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Category: General

  • LinkedIn+NASHRM=Networking

    Did you know that we have a LinkedIn group exclusively for our NASHRM members? Currently, over 130 members are taking advantage of this tool. Are you? If not, this post is going to help you learn more about this valuable tool. In a recent meeting, new members of the chapter were asked why they joined. The number…

  • Why You Need HRevolution

    Check out the quotes below. All of them have come from conversations I’ve had recently with HR professionals in my local area. I’d love to learn more about social media and technology, but I’m just too swamped at work. We’ve wanted to start a blog for some time now, but we just weren’t sure how…

  • My Parents Had it Right

    I grew up working for my parents. Even when I was young, I was helping out around the office of their small business. I learned so much about how the world works firsthand, and I would never take anything for those experiences. I also learned things about management and leadership that I carry with me…

  • Interns: Future Leaders or Coffee Carriers?

    We all know how much fun it is to laugh at the TV versions of interns. They scurry to-and-fro, trying valiantly to rise above their lowly rank, but they end up with the short end of the stick all too often. I’m willing to bet that people wouldn’t laugh nearly as much if they looked…

  • Turning Employees into Brand Champions

    From VentureRepublic: Brand champions are internal and external story tellers who spread the brand vision, brand values and cultivate the brand in an organisation. Every organisation needs committed and passionate brand champions. The more employees the organisation can turn into brand champions, the better will it be equipped to build and maintain strong brand equity.…

  • If Batman was in HR

      Batman tat. Coolness. I’m a Batman fan. Yes, my geekery is showing, but you know it’s fun to watch! What if Batman was in HR? What would happen? Well, here are a few of my thoughts, but I’d love to hear yours, too! Strategic plans would always begin with the phrase: “hop into the Batmobile.”…

  • How I Took Control of My Career Development

    Interestingly enough, this post was written about a week before this news on HR leadership development came out from i4cp. Time to get tough. I don\’t know how many of you know it, but I\’m an HR assistant. Yes, I occupy that prestigious rung of the HR career ladder just above weasels and interns. I…