As an HR professional, do you believe your work affects the value of your organization’s workforce? That’s a bit of a complex question, so please considerate it carefully. As you muddle through the minutia, or ponder how to develop a more strategic HR department, or approve and reject new employee programs or HR services, do you believe your daily activities and decisions directly affect how valuable your worforce is to your company? Many people believe that the most effective and cost-effective way to increase profitability is through [...]
Okay, so as I’m writing this, it is occuring to me just how much of my mind and time are focused on issues of human capital and organizational development… and perhaps it’s not exactly healthy. Anyhow, as I read this article about Detroit’s plan to restore their communities by destroying homes, I couldn’t help but relate this to the corporate renewal we are all facing as we fight to push the recession behind us. This [...]
Mid- to senior-level roles require a certain level of training, experience and, ideally, a track record of success. Candidates with these qualifications are typically passive job seekers who may currently be working for a competitor and they need to be convinced to some degree. They will want to understand why your company is the right choice for them and they will want to know what your company can offer. That’s an excerpt from a former [...]
May 222011
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours… If you have built castle’s in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. -Henry David Thoreau This is one of my all time favorite quotes; one that can be relevant an poignant in a variety [...]
Apr 222011
Today we’re talking about talking (and while I think it’s a worthwhile area of discussion, I can’t help but feel that it’s a perfect satire of the ills of the corporate workplace in general… right in line with haveing meetings to plan meetings and making decisions to make a decision, etc.), and more specifically vocabulary in the workplace. Michael Haberman has done a very good job of sharing the issues facing how our vocabulary shapes our thoughts and [...]
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