From the monthly archives:

October 2011

Google+ Introduces “Ripples,” Lets You Watch How Posts Spread

October 29, 2011

Via Scoop.it – social musings Ever since Google+ opened up for public use, had a huge traffic spike, and then dropped back off, the social network has continued to take a backseat to Facebook for most.Show original

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Rethinking How We Hire Online Community Managers – The Online Community Guide

October 28, 2011

Via Scoop.it – social musings We urgently need to rethink how we hire community managers. At the moment too many organizations, with little idea of what makes a great community manager, are hiring people who are either great at technology, have irrelevant community or social…Show original

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Doing business in the bathroom is a bummer

October 26, 2011

That much multi-tasking is not required I was in a major hotel in Tampa last week for a meeting to with the HR Florida 2012 conference planning committee and encountered an incredibly unfortunate event. In fact, what I witnessed was so absurd and distasteful that I have been reluctant to write about it, but I [...]

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Huge collective bargaining agreement from Chrysler

October 25, 2011

  Offered for your enjoyment, links to the labor negotiations working documents from the 2011 UAW/Chrysler contract.   If you have never been directly involved in contract bargaining by sitting at the table, it makes for a fascinating glimpse into how things get proposed and changed.   Well, it is a helluva lot more than a glimpse.  The [...]

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Blogging burnout need not apply

October 20, 2011

When is it time to quit doing something you once loved? I’m not sure, because it is a very personal choice. I was rather surprised to hear from my friend Jessica aka @blogging4jobs is considering giving up blogging. I understand the feeling, but I am not in favor of her doing that.  I think I [...]

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Rhyme or Reason? Trying to Make Sense of the NLRB’s Social Media Cases : Labor Relations Update : New York Lawyers & Attorneys: Proskauer Rose Law Firm

October 19, 2011

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Your inspiring expert video could be worth thousands!

October 15, 2011

Randstad “Inspiring Experts” Contest I was asked to pass word along about this contest from the fine people at Randstad.  You will definitely want to check out their new Inspiring Experts program. It is a scholarship program and contest to inspire the next generation of workers even in this tough job market. Here are some [...]

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Labor negotiations now a social process

October 10, 2011

Social media and labor negotiations at the UAW In a presentation I gave recently at the Ohio HR Conference, I mentioned some of the ways unions have adopted social media into the labor negotiations process, including the use of Twitter and private groups on Facebook. Turns out, it is progressing faster than I realized. The [...]

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It’s a social thing. Fantasy sports and HR go together #HRpuckheads

October 8, 2011

Fantasy Sports  and Internet Use Steve Boese did a fun show on HR Happy Hour called Moneyball and Talent.  I have embedded a link at the bottom of the post. It is worth a listen.  It got me thinking that I haven’t written sports post in a while.  It also got me thinking about fantasy [...]

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Occupied Wall Street, Seen From Abroad

October 7, 2011

Via Scoop.it – Labor and employee Relations Why is the Mideast taking Occupy Wall Street more seriously than Midtown?Show original

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