Work Babble

The Field of Human Resources and the Value of SHRM

Tony Deblauwe — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:04:41 -0700

Guest post by Cyndy “C.T.” Trivella, NAS Recruitment Communications I’ve seen some updates lately on Twitter that made me stop and take pause. The updates to which I’m referring were targeted at SHRM, and more specifically some of the pricing around the national conference being held in San Diego this year. It appears that SHRM is charging a fee similar to a concierge fee to anyone needing a guide during the event. I’m not sure...

Building Collaborative Partnerships Inside Your Organization

Tony Deblauwe — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:32:25 -0700

In traditional organizations, sharing resources across organizational boundaries has been the exception rather than the rule. Today, we must build and maintain these relationships to remain competitive. Sharing costs, risks and credit for business successes, rather than competing internally, is the new formula for success. Partnership With Direct Reports The concept of partnering to develop people’s skills is sometimes a difficult one. When we begin to view our direct reports as “partners” in the business...

Book Review - The Risk Takers

Tony Deblauwe — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:35:45 -0700

By Tony Deblauwe The Risk Takers: 16 Women and Men Who Built Great Businesses Share Their Entrepreneurial Strategies For Success Retail: $25.95 ISBN: 978-1593155872 Have you ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Do you think you don’t have the right background or education to pursue your ideas and find successes on your own? After reading Risk Takers, you will feel motivated and empowered to take the first step. Packed with stories from...

Getting Better Feedback – A review of BetterMe.com

Tony Deblauwe — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:56:50 -0700

By Tony Deblauwe One of the most powerful methods of personal development is feedback. Feedback about behavior, work performance, ideas, or specific skills, provides valuable insight into your thinking, judgments and actions. Feedback is a common tool at work. Both managers and employees seek feedback on a variety of projects and programs to ensure the right decisions are made. Problems can occur, however, when the feedback is developmental. When the shift is made from the...

Undercover Boss - Churchill Downs episode

Tony Deblauwe — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:18:33 -0700

By Tony Deblauwe In this week’s episode Bill Carstanjen, COO of Churchill Downs, visited several horse tracks to learn how the horse racing and gambling empire really works. He went undercover to feed and clean horses, facilities maintenance, horse training and the jockey preparation process. Actually nothing that remarkable occurred at least from a company improvement point of view. In the reveal he offered a couple of employees new roles, a horse trainer more stalls,...