Earlier today, I heard someone say that the success of their organization is directly attributed to the people within the organization. If you’ve read my posts here or elsewhere, you may be surprised to hear that I don’t necessarily agree with that notion. While I believe that an organization cannot be successful without qualified, engaged, and high-performing people, I think that what is being done is as important as who is doing it. That is, [...]
I’ve worked in recruitment and employment branding for just about a decade now, and as a Gen X’er, that covers most of my working life. For most of this time, I’ve identified myself as an HR Business Partner and Consultant, though as a hiring manager and senior director with a subsidiary of a mid-sized media company, I’ve also worn other stakeholder hats related to talent acquisition and talent management. Here’s what I’ve learned from some [...]
Not too long ago, I sat down with a business that was looking to utilize an employment branding strategy to develop a strong candidate pool around a specific business line. What was particularly interesting about this meeting, was that the initial conversations weren’t with HR or Recruiting, but rather the VP and Manager of the product line. This was the first time that I’ve entered into a discussion from this perspective, and it got [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]