Tag: HR Florida
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Daniel Pink-Autonomy, Fedex Days, and More (#HRFL11)
Of the three keynote speakers at HR Florida, Daniel Pink was definitely my favorite. He shared some phenomenal ideas to motivate employees, and I’m already looking at ways to incorporate those concepts into the workplace. Quote of the day Management is an 1850s technology for controlling people at work. -Daniel Pink Commissioned vs. non-commissioned work…
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The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up (#HRFL11)
I have read The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up, and I think it’s a fantastic book for people to read in order to understand the impact that humor and levity can have in the workplace. Scott Christopher, the author of the book and speaker at the session, had so many fantastic quips…
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Developing an effective, no cost recognition program (#HRFL11)
My first concurrent session at HR Florida was titled “Developing an Effective, No Cost Recognition Program.” Truthfully, it was my second choice because the other one I wanted to attend was unavailable, but it was a suitable replacement. The speaker, Todd Efird, gave us some great information on using recognition at work. While the examples…
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Who holds the best meetings? (and other questions you should ask)
Which of your supervisors holds the best meetings? I was in a session at HR Florida and the speaker tossed out that question. Most of the audience likely ignored it, but I couldn’t get it out of my head. I honestly didn’t know the answer within my own company, and I’m willing to bet many…
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Crazy 35 days (where I’ll be)
Whew. I don’t travel that often, but the coming weeks are going to be quite busy. I hope to meet many of you at least once in this whirlwind, so check out the list below to see if we’ll be at any of the same events. HR Florida-August 27-31 This is my first HR Florida…