Category: General
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Leaders Have Followers
On Tuesday I had the pleasure of hearing Laura  Huckabee-Jennings speak to my local SHRM chapter. She did a fantastic presentation titled Leaders Have Followers, and I took a page full of great notes. I had to laugh though. I was thinking to myself that my manager should have attended, because there were some things…
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Knowledge looking for a home
Today’s post is by a student in my buddy Steve Boese’s HR Technology class at the Rochester Institute for Technology. Carolina Correa, the author, likes my blog. You can already tell she’s brilliant, right? :-) Her comments on communication are worth reading twice, and I picked my favorite phrase from her selection as the title…
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Technology-Easier Than It Looks
Recently I was working with a friend to figure out an easy (free) way for her to create a place for her coworkers to share documents and connect with each other from remote locations. The half an hour we spent setting up the site showed me just how easy it is to collaborate with coworkers…
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Orientation from across the table
I’ve been at my current organization for nearly a year now, and I really enjoy what I do. Just recently we have started an orientation process where our VPs of HR and Operations go out and meet small groups of new employees. It gives them a way to connect with the new people, and it…
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The GPHR exam
In all of the HR certification talk that I get into, I really don’t know much about the Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) exam. What’s on it? Who takes it? Is it worth the effort? GPHR Tips and Advice Recently I had the opportunity to interview Lori Goldsmith, SPHR/GPHR (LinkedIn, Twitter) about what her…
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We all have something to offer
What do you have to offer the world? A week or so ago, I was doing some research for a leadership project I’m working on. I came across a moving video that I really think you should check out. It’s longer than most, but the message is worth the wait. Check out The Butterfly Circus…
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Just what is RSS really?
What the Heck is RSS? And why should I care? Good questions. First, here\’s why you should care. Unlike getting website updates or ezines by email, RSS feeds give you absolute, 100% complete control over the situation. You don\’t have to reveal your email address. If you want to stop receiving content, you don\’t have…