Category Archives: Human Resources

5 Signs Your Organization Is Bleeding Talent

5 Signs Your Organization Is Bleeding Talent – great article from @ErnieTamayo Ouch! Is your organization bleeding talent? This was a timely read for me personally as my organization just finished its Employee Satisfaction Survey and I have started discussing results with managers. I can’t wait to to work with them on some creative and cost-effective […]
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INFLUENCE – WHO SHOULD HAVE IT AND HOW YOU GET IT. BUILDING INFLUENCE AS AN HR LEADER SERIES 2

Influence. Do you have it yet? Let’s find out, shall we? In the first installment of Buliding Influence as an HR leader, we see how the HR team can highlight their unique value to the chief officer team by increasing revenue, decreasing debt and avoiding future catastrophe. Now let’s dive in a little deeper and […]
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Influence – Who Should Have It and How You Get It. Building Influence as an HR Leader Series 1

Human Resources is a tough job. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not. As HR practitioners, we not only have to protect our organizations from employment liability and litigation but we are also responsible for laying the ground work to grow the company and keep employees engaged and productive. That’s a lot of work, especially […]
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Employer policies to come under increased scrutiny in 2013 (San Diego Daily Transcript)

What a way to start the new year off with a bang! I was asked to attend an HR Roundtable on behalf of the organization I work for. While I was a bit nervous, I was indefinitely excited to meet with other prominent HR professionals and business leaders in the San Diego region and get […]
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If Everyone Was Jumping Off a Cliff… Why College Students Should Choose Their Role Models Carefully

http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/why-mark-zuckerberg-is-a-terrible-role-model.html If there was ever a time to remember your Mom’s wise words of “if all your friends were jumping off a cliff, would you do it too?” it was today! I can’t believe that “smart” college students actually look to people like Mark Zuckerberg as their sole role models and think that they should […]
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Because you can never be overeducated when it comes to wage laws

http://compensation.blr.com/guidance/Computer-Professionals-and-Overtime/ Nice little article on classifying exempt versus non-exempt employees. The classification of computer professionals has long plagued many an HR professional. Are all your computer pro’s exempt? Are they salaried non-exempt? How do you account for any extra hours they may incur from working on long projects versus just a typical work week? Do […]
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How to Successfully Implement a Succession Plan in a Recovering Economy

Alexandria Brown http://www.ere.net/webinars/succession-planning.asp In the ere.net hosted webinar “Succession Planning: Why It’s Important as the Economy Recovers,” hosts Tony Kubica and Sara LaForest discuss the importance of implementing a strong succession planning process in your organization during the economic recovery. Kubica and LaForest identify that while the economy is recovering, we are seeing an increase […]
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Be the CHANGE: Perfecting Organizational Change: Defining the Role of the Change Leader by Walter McFarland

Perfecting Organizational Change: Defining the Role of the Change Leader by Walter McFarland. I woke up this morning with one of my favorites Mahatma Gandhi sayings on my brain: “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” During a time where I am changing both personally and professionally, I truly have conceptualized […]
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Finally: A Green Light to Hate the People You Work With: How To Hate A Coworker More Effectively

Hello friends, fellow bloggers and HR professionals! It’s been a minute since I have posted on my blog! I have been incredibly busy the past few weeks running multiple recruiting initiatives for my company. I finally had a free moment to catch up on some Recruiting/HR reading and look at the little gem of an […]
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Succession Planning and Career Development

http://www.ere.net/2012/03/13/unless-no-one-gets-sick-quits-or-dies-a-plans-in-order I almost fell out of my chair while I was reading this article this morning. I was literally just having a conversation with my organization’s hiring managers about this very topic late last week. I find it incredibly detrimental to the success and growth of a company when hiring managers and/or Sr. Managers fail […]
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