedia NLRB releases a site for mobile phone users Check out this use of mobile technology by the National Labor Relations Board.  Continuing their push into social technology, the NLRB has set up a website providing access to their information from your mobile phone.   Lawyers, managers and union organizers will now be able [...]

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Networking: It’s a small world after all

June 13, 2010

Image by Express Monorail via Flickr Relationships matter, even those you don’t know about You never know who you know that knows someone you might know! While I know it to be true,  I m still always surprised at what a small world we actually live in, especially with the advent of social media. Last [...]

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EFCA Light on the way?

June 10, 2010

Image via Wikipedia The new National Labor Relations Board is making the first big move in what is expected to be many changes to the long-standing rules and processes governing elections that determine union representation in the workplace.   My friend Phil Wilson from the Labor Relations Institute broke this information on his company website this [...]

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Don’t let a robot make career decisions for you

June 9, 2010

Cover via Amazon Professionally written resumes matter You may or not be aware that in addition to this blog, I write other places from time to time.  One of those places is for the Examiner website, where I am the local workplace examiner for the Tampa Bay area.   This week I am featuring a guest [...]

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My Summer Camp Adventure – Part 1

June 7, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Speaking at People Report Summer Camp This week I will be speaking at an industry conference in shorts, t-shirt, and tennis shoes.    It isn’t very often that an opportunity like that comes along. I will be at People Report Workforce Symposium Summer Camp, which is taking place in Dallas, Texas, June 8-10.    [...]

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