5 P’s of Blogging

The 5 P's of Blogging

Last week I presented to a group of Restaurant Human Resources Professionals as part of the People Report Summer Camp Symposium in Dallas, Texas.  The event was hands down the best conference I have ever presented at or attended.  I led a session titled, “Blogging for Dummies.” Blogging is an interesting topic for Human Resources and […]

SHRM Blog Squad + Me = Dangerous

My Opinions of SHRM Membership

Earlier today, SHRM announced their Blog Squad for the 2010 National SHRM Conference, and I was humbled to be included along with four other savvy, experienced, and influential Human Resource bloggers.  They are pretty awesome and I highly recommend you check ‘em out. The SHRM Blog Squad David Bowles, Ph.D., co-author of Employee Morale: Driving Performance in Challenging Times and blogger […]

Rebranding Transparency

Transparency in Business

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, transparency is defined as (1) : having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly or  (2) : free from pretense or deceit. Transparency.  The words sounds good.  The concept sounds nice.  As a consumer, I have access to a company’s business, […]

7.2 Ways to Get Fired with Social Media

Social Media Tools Could Get you Fired

Last week I had the honor of presenting at Ignite Dallas.  My talk was titled, “7.2 Ways to Get Fired with Social Media.”  My talk was very different than most in that I poked fun as the Human Resources industry and went into character during my 5 minute, 20 slide presentation.  In front of hundreds of […]

Pre Employment Screening Reduces Post Employment Problems

What Basic Pre-employment Screening Looks Like

You have a small restaurant and want to hire a dishwasher/busboy. You put an ad in the paper and several people apply, but you find a nice college boy who looks perfect and more importantly, he’s affordable. Fast forward a couple of weeks: Everything is going well until he assaults one of your waitresses after […]

Reading this Week’s Recruiting blogs so you don’t have to

What the Blogs Say This Week about Recruiting

Reading this Week’s Recruiting blogs so you don’t have to   RecruitingWebinars.com presents – The Week In Recruiting Unappreciated Employee from The Point on Vimeo.   1. Why HR Pros Should Pursue a MBA 2. The Ultimate Employee Anniversary Gift 3. HR salaries up this year: Is yours? 4. The Cost of Low Performers 5. […]