How to Write Social Media Policies: Using Social Media in the Workplace
Using Social Media in the Workplace for Employees Social media policies and guidelines don’t have to be complicated. With the average American spending six to twelve hours a month on Facebook, social media is an essential part of millions of Americans daily lives. Due to the growing popularity in using social media, human resource professionals […]
Conversation Culture — Mothers at Work
December 13, 2008 was the single most important day in my life. It was the day my daughter, Ryleigh was born into the world. I worked up until 2 days before her arrival as I had our Regional President was visiting the office and wanted to meet with me about the 2009 staffing and recruiting […]
Two Sides to Employee Training Programs
Remember what it’s like to be the new hire on the block? Fresh-faced, wide-eyed, quiet, and eager to hit the ground running. A one day orientation, new hire lunch, one week or on the job training, graduation, and it’s off to begin your new role as a one hundred percentage trained and effective employee. Employee […]
Do You Know If Your Employees Are Dissing You on Facebook?
In Pietrylo v. Hillstone Restaurant Group d/b/a Houston’s, two non-managerial employees of a New Jersey restaurant created a password-protected MySpace page to air their grievances against their employer. They invited other current and former employees to join and talk about all the “crap/drama/and gossip occurring in our workplace, without hav[ing] to worry about outside eyes […]
The Power of an HR Audit – The Case For Doing it, and a Checklist to Get it Done
Conducting an internal audit may not top the list of things HR professionals look forward to doing, but the importance of reviewing HR practices should not be understated or ignored. Simply put, an HR audit can be the savior that keeps your company out of the court room. The Power of an HR Audit – […]
7.2 Ways to Get Fired with Social Media
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 […]
