Tag: Books
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HR and Talent Management Book Club
How to start an HR/Talent management book club I’ve talked with our local SHRM chapter in the past about possibly setting up a HR/talent management book club since it seems like it would be fairly easy to initiate and manage. Then a few weeks ago our 2013 president reached out to me again about the…
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Company Growth Phases-Aligning Hiring and Retention Practices
The other day I mentioned company growth phases in my review of Seeing the Big Picture. I thought it warranted more discussion, because it’s something I honestly hadn’t considered previously. Here’s a quote from the book: Company growth phases are fairly standard. Startup, growth, maturity, decline. But what about the types of employees required in…
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Company Book Club? There’s a Better Way
Company Book Club vs. Developing an Employee Reading Program In a previous blog post titled hire for attitude, train for everything else, I wrote about the importance of considering a required reading program for your employees (takes it a step further than the corporate library, right?). At the time, it was just an idea spawned from observing…
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Team Building Session? Try This Exercise
How to rock your next team building session Recently I learned of a unique team building session idea that I have been itching to try out. I was able to wrangle a friend into testing it out at her office, and it had very positive results. Today we’ll be looking at what I’ve come to…
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Don’t Let the Economy Impact Your Career
I am going to speak frankly today. Some of you will hate it, and others will appreciate it. Ya can’t make everyone happy at once, so here we go. :-) Recently I received a copy of a survey that indicates 43 percent of workers believe their careers have slowed down and it will be harder…
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Change Your Life Not Your Wife (Book Review)
I was intrigued when I was approached about reviewing the book Change Your Life Not Your Wife: Marriage Saving Advice for Success Driven People. The idea of a marriage book for business people was an interesting mix, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. The authors, Tony Ferreti and Peter J. Weiss, put their cards on the…
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Why and How To Read a Book per Week
How to read a book a week Someone reached out to me the other day to ask what books I might recommend for an HR Generalist. I’ve been doing a handful of book reviews lately, and I also saw that my good friend Trish wrote on the topic as well, so this seemed like a…