A Salute to the Volunteers – #SHRM17
The big show, SHRM’s Annual Conference and Exposition (SHRM17), officially kicks off tomorrow here in New Orleans; my Facebook and Twitter feeds are filled with innumerable refrains of “I’m on my way”...
View ArticleWhat’s Nexxt? – #SHRM17
Yeaterday, of at the SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition, Beyond (The Career Network) unveiled its new brand, platform and vision for the future of talent acquisition which is based on nearly 20...
View ArticleThe State of Employee Benefits – #SHRM17
In conjunction with the SHRM 2017 Annual Conference and Exposition, SHRM released their 2017 Employee Benefits report (you can download the report here). There’s lots of interesting information and...
View ArticleHappiness and Engagement: Can’t We All Get Along?
Are you happy at work? Do you awake refreshed each morning? Do you leap out of bed eager to take on a new day? Do you look forward to hanging out with your co-workers as you complete your spreadsheets...
View ArticleLookin’ for HR Love in All the Wrong Places
Just a few short weeks ago the SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition rolled into New Orleans; with the volunteers and vendors and attendees there were 20,000’ish folks at this HR love fest. I enjoyed...
View ArticleNo Phone? No Profile? No Problem!
Guess what? Not all of us live, work and try to hire people in Silicon Valley. And, according to Matt Charney, that’s probably a good thing. Scads of us who spend our days working in HR or Talent...
View ArticleHistory of Labor: 1908
Lewis Hine: Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. – 1908 The post History of Labor: 1908 appeared first on Robin Schooling.
View ArticleHuman Centered Hiring and Culture Fit
The importance of aligning hiring to organizational culture is endlessly discussed, debated, and analyzed. Everyone from researchers to C-suite leaders to HR professionals has an opinion on how to...
View ArticleSexy HR: The Stuff My Mother Never Told Me
Some of my friends think I have one of the most fascinating jobs ever as the HR leader at a casino; gambling! free drinks! the-fresh-scent-of-crisp-dollar-bills! B-girls! Craps on demand! Now I admit I...
View ArticleWomen in HR Technology #HRTechConf #nextchat
Today is the start of the HR Technology Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas; it’s the 20th annual event and we’re kicking off with the 2nd Annual Women in HR Tech pre-conference event today....
View ArticleThe 1987 Personnel Technology Conference #HRTechConf
Imagine, if you will, that the HR Tech Conference had not held its inaugural event 20 years ago but had, instead, started up thirty years ago in 1987. I don’t know about y’all but I was working in an...
View ArticleAn HR Biology Lesson: Menstruation Version
Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the Ohio HR conference for the second time. Fabulous event (as always) with lots of peace, love and happiness HR-style. This was approximately a ‘cycle’ ago...
View ArticleIf You Can’t Stand the HR Heat…Stay Out of the Kitchen
There’s always fascinating stuff going on where I live but this story has consumed me since I am (1) an HR lady (2) a lover-of-good-food (3) an observer of culturally-significant-moments, and (4) a...
View ArticleThe Power of Many. The Power of ONE.
Every now and again I dig into the archives. Here’s a post from 2012. Still true. ********* Last week, in the manner that these things occur, there was a picture making the rounds on Facebook that...
View ArticleThe Dark Web of EMPLOYER References
It goes both ways of course; candidates seek information on a prospective employer AND companies search for nuggets of digestible content on a new hire. LinkedIn profiles are examined and mined not...
View ArticleDispatches from Oz – #HRTechFest
Today (I think….I’ve totally lost track of the days and time zones), I’m heading back to the states after 5 stupendous days in Sydney, Australia. I made the trip (my first time down under) in order to...
View ArticleIs it Ever Time to STOP Chasing a Dream?
The internet, magazines and even the backs-of-cereal-boxes are filled with inspirational messages, stories and exhortations. Quotes abound as HR bloggers, career coaches and life style experts share...
View ArticleThe Employee Experience: As Simple as “X” and “Y?”
Sixty years ago Douglas McGregor from the MIT Sloan School of Management presented two theories of workforce motivation he named “Theory X” and “Theory Y.” Over the intervening decades these theories...
View ArticleElephants in the Workplace
An elephant never forgets. We all know that saying. It implies, for some reason, that elephants possess some incredible long term memory. (Apparently though, there is some research backing this up)....
View ArticleI Hate Twitter’s 280-Character Limit
At the risk of sounding like the crabby old neighbor lady, waving an upraised fist and shouting “get off my lawn,” let me just say that I despise Twitter’s 280-character limit. With a passion. I’ve...
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