I was reading a blog post by Kevin Elkenberry entitled Six Ways to Think Outside the Box. It was a good post. What I liked about it was the fact that he said he really dislikes the phrase “think outside the box.” He said that even that, much over used phrase, constricts your thinking. He …
I was reading some of my mail this morning as I was wondering what to write about today. One newsletter I get is The Keen Thinker, written by the folks at 800CEOread. (This is a resource I highly recommend. They give you the scoop on all the business books being produced today. I get there …
I had the very good fortune to spend a day, yesterday, with professor, author, consultant, and HR thought guru, Dave Ulrich. (Of course there were another 200 people there as well). He had a long “conversation” with us about the field of HR and what it takes to be an HR professional today. He talked …
Read moreHave a VOICE in HR and Use It: Being a Credible Activist
There has been a very lively discussion about the death of HR being argued on several blogs, most notably at Laurie Ruettiman’s Punk Rock HR where she posted HR is Dying: Yes or No? and at Mike VanDervort’s the Human Race Horse where he posted HR-Not Dead Yet. These two posts brought a lot of …
Read moreHR is Dead: Some Mourn, Some Celebrate and Others Say "WHAT??"
A couple of weeks ago on Twitter (follow me at http://twitter.com/MikeHaberman ) I made a comment about AGEISM. I even wrote a blog about Ageism in the Workplace. Laurie Ruettimann of Punk Rock HR fame came back and made comment to the effect that we seem to have an “ism” in alot of areas. And …
I know alot of people are tired of the discussions on the Employee Free Choice Act. Laurie Ruettimann of Punk Rock Human Resources is a leader in this respect with her blog post of EFCA: I’m Bored. She says this is a tired discussion and that labor and management both missed an opportunity to come …
Read moreCompromise, Old Ways and Reform: Why EFCA Is So Important