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Where has all the fun gone? - Sunday, March 9th 2008 7:32 AM
As I sat at a conference this week and listened to a presentation about the artistic creative process, I marvelled at how artists seem to throw themselves into their work. ...
Big Brother - Monday, February 18th 2008 3:56 AM
I am a huge fan of reality TV.  I find it to be a great way to observe human nature.  In fact, I often find some great lessons about life at work from some of these...
Generational Diversity and the Super Bowl - Monday, February 18th 2008 3:43 AM
As I sat and watched an hour or two of pregame coverage for the super bowl, I was struck by something that I heard.  It sounded to me like Tom Coughlin, coach of the...
Got Flickr? - Wednesday, February 13th 2008 7:55 AM
Jason and I were fortunate to have had a great conversation over breakfast last Friday with some very cool people, and the topic of our conversation was Social Networking /...
Maybe HR needs a big hug? - Wednesday, February 6th 2008 1:33 PM
Insightful information from The McKinsey Quarterly article on Making Talent a Strategic Priority: Percentage of line managers who think that:...
Young Professionals Summit - Monday, February 4th 2008 7:03 AM
Leading the VisionJoin other young professionals and community leaders at our 3rd Annual Young Professionals Summit to be held on March 6th, Omaha, NE at Qwest Center...
Try a Manifesto - Sunday, February 3rd 2008 12:26 PM
Recently, I've been experimenting with the use of a written "manifesto" in the workplace.  Before anyone freaks out, a manifesto, by definition, is simply a public...
What generation are you?? - Friday, February 1st 2008 6:26 AM
Great quiz that takes a look at the relationship different generations have with technology from the Brazen Careerist...follow the link.Have a great weekend.-joe
On loyalty... - Monday, January 28th 2008 7:00 AM
Jason and I had the opportunity to spend Friday afternoon with a management team examining the various issues related to generational diversity and what the next generation...
Gen Y and American Idol - Sunday, January 27th 2008 1:38 PM
For anyone who's interested in studying generational characteristics,  I would argue that the first few weeks of Americaon Idol each season is probalby the best snapshot of...
Some people really do get it! - Wednesday, January 16th 2008 8:15 AM
A revolutionary new model of leadership...focusing on what actually matters...Would you support  a new model of work that resulted in an average boost of 35% in...
Best of...? - Monday, January 14th 2008 8:46 AM
There are always a lot of "best of" lists that come out right before or right following the end / beginning of the year and I thought that I would attempt one as well.  I...
Communication, communication, communication... - Wednesday, January 9th 2008 6:21 AM
Companies That Communicate Most Effectively Experience Greater ROI to Shareholders Versus Those That Communicate Least EffectivelyTotal Return to Shareholders: 1998 to...
Where has my curiosity gone? - Sunday, January 6th 2008 5:46 AM
My wife and I bought our 11 year old son, Dylan, an Xbox360 for Christmas this year.  So, on Christmas day, Dyl and I sat down to play some of his new games. ...
That's a wrap... - Wednesday, December 19th 2007 7:50 AM
Well, Christmas is right around the corner, and knowing how things tend to work out this time of year, it is quite possible that this will be my last post for the year.  I...
New stuff... - Monday, December 17th 2007 8:50 AM
A friend of ours, Brian Smith and some of his friends have rolled out a new website dedicated to something near and dear to our hearts, networking.  Check out their site...
Take Accountability HR - Sunday, December 16th 2007 1:43 PM
As I was reading through the November 19 issue of Workforce Management, I stumbled over a reader's letter that set me off.  The letter was from a practioner of HR who wrote...
More talk of $$$ - Saturday, December 15th 2007 8:15 AM
For those of you who question my assertions about the importance of money to employee retention, I wanted to share another data point with you. In article published this week...
Philosophy - Saturday, December 15th 2007 8:04 AM
I love this post.  This is from simplicity on the other side of complexity, an HR and OD blog run by Prasad Kurian.  This is an incredibly important conversation, that...
Hmmm. What do you think about "Talent Management"? - Wednesday, December 12th 2007 11:32 AM
This is a recent post on Gautam Ghosh's blog.  I like the question he is entertaining as I think we do this a lot...re-package an initiative / issue create some new...
Check yourself... - Monday, December 10th 2007 12:21 PM
The Rosenthal effect (which is fascinating), from Wikipedia (of course!):"The Pygmalion effect, Rosenthal effect, or more commonly known as the "teacher-expectancy effect"...
Do it now. - Monday, December 3rd 2007 7:19 AM
Hey our Get Connected workshop is this Wednesday, so there are only a couple of days left to get registered.  It is a great value and we have rec'd very positive feedback...
Too much turkey... - Monday, November 26th 2007 7:29 AM
Well, as usual, I overdid it for Thanksgiving.  I will admit it...when it comes to turkey, etc., I have a problem.  But...I guess it is time to get back to work. ...
Employee Rentention Conventional Wisdom #1 - Saturday, November 17th 2007 11:32 AM
I've been doing some work recently with some call centers regarding employee retention.  These centers were in a crisis, experiencing in some cases turnover rates exceeding...
Welcome to Rebel Yell - Saturday, November 17th 2007 8:45 AM
Welcome to our Rebel Yell.  Joe and I are excited to share our ideas and thoughts with you through this forum.  This is the blog for www.talentanarchy.com (in case you...