Archive for the ‘Human Resource Practices’ Category
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
I have been thinking of pursuing an Executive MBA ever since I took my position as a Seattle Human Resources Manager at Visible Technologies. Last night, I attended the University of Washington's Executive MBA program's summer BBQ and informational session. A couple of things were abundantly obvious to me quickly:
1. ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Why is the prevailing belief with employees and managers that performance reviews = compensation?
A typical response I get is: "The rest of the 1000's of companies in the world do it. We are the only company not doing it. Whenever I sit down with my employees they immediately ask when ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
After many hours and days of research, discussion, haggling, and even some heated shouting matches, tomorrow is Benefits Day at Visible Technologies.
This means that I have been able to follow through on a theme that is very important to me, add more value and create efficiency while reducing costs.
When I ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Yesterday was Earth Day and as I sent an email to my company in observation of being environmentally conscious, I was reminded of a topic that is becoming increasing to the forefront of human resources management - Corporate Social Responsibility.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR, also called corporate responsibility, corporate citizenship, and ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Read an article that discusses Blocking Social Media Sites at the Workplace .
My company is probably one of the few that will never block social media websites, primarily because we provide social media monitoring, analysis, and engagement tools for Fortune 500 companies.
Being a Human Resources Manager, these are are also important sites when ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
I was hoping to post more this week, but my many hats as a Seattle Human Resources Manager in a Social Media Web 2.0 Startup got the better of me.
Here is a breakdown of the various hats worn and exercised to their fullest this week:
1. Human Resources Manager
2. Recruiting Lead
3. ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Aging demographics and the necessity of knowledge management and knowledge transfer practices is an area that has been getting a lot attention in the Human Resources arena. I read a good article today at the SHRM website summarizing the challenges that Human Resources Managers and Learning organizations will be facing in the ...
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