In a frantic rush to prepare for SHRM10, I’ve been brushing up on my “elevator speech” to describe who I am and what IÂ do when I meet new people. As a neat little test, I built a Wordle using a sample text snippet from my blog to see if it gave me any ideas. Check the image below.
The thing that sticks out to me? Despite everything we all talk about in the HR/recruiting space (including tools, strategies, and technologies), it still all comes back to people.
Neat, huh?
So… I’m going to the  SHRM10 conference! Check out the video below. I also have my video notes below for your immense enjoyment.
I signed up for this webinar a few days back and was quite surprised at one of the questions on the attendee survey. Check out the video below for more.
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Now that you’ve watched the video, take a moment and turn it over in your head. Give it some thought and hit me in the comments. I want to know if you think you are a decision maker or an influencer and why!
In honor of Father’s Day, I was invited by a friend to write a short tribute to my dad, Brian Eubanks. Please head over to check it out along with a few others who share about their own experiences. You’ll also see where my rugged good looks come from. ;-)
By the way, this isn’t the first time I’ve written about my parents, either.
To all the dads out there, I hope you have a great one. I’m going to be a dad very soon as well, so I’ve paid attention more this year than any in the past.
I\’m notorious for being unorganized, but I have several guest posts that went live (fairly recently) elsewhere that you may have missed. Some of them might be a bit different flavor than the usual UpstartHR offerings, so be sure to check them out!
Every once in a while I get the chance to write a little something for some of my friends. In an effort to repay their kindness, I share the links with you in case you\’re interested in checking one out. If you\’re interested in seeing some of my previous escapades, click here for the Guest Post Blitz archive.
As a sequel to my own Google Reader Tutorial, I shared a post with Mike Krupa of InfoBox telling about Continue reading
Dear fellow HR professionals,
Hey! So, I’m not sure if you know much about me, but I’m a different kind of HR guy. I like being open and honest and treating people like… Well, people. Our employees aren’t children (and if they are, that’s a whole other issue!), so why do we treat them that way?
I talked about this before in a video. I attended a supervisor training where we spent two whole days listening to people whose favorite phrases were don’t do this and don’t do that. I can understand setting those minimum standards, but I don’t understand why there’s no attempt to reach higher. Why aren’t we giving our people lessons on coaching and leadership in addition to the rest of that stuff?
Think about it Continue reading
I’ve always been of the opinion that companies should hire for will and train for skill. While you can train someone on how to perform task X, you can’t train them to be excited and energetic. And I’m not the only one who thinks that way. I heard this great segment on the Dave Ramsey show recently and it made so much sense from a talent management perspective that I just had to share.
We have five books that we give you when you are hired, and they\’re short, easy-to-read books. All teach a core value—a principle—that we espouse inside of our organization. You\’re required to read all of them within the first 90 days of employment. Continue reading