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Seven things I have learned about social media since leaving HR

October 2, 2011

How social media keeps me out of trouble at HREvolution I am now batting .500 on HREvolution events.  So far, I have missed all the events held in cities that start with L. That simply sucks, but it’s life.  Since assuming my glamorous new duties as a social media community manager, I simply can’t travel [...]

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Human Resource Leaders, Keep Your CEO Out of Prison

September 1, 2011

Via Scoop.it – Labor and employee Relations Oliver Bell, Inc. Warns Employers that Non-compliance with proposed reporting changes in the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) could carry stiff penalties, including prison time for your top executives (CEO/CFO). Show original

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Why I can’t say that my Illinois SHRM conference experience was good

August 24, 2011

Short review of the 2011 Illinois SHRM state conference I have attended this conference for the last two years.  The 2010 conference experience was a good one.  I can’t say the same for 2011.  The reason I can’t say it was a good conference experience is pretty simple.   This conference wasn’t just good, it was [...]

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Worth the read: Wempen and Milian on HR

August 3, 2011

HR social technology team profiled on HR Florida blog Head over to the excellent blog from the HR Florida state chapter, HR Mouth of the South and check out the profiles for members of the HR Florida social technology team.   Check out the featured profiles and 5 questions for Bryan Wempen and Victorio Milian, and [...]

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How social media can change your life

May 24, 2011

My latest on Talent Culture Share14 I am currently in the midst of a significant career shift.   Even though I report to an SVP of HR, I am now assigned as the social media community manager for the Fortune 100 company where I work.  My primary responsibility involves using social media tools and platforms to [...]

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HR guy gone social: coping with a career transition

May 15, 2011

Career transition can be challenging I had an interesting discussion with my buddy William Tincup earlier this week about going through a career transition.   One thing I have learned over the last year or so is that when William Tincup speaks, it is a good idea to listen. William shared some of the learning he [...]

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Sexy job descriptions are hard to find

April 24, 2011

  Your job description is not sexy Another view from my random series of not very sexy job descriptions.  This one is from a job posting on a large job board. I guess it tells you what you will be doing, but it doesn’t jazz me up about applying for the job.   I especially enjoyed  [...]

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Mixing HR metaphors: employment at will is not right to work

April 1, 2011

Employment at will and Just Cause go together I was reading this thread on HR Toolbox the other day where someone asked,  “If an employee has already submitted his/her two weeks notice with their supervisor/HR department, can the company legally “fire” them during that two week period to avoid paying the remainder of that person’s [...]

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A Personal Touch from SHRM

March 25, 2011

Making things personal works I got this in the mail from SHRM today.  Maybe I am a sucker for personal “firsts” when they come my way from SHRM, but I have to say I like this personal approach.  I don’t care if everyone who attended the conference got one of these, I think it is [...]

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SHRM working to connect the social media dots

March 22, 2011

SHRM and Social Media I was going to write a post with some detail about the #SHRMconnect task force I took part in last in Washington DC, but that has already been done in great fashion by Victorio Milian.  You should be sure to check out his thoughts on “The Rebirth of SHRM Connect“.   Along [...]

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