Why Start-Ups Matter to HR
Last week, my colleague Rajiv wrote about why start-ups need to care about HR. Newsflash–that sentiment goes both ways. HR needs to care about entrepreneurs too. If you’re in HR, you’ve heard of SHRM–the Society for Human Resource Management. You might even be a member. While I’m certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), I’ve let my long-time SHRM membership lapse even though my home office is only a few blocks from SHRM. Here’s why–I’m an entrepreneur.
QUIPS #3: What Your Employer Brand is Desperately Missing
QUIPS = QUIck Problem Solving*. Quick ways to begin to address and solve common talent challenges when resources to tackle the challenge holistically or over time aren’t an option. Here is QUIPS #3: What Your Employer Brand is Desperately Missing. You know your organization. You know the politics, the business, the industry, the challenges. And you know the people. At least you think you do. Especially if you work in HR. But you don’t. You may have a pulse on their happiness ...
10 Tips for a True Expert’s Personal Brand
This blog post is co-written with the super-smart Pete Radloff, recruiter, talent leader and all-around nice guy. The internet. For all its beauty and brawn, it’s like candy to a kid. There’s always room for more. Unless you’re managing a personal brand, meaning, you’re calling yourself an expert and purport to be the “industry’s leading…” or the “foremost expert on….” The field in which we work, human resources, has it’s share of experts—from recruiting to Gen Y to organizational design. But ...