Posts Tagged ‘SHRM’
SHRM’s Mike Aitken, on what the elections mean for HR
This guest post is by Mike Aitken, director of government affairs for the Society for Human Resource Management. While the outcome of several federal and state races remain undecided, the results of last night’s election are clear: Republicans will govern the House of Representatives in the 112th Congress with at least a 40 seat majority, [...]
Ryan Estis, on preparing for HR 2.0
This post was written by SmartBrief’s Doris Nhan. At the SHRM annual conference in San Diego, SmartBrief’s senior editor Mary Ellen Slayter sat down with Ryan Estis of Ryan Estis Associates to discuss the evolving workplace environment and how HR management fits into it. Ryan, a business performance consultant, dubs it “HR 2.0.” Among his [...]
Robin Schooling on how to foster a corporate learning environment
This post was written by SmartBrief’s Doris Nhan. SmartBrief senior editor Mary Ellen Slayter reported live from this year’s annual SHRM conference, where she spoke with Robin Schooling, the vice president of human resources for the Louisiana Lottery Corp. Robin sat down to discuss how she and her team developed a successful learning environment in [...]
The changing face of SHRM, with Monster’s Eric Winegardner
I reported live from the SHRM annual conference out in San Diego last month, where I had the opportunity to talk with Eric Winegardner, Monster’s vice president of client adoption. Eric is a veteran of eight SHRM conferences. I sat down with him to talk about how this year’s conference was different. Recovery is in [...]
Dave Ulrich on getting more than a paycheck out of work
While I was out at the Society for Human Resource Management’s annual conference in San Diego last month, I met with Dave Ulrich, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Dave is the author of “The Why of Work: How Great Leaders Build Abundant Organizations That Win.” I sat down with [...]
Don Soderquist, on why ethics are important
While I was at SHRM’s annual conference out in San Diego last week, I was fortunate enough to spend some time talking with Don Soderquist, founding executive of The Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics and former chief operating officer of Wal-Mart, about the importance of ethics and values in business leadership. Among his insights: [...]
Live from #SHRM10: Jeff Lanza on preparing your firm for a crisis
I’m reporting live from the SHRM’s annual conference out in San Diego this week, where I had the opportunity to talk with retired FBI agent Jeff Lanza, president of Communication Dynamics. Jeff, an expert in crisis management, discussed what companies can do to prepare for potential crises and manage them when they occur. Among his [...]
Live from #SHRM10: Rosetta Stone’s Duane Sider on the growing importance of language skills
I’m reporting live from the Society for Human Resource Management’s annual conference out in San Diego this week, and I met with Duane Sider, the director of learning for Rosetta Stone. I sat down with Sider to talk about some of the trends in hiring, career development and language skills. Some of his observations: The [...]
