Comments on: HR Leadership Sesame Street Style: Who Would Be Your HR Manager?

By: Trish

Trish — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:38:28 +0000

Wow! Some interesting choices for who you would select for your HR manager. I guess that shows that each of us needs a different type of person to help us feel comfortable, engaged, guided, and developed.

@Shennee, @Shauna, @Felix, @Robin- I see that we’re all alike in choosing Kermit. Although, according to Robin, maybe we need to take lessons/training from the Count.

@Frank and @Darren- Bert is definitely a “no nonsense” choice. He’d certainly whip the HR department into shape.

@Jason- I laughed out loud at the thought of a bunch of Ernie’s in the legal department.

@HR Mark- Maybe Elmo needs an iPhone app.

@Lindsay I totally forgot about Super Grover. Hmmm…that may make him a better candidate.

@Rich- Love your argument for the Count. Have you considered life in the legal field?

By: Felix P. Nater, CSC

Felix P. Nater, CSC — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:16:32 +0000

Having the good fortune of a 7 year old running the home, the Sesame Street Shows were my daily staple as our Jade at 4 years old had me fixated on the congenial but adept at juglar strikes Kermit. Disarmed by his smile and set up by his strenght of character he always managed to handle himself effectively. That describes the four HR Kermits I have worked for.

Though I speak as a Workplace Security Management Consultant my choice in the consumate HR leader is Kermt. Whether it is a natural gravitational pull or the luck of the draw, I found the HR Directors I’ve worked with gutsy, honest, committed and engaged. I got to go with Kermit as the model HR Director of my preference.

By: Darren Rieger

Darren Rieger — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:14:22 +0000

Bert. His matter of fact no nonsense business sense will result in results and help bolster the reputation of HR with the rest of the organization

By: Rich DeMatteo

Rich DeMatteo — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:26:53 +0000

:::MEANT TO BE SUNG:::
Have I told you lately, that you’re brilliant

This is amazing. When I was a toddler not much could calm me down. Fortunately for my parents, Sesame Street and the Muppets did the trick.

Honestly, I’m leaning towards The Count for me personally. He only cares about numbers, and has no idea what he’s even counting about. Let’s look further into my reasoning

1 – Everyone knows that HR needs to quantify ourselves and that we “hate” numbers. Well, hello Count, you just found yourself a spot at “the table”.

2 – I’m pretty sure that I could have him start counting up the number of raises I should receive in one day. 1 ah ah ah 2 ah ah ah 3 ah ah ah 4 ah ah ah and up it goes. More raises please.

3 – Look around you, what do you see? Vampires are everywhere… They are on HBO, in books, in the movies…people apparently love vampires. People will love this guy…

This ruled. I’m smiling.

By: Jason Seiden

Jason Seiden — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:04:57 +0000

You know what I’d like to see? A LEGAL department filled with ERNIEs. Ernie’s actually very sharp and conceptual, and knows just how far he can push someone (usu Bert) before they break. A person like that would know how to use the law to support the human element rather than replace it.

…which would make an HR Bert tolerable.