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Re: HRD Development: “Employee development, Yes. Trainer development, ummm Not always the case”

Maxim — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:30:51 -0000

great post

Re: Why “Be Happy You Have A Job” is a horrible excuse!

r/ally — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 08:37:21 -0000

What I find ironic is that we read report after report about jobs going unfilled due to lack of qualified individuals, yet people constantly being told "they should be happy to have a job". Is it just me or might there be some structural abnormalities in the marketplace....

Re: HR Lesson in Business: What You Need to Know About Finance and Investing

WiseStep — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:59:22 -0000

I watched the whole thing myself and it was a great refresher!. Ackman should really be applauded for the time, effort and simplicity of his explanation.

Re: Your Culture is NOT a marketing plan

Desiree — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:16:31 -0000

So true. It’s great when everything is positive and upbeat in the onboarding program. But if you walk into the office and everyone is cooped up at their desks, not speaking or acknowledging one another, you question your entire impression of the company based on information received from others. Now, if orientation ends and you walk into the office and everyone is friendly, willing to help, and asking you to lunch, it makes you feel welcome and tells you that the company is truthful in the ways that it portrays itself.

Re: The Echo Chambers: Dare to Disagree – Margaret Heffernan

Cole — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:49:56 -0000

This post says a lot that needs to be said. Disagreement and conflict, while at first can seem overwhelming, are often the source of solutions to recurring problems that could not have been bred otherwise. If we could learn to improve that aspect in the workplace and encourage face-to-face communication on all levels, I am sure that inefficiency would plummet and overall job satisfaction would skyrocket. Here’s a webinar from 2010 that offers valuable tips on dealing with conflict in the workplace. http://www.gnapartners.com/...

Re: The ‘X’ Model of Engagement

Alex Raymond — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:22:10 -0000

Cool videos!

Employee Engagement drives business performance - most CEOs and HR people understand this basic concept but lack detail on how to implement it. What this model does is make helpful links as to HOW employee engagement can be used as a business tool.

Done right, employee engagement is a very powerful competitive weapon (witness Zappos!).

Here's another brand-new resource on Employee Engagement that's worth checking out: http://www.kaptasystems.com...

Re: Who cares what your Executive Team thinks! Ask what your employees think?

Dkiser — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:03:24 -0000

I completely agree with this. The employee
knows what is going on in the situation because he has firsthand experience.
Below is a great blog that I think you would like to read and deals with many
situations like this.

http://www.gnapartners.com/...

Re: Metrics of Leadership: 7 measurements for Leadership Development

guest — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:17:45 -0000

The first word in your article is the wrong version of you're. Perhaps you're careless when you write your articles.

Re: The first step in Diversity…

RecruitingANIMAL — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:57:11 -0000

Benjy you're welcome to come on The Recruiting Animal Show and discuss diversity any time. My view of diversity is pretty clear. It is hiring w/out prejudice so that you are equally open to everybody. Malcolm Gladwell presented the famous example of the orchestra hiring more women when they couldn't see who was playing; that's diversity in action.

Re: I have made a decision…

Paul Hebert — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:07:22 -0000

April Fools... I hope...

Re: The Power of an Audience

benjaminmccall — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:09:50 -0000

Agreed!

Re: The Power of an Audience

Dave Ryan — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:12:47 -0000

My son sent that vid to me on Friday before the game. Being an HRPuckhead, I am drawn into all things hockey, but that commericial is great. And you are right it is always better with an audience - even a blog is better when people read it!

Thanks Ben.

Re: Guest Posts

Misty — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:36:48 -0000

Benjamin - thanks for all of this! I love it. I especially liked the Motivational... you versus you, versus history... etc.

Re: Black Friday, Hourly Wage and the Decline of Thanksgiving

benjaminmccall — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:58:33 -0000

:O)

Re: The conversation of race: Never an easy one.

benjaminmccall — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:58:18 -0000

I try only to delete spam!

Re: Meetings can be unbearable

benjaminmccall — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:57:51 -0000

Thanks Dave!

Re: The conversation of race: Never an easy one.

BarbD — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:44:37 -0000

Sounds like an over reaction on the part of the blogger to me. Asking you to clarify your comment would have allowed this person to better understand your intent and move away from his defensive position. If this is someone you read regularly and generally enjoy, maybe it would be worth your time to try to have that dialogue via email. While I do think there are reasons to delete comments from blogs (and a well run blog should make it crystal clear what those reasons are), this seems like a missed opportunity to have a healthy discussion.

Re: Meetings can be unbearable

Dave Ryan — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:26:42 -0000

Good Stuff Ben!

Re: Black Friday, Hourly Wage and the Decline of Thanksgiving

lynhoyt — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:16:15 -0000

While- not holiday related. It is formula related. This is the reason why we employ a courier to run our errands. Worth the cost relative to my hourly rate. Thanks for the post Benjamin!

Re: If we had to be honest…

benjaminmccall — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:37:00 -0000

Thanks Tim
I didn't even know you read the blog. Appreciate your feedback. Honesty is something we all need to be more confident in!

Re: If we had to be honest…

Tim Gardner — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:03:43 -0000

Ben-
I was able to go to HRevolution this weekend, and participated in a session led by Lance Haun on digital influence. When I was asked why I blog, I shared that my blog is a reflection of how I work. A sort of reference that would give a future employer a vision of who I am.
But in truth, I think it is more about acceptance, as you describe here. I feel very knowledgeable, but what will other peers I don't work with think of my abilities and my thought process? It was a good session and the reflection will probably cause me to re-think my blog and the habits I've built around it.
Thanks for your honesty in this post.
Tim

Re: Training and Business News: November 14, 2010

Business Training — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:24:11 -0000

Fantastic blog.
Your links in this are wonderful. I went via all this and I very many thanks
for your advice.

Re: Reprint: The Wheel of Innovation

Rajendra Grewal — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:23:56 -0000

Great example of the WHEEL. First it was of solid wood, then improved to a spoked wheel with a hub to seat the axle. After rubber was vulcanized, there were solid rubber wheels, then tubed tyres with an inflated inner tube. Now, most cars have "tubeless" tyres. Good that someone kept reinventing the wheel.

Re: Crisis Management Planning

none — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:22:30 -0000

Crisis management plans are essential! To add to this on a tactical level, at one of the last companies I worked, we actually kept a crisis box with paper, pens, key contact information, satellite phones, flashlights, batteries, radio, etc. It came in handy on more than one occasion. I can't stress enough how important it is - life is just too unpredictable not to have a plan!

I actually wrote an article for Employee Benefit News about the crisis management needed from a Benefits perspective: http://ebn.benefitnews.com/...

Re: Quit complaining: HR is not bad!

Peggy Brennan — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:16:05 -0000

I love this... now if everyone could just play nice.