From the monthly archives:

July 2012

NLRB issues 2nd complaint and seeks $2.6 million plus interest from Florida performing arts center

July 31, 2012

Think the NLRB is an esoteric agency that you will never hear from?  Here’s a couple million reasons you might not want to make that bet! NLRB issues second complaint and seeks $2.6 million plus interest from Florida performing arts center after it failed to comply with Board order The National Labor Relations Board has [...]

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The one about watching the guy use blank paper to buy a wedding ring

July 30, 2012

  I bought a new car this weekend, a 2012 Nissan Altima.  Nice car.  Lot of money I didn’t really want to spend. More on that later.  It kind of looks like this one. Programming people behavior Is anyone in the HR area using neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) techniques at work?   Not sure how valid it [...]

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Vizify yourself

July 29, 2012

  Steve Boese wrote about this app/website the other day.  I like Vizify a lot.  It’s clever.  https://www.vizify.com/michael-vandervort/links  

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Star Wars – Working for the Empire

July 28, 2012

It’s not Darth Vader you need to fear. It’s the unknown faceless guy you never heard of.    We all know the central characters of the Star Wars universe.  The stars – the A Players who stride across that universe’s story arc, rewriting history in the bright flashes of  exploding Tie Fighters and Jedi Lightsabers. Go [...]

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Chicken sandwiches, cartoons and puppets

July 27, 2012

Okay, I wasn’t going to do it, but it turns out I am. Chik fil A. I know, I know. Politically incorrect views from the company for many people who are posting scathing remarks on the company website. Conservative Christians lining up to support a good Christian business with the right kind of American family [...]

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Become a Buddy at Buddy Media

July 22, 2012

Nice benefit plans at Buddy Media Random career page found on Facebook this morning.  http://www.buddymedia.com/careers I like all the games included in the Buddy Lounge and the half-day Fridays in the summer. Benefits* Competitive salaries 100% covered individual medical, dental + vision plans Eight paid holidays, winter break + half-day summer Fridays 401K Casual work [...]

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The Buzz on HR and Star Wars

July 20, 2012

It’s not Darth Vader you need to fear. It’s the  guy you never heard of. I have a guest post up over on Buzz Rooney’s site as a part of her Star Wars series. It’s everything you ever wanted to know about Jango Fett. Jango who?  I know, right?  Check out Star Wars: Working for [...]

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What would @JKJHR do?

July 16, 2012

If I were @JKJHR for a day, I’d go to #ILSHRM12!   I wanted to post on something very important today.  I will be attending the Illinois SHRM State Conference again this year as a part of their social media efforts, for which I am appropriately honored and grateful to one individual.   That would be [...]

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Here comes the contextual mobile phone via GIMBAL. Can contextual recruiting be far behind?

July 12, 2012

GIMBAL = Gamechanger for mobile? Coming soon to a mobile phone near you – contextual awareness.  If you haven’t seen this product yet, I highly recommend that you check out the video below that shows the conceptual idea behind this new way of using mobile for marketing and taregting consumers.  It’s an absolute certainty that [...]

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Facebook Groups Now Show Who Viewed Each Post – AllFacebook

July 11, 2012

See on Scoop.it – social musings Facebook wants to let you know when messages are seen. Now it also wants to let you know when Facebook groups’ posts are seen. The company announced Wednesday that you can now see exactly who views each post. See on allfacebook.com

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