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  • Quick Hits from Sunday at #SHRM10

    This weekend has been a whirlwind of activity and the big stuff hasn’t even started just yet. As I’ve said before, I’m working as a part of the Monster Street Team to cover the event. Here’s the whole backstory. I have a few pieces of content in the works, and here are a few quick…

  • It all comes back to people

    In a frantic rush to prepare for SHRM10, I’ve been brushing up on my “elevator speech” to describe who I am and what I 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…

  • #SHRM10: newbie lessons, my plans, and your thoughts

    So… I’m going to the  SHRM10 conference! Check out the video below. I also have my video notes below for your immense enjoyment. Great post from Franny Oxford about the SHRM conference My rough draft schedule for the SHRM10 conference My funny post from last year on reasons I was NOT attending the annual SHRM…

  • Are you a decision maker or an influencer?

    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. (Subscribers may have to click through to see the video) Now that you’ve watched the video, take a moment and turn it over in your…

  • In honor of Father’s Day

    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…

  • Guest Post Blitz #6

    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…

  • An Open Letter to HR on Policies, Regulating, and Training

    AKA An open letter to HR professionals who think it’s a good idea to regulate the snot out of everything 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.…

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