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SHRM 2010 – My first 48 hours

June 28, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Random thoughts from San Diego I have actually been in San Diego for about 50 hours, but hanging out and around the SHRM Conference for 48 hours.   I haven’t been to a session yet.    I am trying to see portions of the conference from a different perspective.   So, if I am not [...]

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Monday Shoutout: Who Dat?

February 8, 2010

New Orleans: City of Champions I wrote the piece below the shoutout which discusses my take on New Orleans and the HR profession last year while attending the SHRM National Conference.  I was struck by the dichotomy of New Orleans as a party place and a place of continuing poverty.    While those issues won’t change [...]

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Why Al Gore Should Be This Year’s SHRM Annual Keynote Speaker

January 23, 2010

Image by Steve Rhodes via CrunchBase A ConvenientTruth Twitter is a great tool for making connections, spreading the word on services, exchanging thoughts, and sharing important information with various communities.  Last week, China Gorman broke the news on Twitter  that Al Gore will be the Keynote Speaker at the 2010 SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition [...]

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Jimmy Buffett on Strategic Human Resources Issues

December 31, 2009

Jimmy Buffett via last.fm Fruitcakes, every one of us! One of my favorite Jimmy Buffett songs  is Fruitcakes.    It has a catchy beat, but I like it for the lyrics.   I always considered this song to be Jimmy’s best commentary on the human condition. I was looking at the lyrics today and realized that it [...]

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Building the Opportunity Community

August 31, 2009

KODA  is not just another job board One of the new career sites to come on the scene recently is KODA.   I first heard of KODA in detail in New Orleans when I got a chance to meet Katie Del Guercio, Director of Business Development & Marketing.  Katie is one of about a dozen employees [...]

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A Disney Trilogy: Consultants

August 30, 2009

The Trouble with Trilogies This is the fourth attempt I have made at drafting the 2nd installment in my Disney Trilogy posts.  The idea I want to cover seems to taking up a lot of room in my head, but not transferring well into blog post form.  I am pretty sure that when you are [...]

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Getting Strategic with the HR Bartender

July 2, 2009

Image of Sharlyn Lauby One of the best sessions I saw in New Orleans was “Fail to plan, or plan to fail” presented by my blogging buddy, Sharlyn Lauby over at HR Bartender. Sharlyn used a great mix of information, humor and practical advice to drive home a major point: If you want to be [...]

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