Welcome to Human Capital Magazine Readers

The latest Human Capital Magazine has published their article on blogging and HR which included the interview from Frank Arrigo. A good introduction to blogging and covers the fact that organisations needs to watch what is being said about them online, however it would of been good to direct readers to Technorati, IceRocket as wellContinue reading “Welcome to Human Capital Magazine Readers”

You can loose the company brand because an employee leaves

The tech blogosphere is a buzz with the news that Amanda Congdon has left Rocketboom, just check out TechMeme or Technorati!  Amanda’s farewell video can also be seen. Whatever the truth is behind the story if an employee is the brand of an organisation, retention of that employee is essentially protection of your brand! AmandaContinue reading “You can loose the company brand because an employee leaves”

Why we hate HR 2.0 (Will this hurt)?

Fast Company has just posted a counter point to the one and only “Why we hate HR” story from last year.  They list some findings from a survey conducted by  Jacquelyn Thorp Kinworthy, a professor at Cal State-Fullerton and CEO/founder of HR-Coach Products and Services.  In summary:- 1) Companies hire inexperienced and unqualified people toContinue reading “Why we hate HR 2.0 (Will this hurt)?”

New sites in the HR blogging community

I have just been added a few new sites over at community.hrblogs.org, a few I found, and a few who submitted themselves.  The newest sites in the community are:- Get Career Confessions of an HR Director Focus on Talent and Workforce Performance Australian HR Technology Thoughts MAPping Company Success Charles A. Krugel, Labor & EmploymentContinue reading “New sites in the HR blogging community”

Google’s Ten Golden Rules of Management

Late last year Eric Schmidt and Hal Varian published in Newsweek 10 Golden Rules that Google has implemented to help effectively manage knowledge workers. Hire by committee Cater to their every need Pack them in Make coordination easy Eat your own dog food Encourage creativity Strive to reach consensus Don’t be evil Data drive decisionsContinue reading “Google’s Ten Golden Rules of Management”