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31 miles and my brain fell out

Hey, everyone! I hope you’ve had a great week so far. I realize that I haven’t written in a few days. And by “realize” I mean I’m fairly freaking out due to the fact that I feel like a goof. It’s seriously bothering me.

But it’s not just because I’m lazy or anything.

I had a 31 mile race last Saturday and I still haven’t recovered all the way mentally and physically. However… I have some fantastic ideas and some great stuff on the way. Promise. :-)

So in lieu of having to write something with my brain still scrambled, I’d like to share some links to posts that I’ve found useful in the past few days. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in General and tagged Filler, List Post on March 17, 2010 by Ben.

Friday free for all

Fridays are turning into a sort of free for all. I often get requests about what l’m working on, and I also have a hard time keeping track of everything that’s going on around me, so I’ll share a few updates.

My buddy Stephen Harrison’s blog “HRwhY?” has opened officially, and I hope you’re subscribed. You can expect good things from him.
My pal Robin Schooling wrote a guest post on HR fishbowl in theÂ #TrenchHR series.
I now have (for your viewing pleasure) a random post generator. The formatting is wonky, but the content is still good.
I also created a RocketHR page, because a lot of people don’t realize I also write a blog for my local SHRM chapter. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in General and tagged Confessions, List Post on January 29, 2010 by Ben.

Local SHRM Chapter-3 reasons to find one and join today

This post has some ideas for why you should think about, and maybe even join, a local SHRM chapter… Enjoy!

Wouldn\’t it be nice if there was something to make this HR thing easier to do? Maybe if there was some sort of way to meet other professionals, share ideas, and trade best practice tips, then we all would feel less like we\’re treading water and more like we\’re making a difference. Wait a minute, thereÂ is a way to do that, and it\’s your localÂ SHRM chapter!

Now, before I get into the meat of the post, I’d like to say that not all SHRM chapters are great. Some of them just plain suck. And you know what? This post may or may not be for you. If not, check back later. Or read something inspiring. On the other hand, some chapters really do rock, and this post can help you leverage that for your own career. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in General, SHRM and tagged List Post, Networking, SHRM Chapter, Volunteering on January 20, 2010 by Ben.

5 Tips for Human Resources Leadership

human resource leadership Human resources is a vital function for an organization’s survival. With the proper tools, a good HR department can turn sticky problems around, increase revenues, and lead/challenge the organization to become better overall. The only problem?

Many organizations lack strong human resources leadership.

That fault may be intra-organization or intra-department. If the human resources staff has weak leadership, then there’s a good chance that HR within the entire organization is weak as well. If the organization has weak leadership, then there’s a good chance that they won’t give HR a chance to shine. Whatever the case, weakness like that can cripple an organization.