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Day two at #SHRMLEG11: HR has a new attitude on social media

March 15, 2011

HR interest and use of social media on the rise There are about 550 people in attendance at the Legislative Conference this year.    They are offering 3-4 concurrent sessions at a time.   This morning, the social media panel hosted by Curtis Midkiff was a standing room only venue.  Along with Fistful of Talent superstar Jessica [...]

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Inside Washington DC at #SHRMLEG11: SHRM, Social Media and Balance

March 14, 2011

2011 SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference coverage This is the second straight year that I have attended the SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference here in Washington D.C.   Last year, when sat down to write about day 1 at the Conference,  I posted a  rant called Inside Washington SC:  SHRM, Social Media and Fearmongering [...]

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10 Labor Relations Resources for HR

March 9, 2011

How to stay current on developments in labor relations When I speak, I am often asked where the average HR pro can go to keep up with developing trends in labor relations and labor law.   Here are my top 10 resources. The first source everyone should pay attention to is the National Labor Relations Board [...]

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Our HR department doesn’t suck anymore

February 14, 2011

A tale of a team building #Fail This is another of my short videos on HR.  The story this time is about a really bad team building effort.  You will see what I mean when you watch.

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Help me with my Project Social – HR Chatterbox is now up!

February 14, 2011

Project Social A couple of months ago, I volunteered to participate in Project Social, started by Ben Eubanks and Victorio Milian.   You can read all about Project: Social and how it got started by clicking here and here.  Essentially, it is an effort to match  HR pros who are savvy with social media with [...]

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Talking social media at NAAAHR

February 12, 2011

Social Media Panel I am going to be part of a social media panel next week on Thursday at the February meeting of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources in Tampa Bay.     Details below if you would like to come  join in the fun! Social Media and HR: What’s The [...]

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Why HR is like the Yellow Pages

February 6, 2011

Image via Wikipedia Message and Medium Matter This post by Trish McFarlane reminded of this piece I wrote a couple of years ago.  I liked it back then, and still like it today.  Maybe you will too! One of the more irritating things about living in an apartment complex are the constant attempts at outreach [...]

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How to jumpstart onboarding from the Upstart

February 2, 2011

Blogging makes a difference People often look at me with a puzzled expression when they ask me the big question.  You know, “Why do you write a blog?” I do it for the networking opportunities, to build my professional credentials, and of course, the fame and fortune.   Mostly I do it as a labor of love, [...]

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Snow days can really frost your employees

January 28, 2011

Image via Wikipedia Develop your weather policy before the storm hits There has been a lot  more winter weather activity in many parts of the South than we normally see.  Most recently, Atlanta was hit very hard with a lot of snow and ice.    Given that Atlanta only has like 15 snow plows, the city [...]

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Get your unofficial MBA with “Biz School in a Box”

January 27, 2011

Image via Wikipedia Speak the language of business (from the HRH archives) One of the recommendations to came out of HRevolution 2010 (via Laurie Ruettimann and Lance Haun) was that human resources professionals need to learn to speak the language of business, and stay abreast of business issues outside human resources.  This is good advice.  [...]

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