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  • Informal peer recognition

    My friend Cori at Baudville sent me this cool tool for peer to peer recognition the other day. I’m itching to try it out. When I head to our off site location later this week I’ll be delivering it and offering some encouragement/guidance to our on site HR person to get it rolling. Peer recognition in…

  • SHRM 2010 in San Diego, California

    SHRM 2010… It’s coming up in just a few short months in San Diego, California. Are you going? Back when SHRM 2009 was going on, I was salivating to attend, and I was really looking forward to SHRM 2010. When I found out it was going to be across the US, my excitement waned. I can’t make that…

  • How I got immediate value from joining a SHRM chapter

    Note: this post is not encouraging anyone to spam a group of people. It’s only a recount of my own experience. If you spam your local HR pros, you could get booted from the SHRM chapter. Fair warning! Back in the spring of 2009, I started looking for my first HR job. While I graduated…

  • Rock the PHR Relaunch

    Hello, everyone! I have some exciting news to share. Rock the PHR study guide will be relaunching on January 4th, and this time it will be bigger, better, and the bonuses will most definitely rock. I’ve been working feverishly on this thing, and I can’t wait to see how it goes. The original guide has…

  • How to Sell Social Media

    In a previous post, I talked about using social media as a competitive advantage. Today, I’d like to take a look at why people like me attempt to push  or sell social media on those who are not yet participating. Is it because I feel a bit awkward and want others to join me? Is…

  • Social Media as a Competitive Advantage

    Fads. We have all fallen for one at some time or another. That is why many businesses and people are wary of tools like social media. What if we put a lot of time and money into this idea and it turns out to be a fad? I have a question for you: what if…

  • Coach before you criticize

    You have employees out there who seem to continually mess up. It doesn’t really matter what the project is, because they will find a way to flub it.  It is incredibly frustrating for you, so what’s your natural reaction? Criticize. I’ve done it myself, so don’t make me think I’m the only one out here.…