Now that I’m back in Blighty after attending both the HR Technology Conference in the US, and the HR Tech Europe Conference in Europe I’m just reflecting on what I saw. I found both buzzing experiences although here were a few stark differences between the two. Amsterdam was a sea of men in suits, a stock…
Ok that’s a bit harsh. Of course you still matter – to your loved ones and anyone else that may be dependent on you. I’ve no wish to kick a big hole in your self esteem! No, what I’m referring to is your position as a professional in the workplace or as a consumer and…
As I emerge from quite a challenging and busy few months, one of the first blogs I read is about my pet subject – engagment – from Gemma Reucroft, who penned the rather excellent post called The E Word. In it she refers to an article recently published online by HR Magazine entitled “Whose job…
If we strip away some of the hype and mystery surrounding social media and the emerging social technology landscape, you will see two core elements that in my view are the two fundamental building blocks: Real time communication and Collaboration Look around and you see these elements as key drivers in most of the emerging…
I recently spoke at a couple of CIPD branch meetings in Hatfield and Milton Keynes on the subject of Social Engagement and Collaboration. You can access my slides here if you would like to see them. As the middle of three speakers and in the company of an unexpectedly positive HR audience (!) I was…
Well here it is folks – my first ever hosting of the illustrious Carnival of HR and what an honour. Hopefully it won’t be my last 😉 To make things a little more interesting I decided to pick a theme, which turned out to be “challenging the future of the organisation”. It’s been a hotly…
So it’s Carnival of HR time again and yours truly gets to host it – an honour indeed! Rather than make it too easy and leave the subject matter wide open I thought I’d give a theme to work with and that is the Challenging the future of the organisation. This subject is close to…
