As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, people are rushing out of town. They are hitting the local grocery stores to stock up on food and party items. And, we are all looking forward to an extra day off. But if that is all we do, we are missing the true meaning of Memorial [...]
Leading, Coaching, & Innovating with Trish McFarlane
Monthly Archives: May 2009
#myhashtags Explained
In the spirit of the infamous Michael Long (aka. The Red Recruiter) and his idea for using #followHR on Twitter, Mike Owcarz and I came up with an idea of a way to use hashtags on Twitter to get to know eachother better. The premise is quite simple. Write a tweet that has your name [...]
Coaching, Part Two: Rules Of Engagement
While coaching is definitely something that cannot and should not be forced, it is a topic that HR can take a strong stand on to implement better coaching strategies in a company or department. And, by creating some Rules of Engagement, we can set the parameters under which optimal coaching can occur.
Networking Lessons From The Smoking Lounge
So, I had an interesting conversation with my assistant this morning. She had just returned from the smoking lounge in our building. She told me she loves going there not just because she can smoke (obvious reason to go) but because she can sit and chat with people from all levels of the company with [...]
The HR Blog Exchange- Guest Post By Lois Melbourne: Using Your Experience To Mentor Students and Entrepreneurs
This Guest Post authored by Lois Melbourne is part of the HR Blog Exchange, a fun project that from a Twitter conversation. See the details here. Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of the Greatest HR Circus in the world. Trish is a good ring leader and has invited me as a [...]
Creating a Coaching Culture- Part One
I’m taking a strong position on coaching. With so much said about human resources not being able to affect the bottom line, creating and encouraging a coaching culture is one sure way we can bring value to the company. Many companies take the approach of not addressing coaching in a formal way, hoping that their [...]
