Monthly Archives: January 2010

A New Day, A New Job

I am excited to tell you that I will be starting a new position on Monday as a HR Business Partner at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

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Four Ways HR Can Operate More Like A Profit Center

I’m not saying we throw all the accepted accounting principles and practices out the window. My idea revolves around the way we “sell” HR and recruiting services internally. Even though it technically does not turn a profit, why can’t we set up the way the profit centers use HR in a way that “charges” (ie. distributes the share of the expense for the HR department) out to the profit center based on the type of HR usage they have?

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TRULondon 2: London’s Calling Me

Join me in London for THE global recruiting unconference of the year! Hosted by Bill Boorman and Geoff Webb, TRULondon 2 will be several days of learning and collaboration.

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Tweet This! Twitter for Business

‘Tweet This! Twitter for Business’ is her new book. According to Jessica, the book encourages professionals to follow what she refers to as the Social Media Mullet Rule when using Twitter for branding.

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Weigh In: Professional and Personal References

Should you provide references for former employees and colleagues?

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Why the HR Carnival is Valuable for You

It’s HR Carnival time.

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Social Media and the Employee Life Cycle

How social media can potentially affect an employee all the way through the employee’s life cycle.

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Respect is the Key

What is the key to success?
What motivates employees to come to work and really give it their all?
What is the one thing that managers can give that has no cost but is worth more than anything?
What is the one thing that when missing will cause employees to leave your company?

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