Tag: human resource leadership
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Will an HR Certification Make Me More Valuable for a Senior HR Role? [Reader Question]
HR certification questions are often seen as pretty binary: either I get one or I don’t. But in reality there’s a lot of nuance to the decision. Should I get an HR degree or an HR certification? Will this help my career? Can it make me more competitive? How much money can I make? That’s…
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How to Be a Professional Troublemaker in HR [Podcast]
This coming year, my wish for you is that you become more of a troublemaker in your business. Yes, you heard me correctly. HR has a longstanding tradition of being the administrative department. The party planners. The “that’s how we’ve always done it and let’s avoid the risk” police. But what if there was another…
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What Female CEOs Can Teach Us About Growth and Success [Podcast]
The HR profession is mostly women (look around you at any event and you’ll see). Yet when we look at the representation of females in the C-suite, whether in HR or in general, the blend is more evenly mixed or even weighted towards men. Why? The 2016 HR Technology Conference had a new feature: the…
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HR: The CEO’s Most Trusted Advisor
Among all of the opportunities that HR leaders have, I believe that one of the most valuable is puncturing the CEO bubble by acting in a strategic advisor capacity. As I wrote some time ago, 76% of CEOs value their relationship with HR. This is because we exist outside the normal flow of business to…
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Leadership Reading List-Why Every Book is Different
What’s on your leadership reading list? No thanks, I read a book on leadership already. What else do you recommend? Someone dropped that comment in a conversation recently, and I wanted to take some time today to dispel this notion about leadership books, courses, content, etc. The concept? Once you’ve learned about leadership, you don’t need…
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Strategic Thinking-Senior HR Competencies Series
Strategic thinking… For a human resources professional? Yep. It’s the second most important competency for senior HR leaders. Email subscribers click through to see the video. Missed a video in this series or not sure what it’s about? Click here to learn more.
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Effective Communication-Senior HR Competencies Series
Today we’ll look at effective communication, the number one competency for senior HR leaders. Email subscribers click through to see the video. Missed a video in this series or not sure what it’s about? Click here to learn more.