Tag: Networking
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HR Summer School 2021: Join the Movement for FREE
Last year was full of uncertainty, and we are hopeful over here in the Eubanks household that 2021 is going to bring more clarity and hope for the future. One way we’re doing that is by bringing back the HR Summer School event, what one person called “the best HR event of 2020, hands down!”…
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Why I’m Attending an IT Conference (Advice for HR Leaders)
This week I’m in Atlanta for the Microsoft Ignite event. Yes, I see the puzzled expressions. Microsoft? IT? What am I thinking? No, I’m not making a career change. I’m perfectly happy where I am. Here’s the deal. I have been to tons of events over the years, and what always surprises me is the…
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#SHRM16: The ROI of Relationships
I’m blessed again this year to be attending the SHRM Annual Conference. Yesterday I spoke with a friend that I haven’t seen at a SHRM event in a while. I asked him about what he was most looking forward to, and he had a quick response for me: the people. Yes, the content is good.…
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Seriously? How Not to Use LinkedIn
One of my friends forwarded me this private message they received from someone on LinkedIn. This was an unannounced, out-of-the-blue message from an HR person at a company they previously worked with. Check it out: What is your employee headcount and who is your HR leader? I used to see Pinnacle in the news quite…
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SHRM Blog Carnival-Leadership Style
My friend Stephen Harrison from the HR Florida state council is hosting this week’s SHRM Blog Carnival on leadership and engagement. He is an amazing resource and was the first person I talked to before starting the RocketHR blog for NASHRM, because he already had established a popular blog for his own local chapter in…
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HR Knowledge-Senior HR Competencies Series
It surprised me where HR knowledge fell on the list of core competencies for senior HR leaders, because you’d think that it would be higher. Having a core knowledge of HR isn’t the most important thing once you get to the senior ranks, I suppose. Let’s dig in. Email subscribers click through to see the…
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SHRM Leadership Conference-Why I Came
Why would I take a few days away from my precious family to attend the SHRM Leadership Conference? It\’s simple, really. I wanted to see and hear from other people in the SHRM volunteer community. I created the SHRM Volunteer Leaders LinkedIn group to help connect and collaborate with these people. But that was just…