The Merger Waiting Game
Mergers are tough on employer brands. After the initial excitement over the merger announcement, the waiting begins, the flow of wanted information slows to a trickle, and the gossip and speculation...
View ArticleGet Ready For the New Consumer of Work
This spring I have attended several conferences as a speaker where the line up of fellow speakers was so good, I had to stay and listen. As I reflect on what I have heard from other speakers and the HR...
View ArticleThe End of the “Protected Class”???
A recent article in The Atlantic entitled “The End of Men” brings to light that for the first time ever, women now comprise the majority in the workforce. More managers are women. And, more women are...
View ArticleBrands: Not Just For Marketing Anymore
In a recent post we talked about how silos get in the way of brands coming to life inside an organization. It appears that just was we in HR and Communications struggle to make an employer brand...
View ArticleWhat Can HR Learn From WikiLeaks?
Until a couple of months ago most of us had never heard of WikiLeaks. When the website released sensitive information on the war in Afghanistan, and stated that there is more to come, it and it’s work...
View ArticleUncertainty and Your Talent Brand
Everywhere I go these days business people are discussing the economy. For a while it looked like things were coming back. Many of our nation’s leaders, including the President, declared that the...
View ArticleTalent Brand Needed For Old Industries
Some types of businesses are always attractive to top talent. The best and the brightest swarm to the Silicon Valley start-ups with hopes that they may be working for the newest “Google” or “Yahoo”. As...
View ArticleNow Is The Time For HR!
Earlier this week, I participated in a very interesting panel discussion at the World Congress of HR in Montreal on the topic of ” Aligning Workforce Strategy to Accelerate Business Strategy During an...
View ArticleIs Your Workforce Ripe for the Picking?
Jobvite has just released a fascinating new study which shows that two thirds of workers who are currently employed are open to their next opportunity. The Jobvite Survey: “Job Seeker Nation 2010″...
View ArticleThe HR Bashing Continues–Let’s Change the Conversation!
Like most of us, I have a few pet peeves. It is particularly irksome that various bloggers and writers over the years have taken it upon themselves to bash HR. I wonder if the writer felt injured by...
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