From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Upcoming events for Human Race Horses | Where I will be

August 28, 2010

Image via Wikipedia 2010 Speaking engagements for Michael VanDervort A lot of people read this blog through their readers, and may not click through to the page where I list my speaking engagements.   Here is where I will be speaking for the rest of the year. HR Florida State Conference -  August 30 in Orlando, [...]

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Laurie Ruettimann, Raymond Chandler, and……….

August 25, 2010

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Goodbye Punk Rock HR Tomorrow will be Laurie Ruettimann’s last post on Punk Rock HR. Hey Laurie, I just wanted to say thanks for sharing so much of yourself with all of us, and for breaking ground in a bunch of different ways in our profession, and for being [...]

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How do you find the time to do social media?

August 24, 2010

 Social media monitoring in 10 minutes a day An often asked question aboiut social media and using it to monitor your brand is “How do I find the time?”   Short answer:  I use a lot of tools to help me aggregate the information I collect, and make it manageable for analysis.   There are many sources [...]

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Help Wanted: Crowdsourcing some questions for my HR Florida Panel

August 23, 2010

I need your help with moderating a panel next week Next week, I am going to be moderating a panel of really smart people at the HR Florida State Conference.     We are going to be talking about why it is becoming increasingly critical for human resources professionals to have at least a general understanding of [...]

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Sunday Shout to Summer Anthems: The one song you need to listen to this year (NSFW)

August 22, 2010

Cover of Crazy Songs of Summer Every year seems to have one song that becomes the anthem for that summer, a reflection of life as we know it in that moment.   This song resonates with me as the anthem song for Summer 2010.  Hell, maybe for all of 2010, and maybe even all of 2009!   [...]

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Who is the bad apple in a labor strike?

August 19, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Nobody wins in a strike – no matter what the spin doctors say Collective bargaining is a complex and often misunderstood process, equal parts economics and politics, theater and conflict resolution. In Williamson, New York, nearly 300 hundred workers who produce  Mott’s apple sauce products for the Dr. Pepper Snapple group have [...]

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Me and social media before I found Punk Rock HR

August 17, 2010

Looking back on getting started What you see below is the fourth blog post I ever wrote for the very first incarnation of Human Race Horses.  I sound  like I am trying to be pompous and grandiose.    I suppose everyone needs to sound like and asshole for a little while until they find their real [...]

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2010 HR Florida Monster Social Tweetup and Networking event, and other stuff!

August 15, 2010

Monster Social and HR Florida Tweetup to rock Orlando! A whole bunch of really dedicated folks from HR Florida are working reall hard this month to put the finishing touches on what may the very biggest and best state conference in the United States.  Where else will you be able to attend a conference where the [...]

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Over There: A look at SXSW Interactive from the UK

August 14, 2010

Ever thought of going to SXSW? I have wanted to attend this event for the past three years.  I hope that I will make it in March 2011.    If I do, I will be part of a small but growing contingent of HR people who are venturing outside the HR conference world to attend these [...]

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Breaking: Changes in Leadership at SEIU, Change to Win

August 11, 2010

Image via Wikipedia  Anna Berger leaving SEIU, Change to Win? Semi-breaking news on Twitter and blogs blog reports that Anna Berger, Secretary Treasurer at SEIU International, and President of the Change to Win Labor Coalition is stepping down from both roles.   No statement seems to have been released from SEIU thus far. Thios is a major change [...]

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