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  • The Crowdsourced Performance Review

    Check out the short video below to learn more about The Crowdsourced Performance Review (here on Amazon). I’m looking forward to digging in and sharing more about the topics in the book! Forty-five percent of human resources (HR) leaders don’t think annual performance reviews are an accurate appraisal for employees’ work. And 42 percent don’t think employees…

  • Let’s Get Rid of HR #SHRM13

    This morning a great discussion popped up among the social media team at SHRM, and I just had to share. This will probably be a little controversial, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing… Can we cut to the chase? Let’s get rid of HR. Managers should be doing “HR’s job.” Because in a surprising number…

  • Just a Few of the Great Vendors at #SHRM13

    I apologize in advance for looking like I’m worn out, the poor lighting, the shaky video, and pretty much everything else. It has been a challenge to connect to the wifi and 4g networks in the past few days! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE8SmRX1x6g Video Notes fun/funny shirts and other great recognition items-Baudville; conversation turns, as always to how…

  • #SHRM13 Kicking Off

    (Weird wifi issues in my hotel prevented me from posting this on Sunday. Sorry!) Yet again I’m amazed at the event that SHRM has put together, and (as I write this) it’s only Sunday! There’s so much to say, but I want to focus on one question that’s occurred to me several times in the…

  • HRevolution 2013 in Las Vegas

    If you’ve been wondering about HRevolution 2013, wonder no more! On Sunday, October 6th we’ll be visiting the amazing city of Las Vegas for another fantastic event. As always, we have an amazing sponsor to help keep costs down and to help bring you the HRev you know and love. This year Sum Total Systems…

  • A Breakthrough in Company Performance

    A few years back, I was in a local mentoring group through my SHRM chapter. I heard a story from one of the senior level HR professionals in the room that has forever stuck in my mind. Recently they had won an award as the “best place to work” in our area, and the others…

  • Onboarding Tips for Managers

    Every once in a while I share things here that I’ve put out to our managers. Why? Because I know that many of you struggle with getting your managers on board in some areas, too! The message below is one that I recently passed to our supervisors in order to help them understand the end…