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Michael Specht - HR, Recruitment, Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, and technology
For several years now I have been watching the development of social media and its eventual impact on both the HR and Recruitment professions. I have attempted to define social recruiting, run presentations on the development of a strategy, and worked with several clients on creating a strategy. If you attended...
How engaged are your employees??
Last night I had the privilege to see François-Frédéric Guy perform in his Sydney debut as part of the Sydney Symphony’s International Pianists in Recital Series. François-Frédéric performed three Chopin and three Beethoven pieces to a packed crowd of piano lovers. In particular he performed: CHOPIN Nocturne in C minor, Op.48 No.1 Nocturne in E, Op.62 No.2 Polonaise-fantaisie,...
What do executives in Australia want?
On Monday my colleague Philip Tusing, co-author of the Sources of Talent Report, released his latest report, Executive Monitor. An eye opening look at what 1,332 executives are thinking in Australia about all sorts of different topics from compensation, education, recruiters and personal branding. Philip gives a great run down on the key...
Unpaid Internships: Fast Track to your Dream Job or Glorified Slave Labor?
This guest post is contributed by Katheryn Rivas. So after getting being accepted to your Dream University–after painstakingly editing college applications, obsessing over grades, finding extra-curricular activities that sparked your interest AND would somehow impress a college admissions committee–you thought it was all over, right? Once accepted, you’d think the next...
Yesterday I made a few minor visual changes over at Inspecht and a fairly major change on Inspecht TV. There will be some more changes coming over the new few weeks, along with an upgrade to the blog, but for now I am running with these themes. The Inspecht TV changes...
Tips on managing social media in the workplace
Last week I did a short podcast with Nick McCormick, author of Lead Well and Prosper, looking at tips for managing social media in the workplace. We spoke about implementing guidelines/policies within the workplace along with some of the potential issues and how to manage them. However given the short format of...
Maximize Possibility Blog
Possibility Maximizer: The Cranky Middle Manager Show
Happy Friday! Every week I like to feature a resource that I feel will help to Maximize Possibility in your organization and professional life. This week I have one the most successful and longest running management podcasts out there to share with you. Enjoy! The Resource: Wayne Turmel's Cranky Middle...
A Better Way to be an "Undercover Boss" in Your Organization
About a month ago following the Superbowl I caught the debut episode of the new CBS reality television show "Undercover Boss". For those of you who are unfamiliar with the show, CBS describes it as follows: Each week a different executive will leave the comfort of their corner office for...
Check Out the Special Academy Awards Edition of the Leadership Development Carnival
The latest leadership development carnival is up and live at Dan McCarthy's Great Leadership blog. Head over and check it out for a special Academy Awards themed carnival jam packed with over 40 Oscar-worthy posts from some of the best leadership bloggers out there!...
The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week
There were a lot of great posts to hit the blogosphere this past week. Here are my top five human resources, talent management, and leadership blog posts from the week of March 1st - March 7th, 2010. Enjoy! Trish MacFarlane, HR Ringleader: Building the Perfect HR Team - Trish wonders...
Possibility Maximizer: Hewitt Associates Articles and Reports
Every week I like to share a resource that I feel will add value to your professional life and help to Maximize Possibility in your organization. This week I have a powerful resource from one of today's top HR knowledge leaders. Check it out! The Resource: Hewitt Associates Articles and...
Four Corporate Vision Barriers Your Company Can Overcome
Setting the vision of the company has powerful consquences - especially when done effectively....
Punk Rock Human Resources
Sunday HR Shout Out: David Manaster
Today’s shout out is for my awesome friend, David Manaster. He is the CEO of ERE Media and is a really great guy. That’s a #fact. Twitter it. I went to SHRM08 in Chicago and I didn’t know many people. I was about a year into my career as a Human...
I don’t know about you, but my family is spread across the globe. We use social media to stay connected, and it’s so awesome. I get to see pictures of babies, read about graduations, and learn about my cousins and distant relatives who are rock stars. Unfortunately, the dark side of...
F@%k It Friday: Animals & Pets
So it’s Friday. We are all happy. I am done talking about Human Resources and career advice. I want to talk about animals & pets. I think it’s okay to have cats and dogs in your life, but only if they are rescued. I know that some breeders are great, but...
I watched the movie Good Hair while flying to London, a few weeks ago. It was an interesting movie especially since I worked for Alberto-Culver, the company that owns the brands TCB and Motions. Here’s what is weird about my work history: I recruited for a major organization that invests heavily...
I’ll be in New York City sometime during the month of March. I’ll be attending The Human Capital Summit to talk about employer branding. You know what I think about employer branding, right? I think that a company has a brand, a reputation, and a relationship with its consumers and employees....
I am an independent businesswoman, which sucks because at one point in my career I was the HR queen for an IT infrastructure group. It was heaven. I had access to a super-secret help desk number, the best network experts, and geeks who could fix just about anything. No signal? No wifi? No memory? Blocked access...
The Staffing Advisor
Why Your Position is Still Vacant
When your organization has a critical job open, why does it take so long to fill it? Every month, within a few days of month end, the finance department produces financial statements. If they cannot meet this goal, you either replace the people or revamp the systems and processes. The same is true in...
Don’t Even Think About Filling a Job You Don’t Understand
In this hyper-competitive world, you already have plenty of problems to contend with, so you certainly don’t have time for self-inflicted wounds. One of the most expensive self-inflicted wounds is trying to fill a position without first deeply understanding it. Smaller organizations are filled with one-of-a-kind jobs – departments are often small, responsibilities large, and often only a...
The Job Market Is a Big Game of Musical Chairs
Robust economic growth and job creation is a wonderful thing, but 2010 is not very likely to look that way. Yet I still firmly believe (and wrote in our job seeker blog) that 2010 looks good for job seekers in the Washington DC metropolitan area and probably in lots of other areas. Why? Churn. ...
Social Media Only Makes Recruiting Fundamentals More Important
Every day I see more recruiters starting to engage with social media. Understanding social media is no longer optional for recruiting professionals, your career will suffer if you are a Twidiot. But one of the most common mistakes I see from newbies is to assume the social media platforms are a strategy, or that somehow just using...
Who Else is Heading for the Door?
When a top executive leaves an organization, everyone scrambles to fill that key vacancy. But in the hurry to do that, a far bigger turnover problem is often overlooked. When a key executive leaves, everyone who reported to that executive should be considered a “flight risk” – because the second tier of managers are...
Surveys indicate that 2010 is going to be a year filled with employee turnover. And that is a great gift to every manager who is still not managing performance tightly. Every time an average employee resigns, you have a chance to rethink who should be in the job, to upgrade the caliber of your team,...
Bayt.com Blog
How does the Middle East Job Market look in 2010?
Three months have flown by quite swiftly – Bayt.com & YouGov Siraj’s Job Index in its 2nd wave (January 2010) is out, aiming to once again gauge perceptions of job availability and hiring, identify jobs and to provide an understanding of the key skill sets and qualifications that employers are looking...
Bayt.com Virtual Technology Fair
If all goes to plan this quarter the number of job applicants walking into the Middle East’s IT companies big and small brandishing paper CVs and big, hopeful smiles will be somewhat diminished due to the appearance of a pioneering new event in the Middle East HR calendar. The Bayt.com...
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That’s what can potentially be bought and sold on the new state-of-the-art Classifieds site Bayt.com just launched. Be specific? Let your imagination run riot and that’s how specific we can be. Fancy vintage cars from the 1920s, fur coats, limited edition books, collectors items, and even really useful stuff like...
Where does internet usage stand in the Middle East today?
While the world average internet penetration rate stands at 25.6% today( according to the World Internet Statistics Website- September 2009), the Middle East scores a bit higher- at 28.3 % following elevated rates in Latin America, Europe, Oceana/ Australia with North American topping the list (74.2% penetration). The past decade...
Question from Job Seeker: I have been a full-timer accountant with my company (in Egypt) for over 10 years now and I would very much like to pursue a MBA. My question to you Bayt Guru is: do you think pursuing a MBA at my age (45) is feasible...
TalentedApps
Bringing order to a chaotic work day
My usual day started with early morning meetings, catching up on email, looking up my memory for the to-do tasks and following up with my team by writing more emails, participating in meetings, and resulting in more emails. As you can imagine, it was pretty hectic, a reactive work style and of...
The March 7th Leadership Development Carnival is up!
Go check out the new March 7th Leadership Development Carnival. Dan McCarthy has gathered together over 40 top posts, putting them in an Academy Award categories format. Dan introduces each submission with a brief description to help you decide if you want to read it. Some notable posts include:...
I love my Tivo. I think it’s the best invention of it’s decade and a close second to the remote control, as being the most useful invention of my lifetime. I love it not so much for it’s technology, but for it’s simplicity. The idea was so simple, all the technical pieces...
Congratulations Amy on an outstanding TEDTalk
While I didn’t get to go to the talk I did get to hear people raving to Amy about how interesting it was (and ask a lot of questions about Paul!). Her photo was in regular rotation during the breaks at TEDActive. So now, not only can she forever say that...
Carnival of HR – The Hangover Edition
Here it is! Have you ever had that moment in an organization where you or someone stops and says: “Wait a minute, how did we get into this spot?” “Doesn’t [Joe/Sally] know how that works? Has anyone seen them?” “Why are we doing things this way?” “Didn’t we just experience this very same thing...
Pay for Performance is Dead … almost
No, this is not an ironic critique of current pay budgets or of corporate performance, in general, in the current economy. Rather, I am seeing several signals suggesting that the pay for performance model that we’ve touted in the past might need a serious makeover. First, there’s the research in behavioral...
Punk Rock Human Resources
Monday Morning HR Humor: Breaking News
You can’t go wrong with The Onion on a Monday morning. Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere...
Sunday HR Shout Out: Jason J. Davis
I have to tell you something. I always read HR Think Tank by Jason Davis. I do. I feel like it’s an under-appreciated website, but I know the readership is growing because posts are often shared on Twitter and Facebook. Things that I like. Poor guy has the same name as the founder of...
List Of Things To Do On A Monday
It is March 1st and you are still unemployed, underemployed, or otherwise cranky. I don’t know what to tell you. We have been on this road together since 2007, and life sucks. Hard. I thought about what I could do to make you feel better — and I’m out of ideas....
Punk Rock HR Question: Students, Likability, & The Future of HR
A question from a student of Human Resources. For the record, I’m speaking to HR students at SHRM10 in San Diego. I still don’t know what I will say. Hey Laurie, This has been bugging me for awhile, and you seem like the kind of person who’d know something about this. I’m...
Monday Morning HR Humor: Sky Mall Kitties
In honor of my crazy business travel, here is my new favorite video. Don’t think I haven’t ordered that drinking water fountain. I’ll never live that purchase down....
An associate of mine reminded me of the quote, “Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.” I don’t go around repeating pithy quotes, and I am no fan of Sigmund Freud, but I am intrigued by how this website is a nexus for many who are thinking about work,...
Inflexion Point
Change Hurts. Resistance Hurts More.
The one common theme that we face in modern business is the necessity for change. It’s painful. It’s emotional. It sucks. The reality of a situation we no longer can control often leads us to do foolish things in a desperate attempt to clutch to the status quo. We revolt,...
Death, Healthcare and The Employer Albatross
I’ve been pretty quiet on the whole healthcare debate up until now. It’s a mess. It’s more than a mess, it’s a crazed storm of clucking and feather rustling, posturing and lobbying, advertising and cajoling, misinforming and undereducating. But while all this is going on in my former hometown of...
HRevolution 2010: A Catalyst For Change
Having served in the human resources industry for nearly two decades, I’m constantly seeking new and innovative events that emphasize problem solving and community building. And with hundreds of traditional conferences to choose from, it can be difficult to get past the hype and determine the best use of your...
You are HR. You are human. You are resourceful. You are psychologist, psychiatrist and therapist. You are corporate conscious personified. You are a closed door confidant. You are baby announcer and obituary writer. You are Kleenex distributor. You are safe. You are problem solver, mediator, arbitrator and lawyer. You are judge, jury and executioner....
About ten years ago I was on a conference call in negotiations with a very important business partner. We were all getting frustrated and exhausted from the three hour verbal tennis match. I was attempting to rationalize a point of contention when I heard, “Blah, blah, blah, blah. ‘Ooooo…I’m so...
While flying through Dallas this week I overheard a number of fellow travelers discussing the upcoming Valentine’s holiday. Some lamented the “Hallmark Holiday” as an obligatory and forced expression of love. Others excitedly wondered what their significant others had planned. Some even squirreled away wedding rings during overly flirtatious discussions...
Lisa Rosendahl
A few weeks ago I took on the anti-writing demon and by no means do I have this one under control but I have been making progress. My red Moleskine journal is with me where ever I go so I can jot down and idea when it comes to me. Now,...
I miss the energy and pace of Olympic short track. Skaters at the line, primed to go, skate tips in the ice, bodies into position, leaning into the start, the gun is about to fire and then . . . false start. A false start affects everyone as all of the skaters are sent back to the starting...
Social Media Tools Are Not The Boss Of Me
..... anymore. A few weeks ago I embarked on a social media nip and tuck to frame up my social media efforts. My goals are to deepen and strengthen my connections, collaborate on a professional project and write beyond the blog A work in progress, I am reevaluating how I am using the tools and checking...
Defense! Defense! is great for a sports team, but can be bad for an organization. Organizations are a sum of many parts and to ensure organizational success, it is imperative that everything, and everyone, functions at their best. When you are going for the gold, defensive employees are bad news. On Defensiveness Defensive employees can...
You are preaching to the choir when you say labor relations is tough. In all things labor, I've had it relatively easy in my career. Even so, there have been hurtful moments, tears, second guesses, the horrible sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach when I realized I missed a detail, misinterpreted a sign, over (or under) estimated a gesture or simply...
Feedback Results: Is this your first time here or are you a regular reader?
I asked this question in my trial run of a feedback widget in my sidebar. Guess what? I received 21 responses to the question. Because that's more than the number of comments I've received on any given blog post or combination of posts, I'm a bit psyched! Welcome first time readers, much appreciation to regular readers,...
HR Morning
Relo reimbursement shrinks with the economy
If your company offers to pay the relocation expenses for out-of-town hires, you probably have a recruiting edge on the competition. Consider the statistics from a Society of Human Resource Management survey on relocation expenses: 17% of respondees said they had eliminated corporate-relocation programs entirely. 25% froze their corporate-relocation programs. 58% reduced their corporate-relocation programs. Another...
Choosing the Right Health Benefits: What an Insurance Broker can do for your business
Health care costs continue to increase each year, and many businesses are searching for ways to provide affordable employee benefits. An insurance broker can help your company choose the right health benefits package. For many firms, offering health insurance is crucial for employee recruitment and retention. A solid health benefits...
Uncovering comp fraud: Where to look first
Want to keep workers’ comp fraud from jacking up your insurance rates? Don’t start by looking at injured employees. Begin by looking at everyone else who touches claims, says Laura Clifford, owner of California-based Employers Fraud Task Force. In a recent interview, Clifford said less than 10% of the comp fraud...
180 more employers get I-9 inspection notices
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pressing ahead with its I-9 inspection campaign. Last week, 180 companies in five states got inspection notices from ICE — the first employers to be targeted in 2010. The most recent targets are in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee....
What’s a discrimination suit cost an employer?
Here’s a way to kick off your next talk to supervisors about avoiding discrimination charges. A recent study released by UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy detailed the “average” defense costs and jury awards in California employment law discrimination cases. The study shows: The median legal costs to a defendant/employer through...
Nearly 3 out of 4 boomers say they are postponing retirement
The fact that baby boomers are now planning to work past the typical retirement age isn’t news — but just how many plan to do it may surprise you. A whopping 72% of workers age 60 or older are putting off retirement because they feel they can’t afford to retire, according...
The HR Store
From my discussion with a reader:Scenario: An employee works for a firm that doesn’t have an in-house HR team. Most of the HR related work (staffing, employee relations, performance reviews, general HR activities etc.,) are managed from a remote location. Email and phone are the best available options for communication....
Dear HR Store,I have a query. Is it time to quit a company when an employee is depressed and stressed out? With end results sometimes leading to an employee in tears.The problem can be attributed to a horrible manager and repeated escalations aren't helping as well.Thanks.Well, with the limited information...
Few months back, I had started the ‘Candidate Tip Series’ with the intention to answer hiring related questions from readers. The series was introduced in an attempt to avoid redundancy in replies.Further, I tweet these tips on my twitter account too using #candidatetip.If you are a candidate, hope this helps....
From a reader,Read your blog...you have a lot of interesting information. I have a question and I am wondering if you could provide some advice.Here is my situation: a week ago my former company let me go due to poor economic times. I was still billable, but their current backlog...
What will get you rehired? Or not.
Your chances of getting rehired are blown away, if:You’d sent your resignation via voicemail / text / fax.As silly as it sounds, I’ve come across people who chose to send their resignation over phone! The only way to do it is in-person, unless you are working remotely.You didn’t serve out...
From the reader who sent the previous query:Unfortunately, the company has offered someone from my hometown before I could negotiate with them and convey my decision!Situation: When they had offered me, I’d mentioned that I would need a couple of days to decide on the offer. And exactly on the...
HR Transformer Blog
Article highlighting the top HR Transformers on Twitter, includes Twitter Groups to follow. Related posts:Are you a HR Twitter Virgin? Article about Twitter, why we think it’s useful and a...HR Survey Highlights Skills Gap in HR Article on ADP/HRO HR Transformation Survey 2008...HR Outsourcing – the Challenge of Picking Winners...
Article about Twitter, why we think it’s useful and a guide for getting started. Also includes an invitation to the 1st London HR “Tweet-Up” Related posts:HR Transformers on Twitter Article highlighting the top HR Transformers on Twitter, includes Twitter...HR Social Networks – UK Trends An article about how HR rate...
HR Outsourcing – the Challenge of Picking Winners
An article which highlights one of the challenges of Human Resource Outsourcing (HRO) in 2010, written by experienced HR Outsourcing advisor and founder of Glass Bead Consulting, Andrew Spence. Related posts:Future Trends in HR Operating Models (Part 2) Creating the HR Operating Model for the next generation. Presentation...Future Trends in HR...
HR Benchmarks – A Government Health Warning
Acccording to the UK Government benchmarking report, in the UK the mean ratio of employees to HR staff is 1 to 50. The report raises a number of questions about the future of HR in the UK Public Sector. Related posts:How to Lead Change by Example – 5 Tips for...
HR Social Networks – UK Trends
An article about how HR rate as Social Networkers, including a report from CHA "Conversation at your fingertips - How HR profressionals score as social networkers" Related posts:Future Trends in HR Operating Models (Part 1) Creating the HR Operating Model for the next generation. Presentation...Future Trends in HR Operating Models (Part...
How to Lead Change by Example – 5 Tips for HR Professionals
An article by Andrew Spence about how to lead change by example, with practical advice for HR professionals. Originally published by Strategic HR Review. Related posts:Future Trends in HR Operating Models (Part 2) Creating the HR Operating Model for the next generation. Presentation...HR Benchmarks – A Government Health Warning Acccording...
Profitability Through Human Capital
Start from Results and Work Backwards
What contributes to your profits? Looks like a simple question, but get your management team in a room and see how they answer the question. I read a great article this morning on this topic. The authors Bassi and McMurrer discuss the importance of understanding what drives...
Over the last month or so, I have had a very interesting B2B buying experience. Our company decided to upgrade our laptops in January. As a relatively happy Dell customer we decided to order 2 new Dells. (or let me just say try to order). Here...
HR, Get Your Bass Guitar and Leather Pants!
Why, because we are going to be ROCK STARS! I feel a shift in the usual HR conversations going on in the media and Social Medialand. We have all heard the endless rants about HR not being value added, whining about a seat at the strategic table,...
Lessons from the Line Undercover Style
This morning many bloggers, writers and critics are weighing in on the new television show, Undercover Boss. After two episodes, I have found I like the premise but the logistics make it difficult for me to believe that the employees didn't know something was up. If cameras are following a...
What is the #1 HR Metric to Report to Your CEO?
I ran across a very interesting blog from Halogen Software regarding Hot Button HR issues for 2010. I liked the 10 questions they posed to the HR subject matter experts in the HR Raging Debates Forum. What I found the most interesting is that Halogen conducted a poll with HR...
Can You Train Your Employees to Solve Problems?
Over the last week I have had some very interesting interactions in the B2B environment involving our company. It is a New Year and part of our company's strategy is to be BOLD. (See Barbara A. Hughes, Intellectual Capital Consulting's Co-Founder, first blog on the subject). ...
The Talent Buzz
A Social Media Romance: From Twitter to Love in Real Life!
Written by Kristin Dziadul. Mike D is now following you on Twitter. Mike D has accepted your friend request. Comment posted by Mike D Text Message from Mike D The above is a prelude to a love story. Yes, love can occur by meeting in class, meeting through a friend or at a party, but...
Alice in Twitterland: How To Tweet like a Rock Star
In Lewis Carroll’s famous novel, Alice was a precocious child with her own idiosyncrasies. In my imagination, Alice did not fall into a rabbit’s hole into Wonderland. She was thrown into the 21st century instead. Within a year, she became the most famous Twitterer ever. How did Alice fit in...
4 Tips for Efficient Job Hunting Online
By Irina Shamaeva. As a recruiter and a former candidate placed by recruiters, I often notice gaps in understanding the job search process between recruiters and job seekers. Here are a few helpful tips I’d like to share with job seekers. Where to Post Your Resume: Statistics show that 75% of candidates post...
It’s that time of year… Announcing the 3rd annual Talent Buzz blog post / article contest. If you write, or have ever thought of writing, this is for you! I am excited to announce the $1,500 blog post contest on The Talent Buzz. This time around, the stakes are higher as...
The Future of Work via Elance?
High unemployment will likely continue in the coming years, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress today. While that is not the news anyone would hope for, it was widely expected. One approach the unemployed and underemployed are taking is leveraging online forums and tools to compete for work. Elance, one...
HR Examiner is continuing to measure influence. This morning, they announced the top 25 most influential online recruiters, as a follow-up to their quest to identify the most influential people in the world of Human Resources. To calculate influence HR Examiner partners with Traackr, a Boston based online reputation discovery...