Jason's Blog
One versus Many
The holy grail in HR seems to be to find a system or process that will impact every employee and affect change uniformly across the board. We strive to build performance management and talent management processes that can be applied at every level across the...
If you’re in, be in
I recently read a blog post by a blogger who is an HR professional by day. In the post, she said something to the effect: "I have a love/hate relationship with HR." This struck me the wrong way. In fact, the more I thought about it, the more it...
Culture is Hard to Define, Do it Anyway
I recently sat in a facilitated discussion about the development of emerging leaders with a group of my peers from large employers in my area. During the course of the conversation, one particularly seasoned HR leader at the table offered up that one of the most...
Stuff I Liked this Week – Vol 1
Since there are roughly four bazillion blogs and online news sources out there, it can be pretty overwhelming to figure out what to read. I am constantly refining what I read and I try to do it often as I can. However, no matter how much I try to read, I...
HR as Role Model
Being the expert feels good. It means that you get to render your judgement about others actions and hand out advice freely. In HR, we are frequently called upon to be the expert when it comes to employees. And boy do we love to give out advice on...
#HRevolution Effect
So, the parade of HRevolution posts continues. If you didn't attend, go next time. If you did, this post is largely for you as I think you may relate to my experience. I was invited to participate in this unique event originally due to my Talent Anarchy...
Why I created yet another HR blog . . .
I ended up in HR by accident. I didn't study HR in college. I didn't even study business. My early career in sales eventually led me to become a headhunter where I discovered my passion. I love working with the dynamics of how people and...