30 August 2010
Call it whatever you like, the grapevine, water cooler, gossip, or the rumor mill. Conversations among co-workers happen. As human beings, we are social creatures who crave community, engagement, and interaction. Whether it’s talking shop about the boss, layoff rumors after a less than satisfying quarterly earnings report, or gossip about Susie in Accounting and [...]
Posted in Business, HR, Social Media1 Comment
25 August 2010
Thank you to the hard sellers, posers, underqualified, over-enthusiastic, and those that rely solely on their charm and good looks. Thank you for the bottom of my heart. You’re lack of dedication and preparation is what has helped me catapult my business. Your lack of seriousness has allowed me amazing opportunities and a chance to [...]
Posted in Business17 Comments
25 August 2010
A study developed by Oregon State University reports that on average, 45 percent of Americans watch reality television. Does this statistic shock you? The report also states that the majority of the 45% are adults, ages 18 to 29 years old, or a big portion of genY. The oldest reality television show dates back to [...]
Posted in Gen Y0 Comments
23 August 2010
One day it happened. I fell out of love. . . with blogging. For the past four years, blogging has been a passion, a point of inspiration for me and my business. But lately blogging has become more of a chore, an action, a requirement, and something that is expected. Over the last month, I’ve [...]
Posted in Business6 Comments
16 August 2010
You may remember that I had the opportunity to test drive a Chevy Malibu for 4 weeks as part of the Gotta Love Chevy OK Program. It’s been an amazing experience and sadly late last week I had to say goodbye to the Chevy Malibu. I enjoyed the experience and was more than satisfied with [...]
Posted in Business, OKC0 Comments
10 August 2010
Four and a half years ago, I was new in town looking for a job and opportunities to network and build experience. A phone call inquiring about volunteer opportunities led me to HeartLine. HeartLine is an non-profit that services the entire state of Oklahoma doing a lot of different and valuable services including suicide prevention [...]
09 August 2010
Whether you are an Human Resource professional or business person, the game of life and business is ongoing. Environments change, rules evolve, and business expands and progresses. To stay on top of your game as a professional and leader in your industry and organization, you must always be pushing yourself to do and be better. [...]
Posted in Business, OKC0 Comments
04 August 2010
Just the other evening, On Episode 55 Steve Boese had a guest that reminded me of the first HR Blog I ever read. I would also be remiss in not mentioning that Suzanne Lucas also started the Carnival of HR. I am not exactly sure when that was probably about 4 years ago or so. [...]
Posted in HR, Social Media6 Comments
04 August 2010
Social Media case studies abound have hit the social media interwebs this week. Three very powerful and different cases have reared their heads. It is very important to conduct a SWOT analysis to analyze the environment in everything we do. As the grey area between professional and personal continues to lessen, what we say offline [...]
Posted in Business, Social Media1 Comment
02 August 2010
Twitter chats have changed the way people come together and talk about different topics. I remember back in the day when I would sign onto AOL and find a chat room that fit whatever I wanted to talk about. No longer do I have to go to a chatroom, because everything is available to me [...]
Posted in Gen Y, Social Media0 Comments
01 August 2010
In a city where the first question is always “what do you do” followed very quickly with “who do you work for?” Prestige is a very big part of Washington DC and those who work here. Last Friday gave firms through the country another chance to add to their reputation with the announcement of the [...]
Posted in HR, Job Search0 Comments
25 July 2010
Human Resources practioners who are working in the trenches need access to information, advice, and data immediately outside of HR associations like SHRM and ASTD. Thankfully, there are HR bloggers, communities, and websites that are providing HR pros with real time information and resources. Here are a handful of resources, in fact Six resources that [...]
Posted in HR8 Comments
21 July 2010
The Generational Debate has been a popular topic lately. As Boomers begin looking to retirement, working, recruiting, retaining, and understanding the current and future workforce is and should be an important focus for managers, human resource professionals, and companies, regardless of their size or volume. We know (or we should) that Millenials are the largest [...]
Posted in Gen Y, HR4 Comments
19 July 2010
I graduated college on May 15, 2010 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business. I knew before I graduated that it would be hard getting a job. My dad was laid off from his job and it took him six months to find another. He then had that job for six months and [...]
Posted in Gen Y, Job Search6 Comments
14 July 2010
I love blogging and writing. I have said many times that blogging has been the best career decision and differentiator for me personally and professionally. I’ve always enjoyed writing but working in HR doesn’t typically lend you the opportunity outside of policy and procedure, termination documents, and emails which typically require little creativity or imagination. [...]
Posted in Events, Social Media7 Comments
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