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2012 Illinois HR Conference (#ILSHRM12) – They’re on a mission

August 8, 2012

Illinois SHRM – pretty damn good          I’m told the guys in the picture above are John Jorgenson (@JKJHR) and Dave Ryan (@DavetheHRCzar).  I can neither confirm or deny, but they wound up on my phone sometime in the past few days. I just got back home from the 2012 HR Illinois State [...]

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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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Score! Hockey, #SHRM12, Gladwell, Collins, Seinfeld and VanDervort

July 6, 2012

Hockey and SHRM, wait…what? Here’s a crazy little thing some of us who love HR and hockey did at #SHRM12 this year.    What you may ask? Street hockey on grass in 95 degree weather in Atlanta, rather than being insde the Exhibit HAll scoring free drinks and major swag.   That’s what! Oh yeah, I’m mentioned [...]

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SMFT – Transparency or Invisibility?

July 3, 2012

Thoughts on SHRM and Transparency If you haven’t seen it, you should go read the post by Shauna Moerke  that she called The Ugly of #SHRM12.  It’s a pretty thoughtful blog piece on a touchy topic that got very little play in the blogosphere during all the well-deserved hoopla surrounding the 2012 SHRM conference. John [...]

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Taking the secret formula out of the vault at #SHRM12

June 28, 2012

SHRM, social media and the secret formula Atlanta seems to be the Silicon Valley for the development of secret formulas.  For over 125 years, Coke has kept their most closely guarded trade secret in a vault, locked away from the public.  It is only recently that they have made it a little more open to [...]

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Tattoos are the new business card

June 26, 2012

Do you think this tattoo trend is sexy or silly? It’s  been a great couple of days here in Atlanta! Spent mostly doing volunteer work for SHRM in their social media hub, and  spending time with friends, old and new.  It’s the best part of the conference for me.  It’s also the most fun. Here’s [...]

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Help pick the #SHRM12 play list

June 21, 2012

Help SHRM pick the soundtrack to your life Help Us pick the #SHRM12 Playlist View more lists from Curtis Midkiff

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A blogging tempest before #SHRM12, go figure!

June 15, 2012

Teapots are shaking as America  and the United Kingdom tremble over a blogging controversy Ok, it’s a little more serious than that. I haven’t seen a mini-tempest like this for a while, and I’m happy to have helped stir the pot! Big discussion in a blogger group on Facebook and over on HR Fishbowl about [...]

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Finding the wildlife at a Summer Camp for Social Media and HR Rock Stars

May 4, 2011

The HR Conference Rock Star Lifestyle Two conferences down last week, more to come in the days and weeks ahead.   The HR conference tour-  It’s a whirlwhind rockstar life if you can afford to pay for it!  (or you have sponsors and friends who are willing to assist you).  I am lucky to have both, which means I don’t [...]

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#HREvolution wrap: Hey, I’m being followed by monkies!

May 2, 2011

 Wrapping HR Evolution from Atlanta Forget the monkey reference, I just need a title….no wait, I am going with the monkey theme after all.   #HREvolution is more fun than a barrel of monkies!  I really enjoyed my second swing through the trees with HR Evolution.  Great opportunities for networking, connecting, and learning.  Here are the things [...]

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