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19 September 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Employee ownership-leveraging it for business success

Employee ownership is something I have been researching lately. Not “actual” ownership, but a sense of it. What effect would that have on someone’s attitude and engagement? How could you encourage ownership without turning to complex, expensive solutions? Check out the video below for some ideas on how to create a sense of employee ownership [...]

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07 March 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Don’t talk ethics, be ethical

Usually ethics are ridiculed as what a company hangs on the wall and forgets about almost immediately. Talking is cheap, right? Let’s demonstrate with our motions what our ethical standards really are. After you watch the video, please leave a comment with a time you saw this kind of situation play out. Subscribers may have [...]

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17 January 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Frustrations can be blessings in disguise

Sometimes you are totally blown away by how things turn out. That’s what prompted the video below. I was totally frustrated with a situation that was going on in my life. However, when I looked back after some time, I realized that it was actually quite a blessing that things turned out like they did. [...]

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09 November 2010 ~ 0 Comments

SHRM Leaders-Be one!

Next week brings with it the 2010 SHRM Leadership Conference, and I am thrilled to be able to say that I am attending this event. So, what is it? Well, it’s an event geared toward the volunteer leaders that make things happen in the HR space. SHRM chapters and state councils send their leaders to [...]

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05 July 2010 ~ 2 Comments

What’s the Annual SHRM Conference like?

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Annual SHRM Conference in San Diego, California. It was a big surprise to be able to attend, and I gained some valuable insights that I can’t wait to try out at work. I was writing about my experience throughout the event, and if you’re interested, you [...]

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06 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

HRevolution-A Different Kind of HR Conference

Every month at NASHRM Mentor University each individual gets to share something about what’s going on in their life/work. This month I proudly shared about the HRevolution event I’ll be attending later this week. Not only will I be going to Chicago for the first time, I will also have the opportunity to interact with [...]

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26 April 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Netflix, Culture, and Responsibility (Slideshare)

Check out the fantastic Slideshare presentation I found the other day. It deals with culture, a high performance work environment, and the company that revolutionized movie rentals. (Subscribers may need to click through to view.) The ideas in the presentation are refreshing and inspiring. They reinforce my core beliefs about HR. The “keeper test” on [...]

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15 February 2010 ~ 8 Comments

How to be brilliant: find someone smarter than you

So. You want to be brilliant, huh? I have a tip to help make that come true. Want to hear? Find someone smarter than you Now, let me just start by saying that I’m by no means brilliant. I am painfully aware of that fact. However, I’m working to change that by paying attention to [...]

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18 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

What I Believe About HR

I have a lot of solid opinions about HR (don’t we all?). However, I know that as my experience changes through the years, my opinions may take a turn as well. I want to share this fantastic post that helped me to shape my early beliefs. Frank Roche of KnowHR is one of the most [...]

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07 January 2010 ~ 3 Comments

A Place at the Table

Way back in the day when I was an Assistant Personnel Manager (yeah, that far back) we in Human Resources didn’t wring our hands about Being Invited to The Table.  It wasn’t called that yet.  But the concept had (and still has) validity. Influential HR bloggers Mark Stelzner and Sharlyn Lauby have weighed in on HR’s [...]

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