Wherefore Art Thou HR? (April 30, 2009) This story starts with an article called “Mincing Words” that I published over on RecruitingBlogs.com. The piece begins with the idea that our language for the profession and work of HR is damaging. Laced with descriptors of slavery and the ownership of people, the language (Human Capital, People […]
Thought For The Day: I really like twitter. That doesn’t mean it’s useful or important. I was also a big Monkees fan. Free Webinar: How to Build a Lean Startup, step-by-step. Requires advance registration…from O’reilly Are Job Board Resumes Low Hanging Fruit? I like Boolean Black Belt because he tells the truth. One doesn’t pass […]
Thought For The Day: Marriott Corp.’s recent decision to stop delivering the paper to hotel guest rooms won’t affect the numbers until the next reporting period Today’s links paint a picture of the abrupt end of about 80 years of specialized prosperity for the newspapers. Immense fortunes were made and lost by the moguls who […]
Thought For The Day: “I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.” Thomas Edison Great Expectations: Sustaining Participation in Social Media Spaces Most of the conversation about community and what makes it work is overly simplistic. This article, written by a museum curator for other museum curators, tries to dig […]
Thought For The Day: “People Matter, Objects Don’t.“ Nurse magnets How employment branding is done for nurses in hospitals. Some hospitals are certified as nurse magnets. They adhere to 14 distinct principles. It makes them better places to work than other hospitals. Great combination of certification and employment branding. ““A magnet hospital is a whole […]
Extremophiles (April 22, 2009) In a world of writers and verbal intellects, Eileen Clegg is a visual thinker. She is a prototypical Renaissance person with broad interests and deep networks. The seasoned newspaper reporter (10 years at the Santa Rosa Press Democrat) spent an additional chunk of her life working at the Institute for the […]
Thought For The Day: “It’s easy for us to project our biases. Effectiveness depends on navigating someone else’s projections.” MarketingCharts: Fantastic demographics resource…charts and data for marketers in web and Excel format,. Ready to soup up your presentation. Bernard Hodes Group – 08 HR Department Structure and Staffing Trends This great little report will help […]
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