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  • Influencing people at work

    AKA: All Knowing but not All Powerful There’s much to be said about influencing people at work. It’s part art, part science, and part random chance. HR is like that. Our role is more subtle. We offer support to managers but never take over their roles (even if they ask you to). They are paid…

  • Communicating layoffs

    Communicating layoffs has to be hard work. I’ve never done it, but even having conversations that affect the livelihood of employees one-on-one is tough enough. Recently I ran across this great article titled “The Speech I Wish CEOs Would Give [for Layoffs]” by Dale Dauten. Link to the original post is at the bottom, but…

  • Boomers to Linksters: Managing Friction Between Generations

    This keynote session at ALSHRM led by Meaghan Johnson started out as many of these “generations” speeches do. The speaker asks the audience to start listing things about Gen Y that annoy them and the crowd goes wild ranting about the worst possible example they can think of (completely dismissing the dozens of others in…

  • ALSHRM11-What you missed

    Last Wednesday I attended ALSHRM11, also known as the Alabama State SHRM Conference. There were some great sessions, and I have started chronicling the details over at RocketHR. If you’re curious about building a culture of integrity at work, managing the differences between generations, or being innovative in your HR role, then there will be…

  • You’ll get your chance to shine

    Check out the video below for some really neat insights into the culture where I work and how we value hiring team players over “A” players. The highlights: No showoffs Delayed gratification Everyone gets a chance to shine

  • HRevolution Blog Carnival

    We have about thirty posts here today from some of the people I respect most in this industry. It’s not because they’re the smartest (although many are brilliant). It’s not because they know all the secret tips and tricks (although they could teach us all a thing or two). It’s not even because they are…

  • 2011 Alabama SHRM Conference

    I’m so excited about the upcoming AL SHRM State Conference on May 18, 2011.  We are expecting over 500 attendees.  As usual, we have very informative and timely sessions planned for our attendees this year.  In the past, we have did not have much time available for networking and socializing, this year I’m looking forward to our…