Archive for October 2009
Brooke blogs “The Office”: Over-sensitive a bit?
Q: What’s scarier than a haunted house? A: A haunted warehouse that ends with Michael Scott pretending to hang himself, and then delivering an anti-suicide message. Yikes! Although I was a little disappointed that this week’s episode of “The Office” quickly left my favorite holiday behind and moved on to other themes, I was glad [...]
This week’s most clicked:
The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Workforce this past week: 5 steps to being seen as a leader Hostage negotiation tips for coping with a bad boss 7 methods for converting social media nonbelievers Use performance management process to reinforce culture Letting your boss win and other career tips from “Star Wars”
Gen Y: Time sink?
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Smartbrief on Workforce — tracks feedback from leading managers and HR practitioners. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter and feature analysis from Lance Haun, vice president of outreach for MeritBuilder, the main guy over at Rehaul.com and a member of the SmartBrief on Workforce [...]
If You Can Only Go to 1: ERE’s #socialrecruiting summit
Kerry Noone, marketing communications manager at Sodexo’s Talent Acquisition Group, is among the dozens of great presenters at ERE’s #socialrecruiting summit in New York on Nov. 16, which is our featured event this month. SmartBrief on Workforce Senior Editor Mary Ellen Slayter recently spoke with Kerry about how employers can use social media to attract [...]
Today’s bonus tracks: Don’t get spooked by Halloween
Human Resources departments shouldn’t feel the need to make a big fuss over Halloween, writes Laurie Ruettimann. Workers shouldn’t expect HR to plan the party and HR shouldn’t feel compelled to set costume guidelines for people who want to dress up. ” If someone comes to work looking like a sexy goth cheerleader or a [...]
This week’s most clicked
The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Workforce this past week: 7 reminders for “irreplaceable” workers with the flu 10 jobs that won’t stress you out Dodge the dark side of leadership Are you really ready for transparency? HR must become financially savvy
Brooke blogs “The Office”: An affair and some souvenirs
The main storyline on last night’s episode of “The Office” revolved around the repercussions of Michael revealing that he hooked up with Pam’s mom at Jim and Pam’s wedding and decided to pursue a relationship with her. Not surprisingly, Pam’s reaction to hearing this is to scream “Oh my God! Oh my God,” then run [...]
Live at TWTRCON ’09: Twitter and recruiting
Jessica Lee of APCO Worldwide and Kerry Noone just finished an excellent, whirlwind presentation at TWTRCON DC of how to use Twitter to attract and hire the best talent. Here’s a roundup of their advice: Employment branding Use Twitter to audit your brand. What are people saying about your organization? Twitter is a good way [...]
