The blog post :"The Tsunami is Coming", elicited numerous responses from fellow HR professional groups through LINKEDIN. I have attached links for your review.
Employer Branding Group
The Five O'Clock Club Group
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
The Tsunami is coming
Years ago, Paul Revere came galloping across the countryside of Lexington and Concord warning the colonists that “The British are coming!” In Medieval England the town criers were the chief means of communication. Now I am in no way comparing myself to Revere or the town crier in any way but we as HR folks are headed into the storm.
As an avid reader of white papers and research related to Retention, Employee engagement and leadership to name a few, I came across 4 surveys that had me thinking about my above prediction.
As an avid reader of white papers and research related to Retention, Employee engagement and leadership to name a few, I came across 4 surveys that had me thinking about my above prediction.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Onboarding vs. Orientation?
Onboarding vs Orientation??
That is the question. With so many buzz words floating into the HR space, I wonder how many of them will stick.
One that will get my vote is Onboarding, which is defined as the process of acquiring, accommodating, assimilating and accelerating new team members who comes from either inside or outside of the organization. Some might think that this could be a one day course of action, when in reality it should be an ongoing process. When done right, it can improve talent retention, drive productivity and build a shared culture. More importantly it drives long-term organizational success.
That is the question. With so many buzz words floating into the HR space, I wonder how many of them will stick.
One that will get my vote is Onboarding, which is defined as the process of acquiring, accommodating, assimilating and accelerating new team members who comes from either inside or outside of the organization. Some might think that this could be a one day course of action, when in reality it should be an ongoing process. When done right, it can improve talent retention, drive productivity and build a shared culture. More importantly it drives long-term organizational success.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Can HR learn about talent management from the NFL
What can HR learn from the NFL Draft?
While watching TV the other day, I was fixated on a program on the NFL network. The program which is called “NFL Combine” is a program that is based on bringing together prospective NFL players that consist of college students who have declared their intentions to turn pro. What I found so interesting from this was the intensive amount of drills that each athlete was put through. But more importantly, the amount of homework that each team had done in preperation for this “recruiting event” Every metric possible was measured:
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