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Tag: Blogging

  • Human Resources Blogs (Why We Do It)

    So maybe you read half a dozen human resources blogs, or maybe this is the only one you follow. Why do people write human resources blogs? What’s the point? Well, I can’t speak for everyone, but I can give you some insight into why I write (and read) blogs about human resources every week. Human…

  • To the Social Media Whiz Kids at #SHRM12

    I started to put “bloggers” in the title, but there are so many people from the conference who started using Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for the first time, and I wanted to include those as well. These are my thoughts on where we’ve come, where we’re going, and what everyone needs to do now. Hope…

  • Blogging lessons as I pass a milestone

    Hey, everyone! Today we’re going super informal. Not that it’s much different from the norm, but I wanted to warn you. :-) I was gearing up to write a post for today and noticed that I missed it last week. I hit 400 posts (on this blog) and there was no fanfare. There was no…

  • Why HR people don’t blog (and how to get around it)

    One of the sessions at HRevolution Las Vegas a few weeks back focused on blogging, and a great question that was bandied about was why HR people don’t do it more often. Is it because they are afraid to? Maybe they just don’t know how? Or maybe it’s because HR people have been trained to…

  • 2 years, 350+ posts, and just warming up

    Sunday is my two year anniversary. It’s been twenty four months since I sat down, said, “Hmmm. upstartHR sounds kinda cool,” and started on a journey that has been exciting and unpredictable. Just… Wow. What advice do I have for others? Start when you’re at 90%. If you wait until you are 100% ready then…

  • Trench HR, Digital Influence, and Blogging

    Recently I posted a humorous item about being listed as a “Top 25 Digital HR Influencer.” It was all in fun, but there was something more serious brought to my attention by my friend Charlie Judy on the Trench HR LinkedIn group for “in the trenches” HR pros. He wanted to know why there were…

  • How to get a press pass as a blogger

    How to get a press pass and attend events for free Just want to say up front that this post is going to appeal more to the bloggers and social media users out there, but I still wanted to share with everyone because it’s neat to see the background of some of my (and other…