http://www.workbabble.com/ All things workplace related. Information, discussion and community. Go beyond the water cooler to learn and share with workplace expert Tony Deblauwe to chat about your work. Become a Work Babbler! en-US Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:09:36 -0800 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WorkBabble/~3/uxXeP_EgGGY/human-resources-and-moneyball.html http://www.workbabble.com/2012/01/human-resources-and-moneyball.html I’m a little late but finally watched Moneyball and this should be required viewing for managers and HR because there are some great takeaways. I only wish we could make things move as fast when it comes to Human Capital decisions. For example, in Tim Sackett’s post on ‘3 Things HR can Learn from Moneyball’ he talked about straight talk with employees – viewing them as professionals who can take bad news while understanding it’s... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kA-GKOMIpeBWyXaPsQgSZ8GwuL0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kA-GKOMIpeBWyXaPsQgSZ8GwuL0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kA-GKOMIpeBWyXaPsQgSZ8GwuL0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kA-GKOMIpeBWyXaPsQgSZ8GwuL0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WorkBabble/~4/uxXeP_EgGGY" height="1" width="1"/> HR Stuff Tony Deblauwe Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:09:36 -0800 http://www.workbabble.com/2012/01/human-resources-and-moneyball.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WorkBabble/~3/peCOXZzZwSQ/tony-deblauwe-author-of-tangling-with-tyrants-managing-the-balance-of-power-at-work-named-as-one-of-.html http://www.workbabble.com/2012/01/tony-deblauwe-author-of-tangling-with-tyrants-managing-the-balance-of-power-at-work-named-as-one-of-.html Deblauwe was picked from a field of hundreds of authors who appeared on The Authors Show. His book, entitled ‘Tangling With Tyrants: Managing The Balance Of Power At Work’, improves workplace relations by helping employees effectively partner with superiors [San Francisco, CA, January 17, 2012] Tony Deblauwe, author of ‘Tangling With Tyrants: Managing The Balance Of Power At Work’, has been named one of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’. His honors came as... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SAPADTiTRJWz2STMx3uta2tGdSA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SAPADTiTRJWz2STMx3uta2tGdSA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SAPADTiTRJWz2STMx3uta2tGdSA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SAPADTiTRJWz2STMx3uta2tGdSA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WorkBabble/~4/peCOXZzZwSQ" height="1" width="1"/> Boss Talk Tony Deblauwe Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:04:19 -0800 http://www.workbabble.com/2012/01/tony-deblauwe-author-of-tangling-with-tyrants-managing-the-balance-of-power-at-work-named-as-one-of-.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WorkBabble/~3/TNzzbzOXcJQ/susan-rae-baker-defining-moments.html http://www.workbabble.com/2012/01/susan-rae-baker-defining-moments.html I had a chance to catch up with Susan Rae Baker, award-winning author and life coach. If you aren’t familiar with Susan, check out her book, The Last Box, A Women’s Guide to Surviving Corporate America which provides an energizing view of women at work. Susan is now finishing a new book called Defining Moments: A Gathering of Women’s Journeys. I asked her a few questions about her latest work. What inspired you to write... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kIIorDgC9eRwBakej2NINGP3MwQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kIIorDgC9eRwBakej2NINGP3MwQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kIIorDgC9eRwBakej2NINGP3MwQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kIIorDgC9eRwBakej2NINGP3MwQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WorkBabble/~4/TNzzbzOXcJQ" height="1" width="1"/> Career Tony Deblauwe Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:21:45 -0800 http://www.workbabble.com/2012/01/susan-rae-baker-defining-moments.html